Intel MX945GM2 manuale d’uso

     Intel ® 945GME µ FC-PGA 478 Core™ 2 Duo / Core™ Duo / Core™ 2 Solo / Co re™ Solo mobile CPU Mini ITX Main Board             Ver. 1.00[...]

MX945GM2 2                            .......................................................................................................... 4                 ....................................................[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 3          1.8 Connectors .............................................................................................................. 33 1.8.1 Rear Panel C onnectors ................................................................ .................................................. 33 1.8.2 ATX [...]

MX945GM2 4                   Electrical sa fety  To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconn ect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system.  W hen adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged b[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 5                  If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively, please try the following help resources fo r further guidance. Visit the Advansus [...]

MX945GM2 6 !   "   #  $     Before you begin installing your single board, please make sure that the fo llowing mate rials have bee n shippe d:  1 x i945GME Mini ITX Main board  1 x CD-ROM contains the followings:  User’s manual (this manua l in PDF file)  Drivers  2 x COM cable  1 x IDE HDD cable[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 7 %         &        Revision Revision History Date V 1.0 First release for PCB 1.00 January 10, 2008[...]

MX945GM2 8                       CPU Supports Intel µ FC-PGA 4 78 Core 2 Duo / C ore Duo / Core 2 Solo / Core Solo m obile CPU with 65nm process technology Chipset Intel 82945GME Express Chipset Memo ry Two 240-pin DI MMs up to 4GB Du al Channel DDR 2 533/667 SDRAM Graphic Intel [...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 9                       Display Chipset Intel® 82945GM E GMCH integrat ed Graphics M edia Accelerator 95 0 Display M emory Intel® DVMT 3.0 s upports 224 MB video m emory Resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 32 bpp (85 H z) Dual Displa y CRT + LVDS LVDS Intel® 945GM[...]

MX945GM2 10                       Internal I/O Con nector Internal I/O 2 x USB connec tors support addit ional 4 USB ports 1 x 20-pin AT X Power connector 1 x 40-pin IDE co nnector for two devices 3 x COM connec tor 2 x SATA c onnectors 1 x System panel connecto r 1 x CD-In connec[...]

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MX945GM2 12 This chapter describes the ma in board features and the new technolo gies it supports.                  [...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 13 !                     1.1 Before you Proceed Take note of the following precaut ions before y ou insta ll motherboard components or change any motherboard settin gs.  Unplug the power cord from the wall socket befo re touching any component.  Use a g ro[...]

MX945GM2 14 1.2 Motherboard Overv iew Before you install the mo therboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard f its into it. Refer to the chassis documentation before installing the motherboard. Make sure to unplu g th e po wer cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you phy[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 15 1.3 Motherboard Lay out[...]

MX945GM2 16 1.3.1 Layout Content List Slots Label Function Note Page CF1 Compact Flash Connector (Rear side) N/A DIMM1 240-pin DDR2 DIMM slot N/A DIMM2 240-pin DDR2 DIMM slot N/A MINI_PCI1 Mini PCI Slot N/A PCIEX16 PCI Express X16 Slot N/A PCI1 PCI Slot N/A Jumpers Label Function Note Page J4 Clear CMOS 3 x 1 header, pitch 2.00mm 30 J6 W atc hdog T[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 17 Internal Connector Label Function Note Page ATX_PWR1 ATX Power Connector 10 x 2 header 35 CN4 USB 2.0 Connector 5 x 2 header, pitch 2.00mm 36 CN5 USB 2.0 Connector 5 x 2 header, pitch 2.00mm 36 CN6 Serial Port 2 Connector 5 x 2 header, pitch 2.00mm 37 CN7 Serial Port 3 Connector 5 x 2 header, pitch 2.00mm 37 CN8 Serial P[...]

MX945GM2 18 1.4 Central Processing Un it (CPU) The motherboard comes with a su rface mount 478-pin socket designed for the Intel® Core 2 Duo / Core Duo / Core 2 Solo / Core Solo CPU wi th 6 5nm process. Take one of the marked co rner (with gold triangle) on the CPU. This m ark should match a specific corner on the socket to ensure correct installa[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 19 1.4.1 Installing the CPU 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you. 2. The processor socket com es w ith a screw to secure the p rocessor, please unlock the screw first.[...]

MX945GM2 20 3. Position the CPU above the socket and the gold triangular mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CP U socket. 4. Carefully insert the CP U into the socket until it fits in place ‘Gold mark’. 5. Turn the screw to the lock position. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent [...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 21 1.4.2 Installing the CPU Heatsink and Fan The Intel® socket 478P Core Duo / Co re Solo / Core 2 Duo CPU processor requires a specially designed heatsink a nd fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.   Install the motherboard to the chassis before y ou insta ll the CPU fan and heatsink asse[...]

MX945GM2 22 2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secu re the heatsink and fan assembly in place. 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labelled C_FAN1 .  Do not forget to connect th e f an cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard componen[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 23 1.4.3 Uninstalling the CPU Heatsink and Fan 1. Disconnect the CPU fan ca ble from the connector on the motherboard. 2. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Pull up two fasteners at a t ime in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherb oard 4. Carefully remove the heatsink an d f [...]

MX945GM2 24 1.5 S y stem Memory 1.5.1 DIMM Sockets Location The motherboard comes with four 240-pin Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module ha s the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installatio[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 25 1.5.2 Memory Configurations You can install 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1GB and 2GB DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs into the SODIMM sockets using the memory configuratio ns in this section.  Installing DDR2 DIMM othe r than the recommended configurations may cause memo ry siz ing err or or system boot failure. Use any of the recomm ende[...]

MX945GM2 26 1.5.3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM Make sure to unplu g th e po wer supply bef ore adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DI[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 27 1.6 Expansion Slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub  se ctions describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplu g th e po wer cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Fa ilure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard [...]

MX945GM2 28 1.6.3 Standard Interrupt A ssignments * There IRQs ar e usually ava ilable for ISA or PCI device. IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 S ystem Timer 1 2 K eyboard Controller 2 - Redirect to IRQ#9 3 11 IRQ holder for PCI streering* 4 12 Communications Port (COM1)* 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI streering* 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer [...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 29 1.6.4 PCI Slots MX945GM2 has one PCI slots. T he PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply wi th P CI specifications. The figure shows a LA N card installed on a PCI slot. 1.6.5 PCI Express X16 Slot This motherboard supports one PCI Express x16 graphic cards that com ply[...]

MX945GM2 30 1.7 Jumpers 1.7.1 Clear CMOS (J4) This jumper allows you to clear the Rea l Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and sy stem setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button ce ll battery pow ers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwor[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 31 1.7.2 Watchdog Timer Output Select (J6) Enable Disable 1.7.3 A T/ ATX Power Select (J7) ATX * AT[...]

MX945GM2 32 1.7.4 LVDS Extended Setting (J14) Enable * Disable 1.7.5 COM1, COM2 RI/+5V/+12v Selec tion (JP14, JP15) +12V * Ring +5V[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 33 1.8 Connectors 1.8.1 Rear Panel Connectors No Label Function Descri ption 1 CN10 PS/2 mouse connector The standard PS/2 mouse DIN conne ctor is for a PS/2 mouse. 2 CN1 Serial port connector D -sub 9 -pin, male CN3, CN2 LAN (RJ-45) connector This port allows Gigabit co nnection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a netw[...]

MX945GM2 34 No Label Function Descri ption 5 AUDIO1 Line-In port (Light Blue). This port connects a tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources. 6 AUDIO1 Line-Out port (Lime ) This port connects a headph one or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-ch annel configuration, the function of t his port becomes Front Speaker Out. 7 AUDIO1 Microphon[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 35 1.8.2 A TX Power Connector ( A TX_PWR1 ) This connector is for an ATX Micro-Fit power supp ly. The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connecto rs in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the conne ctors completely f it. Important notes on the Motherboard P ower Re[...]

MX945GM2 36 1.8.3 USB 2.0 Connector (CN4, CN5) These connectors are for USB 2 .0 ports. Connect the USB/GAME module cable to any of these connectors, then install t he module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comp ly w ith USB 2 .0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. CN4 CN5 Never con[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 37 1.8.4 Serial Port 2 Connector (CN6) 1.8.5 Serial Port 3 Connector (CN7)[...]

MX945GM2 38 1.8.6 Serial Port 4 Connector (CN8) 1.8.7 Front Panel A udio Connector (CN16) This connector is for a chassis-m ounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC ‘97 (op tional) audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector. For motherboards with the optional H[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 39 1.8.8 Case Open and Speaker O ut Connector (CN19) 1.8.9 CPU Fan Connector (C_F A N1)  Do not forget to connect th e f an cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components, and ha rdware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this conne ctor.  These [...]

MX945GM2 40 1.8.10 System Panel Connector (F_PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-m ounted f unctions.  System Power LED (2-pin PW RLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when t he system [...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 41 1.8.11 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1)  Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE cable to Pin 1. 1.8.12 IrDA Connector (IR_CON1)  Signal Description Signal Signal Description IRRX Infrared Receiver Input IRTX Infrared Transmitter Output[...]

MX945GM2 42 1.8.13 A mplifie r Connector (JAMP1) 1.8.14 Optical Drive Audio Connector (JCD1) This connector is for the 4 -pin audio cable that connects to the audio connector at the back of the optical drive Enable the CD-IN fun ction in the audio utility when using this connector.[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 43 1.8.15 LCD Inverter Connector (JBKL1)  Signal Description Signal Signal Description VR For inverter with adjusta ble Backlight function, it is possible to control the L CD brightness through the VR signal. Vadj=0.75V ~ 4.25V (Recommended: 4.7K  , > 1/16W ) ENBKL LCD b acklight ON/OFF control signal[...]

MX945GM2 44 1.8.16 Digital I/O Connector (JGPIO1) 1.8.17 Digital I/O Connector (JGPIO2)[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 45 1.8.18 LVDS Connector (JLVDS1) 1.8.19 Serial ATA Connector [Black] (S A 1, SA2) SA1 SA2  Install the W ind ows® 200 0 Service Pack 4 or the W indows® XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA .  W hen usi ng the conne ctors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to th e SATA1 connector. S[...]

MX945GM2 46 1.8.20 SM Bus Connector (SM_BUS1) 1.8.21 Digital Audio Connector (SPDIF_OUT1) This connector is for an additio nal Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port(s). Connect the S/PDIF module cable to this connecto r, t hen install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The S/PDIF module is purcha sed separately.[...]

User’s Manual MX945GM2 47 1.8.22 Chassis Fan Connector (S_FAN1)[...]