USER'S MANUAL Of Intel945GC Express Chipset & Intel FW82801G ICH Chipset Based M/B For Intel ATOM Processor Ready No. G03-ATOMGM1-F Rev: 1.0 Release date: Feb, 2009 Trademark: * Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER 1 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 CHAPTER 2 2-1 2-2 CONNCTORS, HEADERS & JUMPERS SETTING CONNECTORS ..................................................................................................................... 7 HEADERS .............................................................................................................................. 10 CHAPTER 4 4-1 4-2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION INSTALL MEMORY.....................................................................................
Safety Environmental Instruction z Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. z 0 to 40 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request of the main chipset) z Generally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact malfunction and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from the welding spots’ that connect components and PCB.
Chapter 1 Introduction of Intel® 945GC Motherboard Series 1-1 Features of motherboard The Intel® 945GC chipset motherboard series are based on the latest Intel 945GC Express Chipset and Intel® FW82801G ICH Chipset technology. The motherboard is optimized to deliver innovative features and professional desktop platform solution with the advantages of the new generation dual core processor for those who demand the best experience of personal computing.
1-1.1 Special Features of Motherboard CPU Thermal Throttling Technology--- (The CPU Overheat Protection Technology) To prevent the increasing heat from damage of CPU or accidental shutdown while at high workload, the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology will force CPU to enter partially idle mode from 87.5% to 12.5% according to preset CPU operating temperature in BIOS (from 40 ℃ to 90℃).
1-2 Specification Spec Design Chipset Description Micro ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 22.8*18cm CPU ATOM 230/330 ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ Memory Socket ∗ ∗ Expansion Slots ∗ ∗ 240-pin DDR2 DIMM module socket x 2 Support Dual channel DDR2 533MHz RAM Module and which is expandable to 4GB.
1-3 5 5 5 5 5 5 Item Checklist Intel® 945GC Platform Processor Chipset based motherboard Cable for IDE CD for motherboard utilities Cable for Serial ATA Port Intel® 945GC Platform Processor Chipset motherboard User’s Manual Back panel 1-4 Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting INTEL ATOM CPU PS2 KB/Mouse Port CPU FAN SYSFAN1 COM DDR2 DIMMx2 VGA ATX Power Connector Intel®945GC Express Chipset KB／MS Power ON Jumper (JP1) USB Port IDE Connector RJ45 Over USB Port Realtek RTL8102E PCI –E LAN Controller 6-
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2-1 Install Memory This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM) socket for DDR2 memory expansion available from minimum memory volume of 128MB to maximum memory volume of 4GB DDR2 DIMM. Valid Memory Configurations Bank Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) Total 240-Pin DIMM PCS Total Memory DDR2 533 DDR2 533 Memory (Max.4GB) X1 X1 2 128MB∼2GB 128MB∼2GB 128MB∼4GB Recommend DIMM Module Combination 1. 2.
PCI-E x1 Slot 32-bit PCI Slots Chapter 3 Connectors, Headers & Jumpers Setting 3-1 Connectors (1) Power Connector (20-pin block): ATXPWR ATX Power Supply connector: This is a new defined 20-pins connector that usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows using soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard.
(2) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KB The connectors are for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse. (3) USB Port connector: USB1, UL1 The connectors are 4-pin connectors that connect USB devices to the system board. (4) LAN Port connector: UL1 This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network. The USBLAN1 support 10M/100Mbps data transfer rate.
hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector. • Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first HDD is referred to as the “Master” and the second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”. • For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this channel may drop.
3-2 Headers AUDIO LINE2-JD MIC2-JD KEY Audio-GND Audio-JD (1) Line-Out/MIC Header for Front Panel (9-pin): AUDIO This header is connected to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable.
JW FP PWRBTN GND PWRBTN PWRLED Pin 1 PWRLED VCC5 PWR LED (7) Power switch: PWR BTN This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the system. SPEAK VCC5 HDDLE GND RSTSW NC HDLED RESET GND VCC5 Pin 1 SPKR NC Pin 1 System Case Connections (8) FAN Power Headers: SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 (3-pin), CPUFAN (3-pin) Speed Control Sense GND These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.
(9) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin): CDIN CDIN are the connectors for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM CD-Audio output connector. CDIN 4 1 CD Audio-In Headers (10) Parallel Port header (25-pin): PARALLEL The On-board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP. Pin 1 PARALLEL Connector 11 .
Chapter 4 USEFUL HELP 4-1 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS STEP 1. Prepare a boot floppy disc. (You may make one by click START click RUN type SYS A: click OK) STEP 2. Download upgrade tools and the latest BIOS files of the motherboard from official website and then make a copy of it to your bootable floppy disk after decompressing these files STEP 3. Insert the disk into A: start your computer and then type in “A:\xxxxxx.BAT”(xxxxxxx being the file name of the latest BIOS ) STEP 4.
