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Preface

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any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of

the author.

Version 1.0

Disclaimer

The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufac-

turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and

specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any

particular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and

to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the

manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes.

Trademark Recognition

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MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel

Corporation.

Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa-

tion. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if

not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful inter-

ference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one

or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

• Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with

this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits govern-

ing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system’s

manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Summary of content (52 pages)

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Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author. Version 1.0 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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ii Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • • This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interferencecausing Equipment Regulations.
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iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction......................................................................................1 Feature...............................................................................................2 Motherboard Components.............................................................4 Chapter 2 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety Precautions...........................................................................
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iv Frequency/Voltage Control.................................................38 Load Default Settings.........................................................39 Supervisor Password.........................................................39 User Password...................................................................40 Save & Exit Setup...............................................................40 Exit Without Saving.............................................................40 Updating the BIOS.....
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1 Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing 945GCD-M motherboard of great performance and with enhanced function. This motherboard has onboard Intel ® Dual Core Atom TM CPU with a Micro-ATX form factor of 225 x 170 mm. The motherboard incorporates the Intel 945GC Northbridge (NB) and ICH7 Southbridge (SB) chipsets. The Northbridge supports a Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency of 533 MHz using a scalable FSB Vcc_CPU.
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2 Feature Processor This motherboard uses onboard Intel® Dual Core Atom TM CPU that carries the following features: • • • Onboard Intel® Dual Core AtomTM , 1.60GHz CPU speed with 1MB cache Supports a system bus (FSB) of 533 MHz Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU “Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on separate “logical” processors within the same physical processor.
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3 Onboard LAN The onboard LAN controller provides either of the following features: • • • • • Compliant with IEEE 802.3u for 10/100 Mbps ethernet, IEEE 802.3ab for 1000 Mbps ethernet PCI Express base 1.1 compliant Supports Wake-On-LAN (WOL) and AMD magic packet TM power management IEEE 802.3ab auto-negotiation support IEEE 802.3x compliant flow control support Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • One 32-bit PCI v2.
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4 Motherboard Components Introducing the Motherboard
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5 Table of Motherboard Components LABEL 1. CPU_FAN 2. DDR2_1~2 3. ATX 4. IDE 5. F_USB1~2 6. USBPWR_F 7. SATA1~3 8. F_PANEL 9. CLR_CMOS 10. SPDIFO 11. CD_IN 12. F_AUDIO 13. SPK 14. PCI 15. PCIE 16. PCIE x16 17. USBPWR_R 18. CASE_OPEN 19.
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6 Memo Introducing the Motherboard
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7 Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • • • • • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in Hold all circuit boards by the edges.
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8 Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard. Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins. The illustrations show a 2-pin jumper. When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT.
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9 Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting (default) CLR_CMOS 3-pin CLEAR CMOS 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: CLEAR Before clearing the 1 CMOS, make sure to turn the system off. CLR_CMOS Rear USB/PS2 USBPWR_F 3-pin Power Select Jumper 1-2: VCC5 2-3: VCC5_DUAL 1 USBPWR_F 1 Front Panel USBPWR_R 3-pin USB Power Select Jumper 1-2: VCC5 2-3: VCC5_DUAL USBPWR_R 1.
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10 Installing Hardware Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory module. It can support two 240-pin DDR2 533. The total memory capacity is 4 GB. DDR2 SDRAM memory module table Memory module Memory Bus DDR2 533 266 MHz Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard. Handle the modules only by their edges. Do not touch the components or metal parts. Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules.
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11 Table A: DDR2 (memory module) QVL (Qualified Vendor List) The following DDR2 1066/800/667/533 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Type DDR2 533 Size Vendor Module Name 512 MB Samsung PC2-4200U-4444-10-B1 1 GB 512 MB A-data Kingmax Apacer Micron PSC Ramxel Samsung Sync MAX Transcend Apacer 1 GB DDR2 667 Corsair Hexon Kingston Micron PSC 2 GB 4 GB Samsung Aeneon Apacer Hexon Hynix Kingston LeadMax PSC Qimonda Aeneon Vitesta KLBD48F-A8KE4 78.91G92.
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12 Type Size Vendor Kingston 512 MB Micron Module Name KVR800D2N5/512 1.8V 9905315-019.A02LF MT8HTF6464AY-80ED4 Qimonda HYS72T64000HU-2.5-B A-DATA M2GVD6G3I41P0U1E5E Aeneon AET760UD00-30DB97X AET760UD00-25DC08X AU01GE800C5KBGC Apacer 78.01GAO.9K5 APOGEE AU1G082-800P000 78.01GA0.9L5 DDR2 800 1 GB Geil Geil Millenary Hexon ELPT7AUDR-25M48 Hynix HYMP112U64CP8-S6 AB Infinity 04701G16CZ5U2G 04701G16CY5U2A KingMax KLDD48F-B8KU5 NGES Kingston KVR800D2N5/1G 1.8V 9905316-054.
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13 Type Size Vendor Module Name A-DATA Red A-DATA M2OMI6H3J4720L1C5Z Aeneon AET860UD00-25DC08X Apacer 2 GB CM2X2048-6400C5 Geil Geil Platinum Edition Hexon ELPT8AUDR-25M88 Hynix HYMP125U64CP8-S6 AB KingMax Micron Nanya PSC Qimonda Samsung DDR2 1600 1 GB 78.A1GC0.9L4 CORSAIR Kingston DDR2 800 78.A1GAO.
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14 Expansion Slots Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the motherboard’s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system. PCIE Slot The PCI Express x1 slots is fully compliant to the PCI Express Gen 1 (version 1.0a).
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15 Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 2 3 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw. 1.
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16 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and lineout ports for easier access.
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17 F_USB1~2: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.
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18 Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CDROM drive. About IDE Devices Your motherboard has one IDE channel interface. An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard. You must orient the cable connector so that the pin1 (color) edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I/O port connector.
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19 Refer to the illustration below for proper installation: 1 2 3 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive. Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply. This motherboard supports the “Hot-Plug” function.
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20 Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Parallel Port (LPT) Use LPT to connect printers or other parallel communications devices. Serial Port (COM) Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mouse or fax/modems. VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port.
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21 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V. 2 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL. 3 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX. 4 Connect the case speaker cable to SPK. Connecting 24-pin power cable The ATX 24-pin connector allows you to connect to ATX v2.x power supply. With ATX v2.
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22 Connecting 4-pin power cable The ATX12V1 power connector is used to provide power to the CPU. When installing 4-pin power cable, the latches of power cable and the ATX12V match perfectly. 4-pin power cable CPU_FAN: FAN Power Connectors Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal Name GND +12V Sense Control Function System Ground Power +12V Sensor CPU FAN control 1.Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V. 2.
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23 SPK: Internal speaker Pin Signal Name 1 2 3 4 VCC Key NC Signal Installing the Motherboard
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24 Front Panel Header The front panel header (F_PANEL) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases.
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25 Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc.” BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters.
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26 Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility. CMOS Setup Utility -- Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
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27 Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility, the main menu appears. The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options. When an option is highlighted, execute the option by pressing . Some options lead to pop-up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option.
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28 For the purpose of better product maintenance, the manufacture reserves the right to change the BIOS items presented in this manual. The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the actual BIOS. Please visit the manufacture’s website for updated manual. Standard CMOS Setup This option displays basic information about your system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
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29 LBA/Large Mode (Auto) Use this item to set the LAB/Large mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the area the hard disk is visited each time. Block (Multi-Sector Transfer (Auto) If the feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer. PIO Mode (Auto) Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing.
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30 Advanced Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
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31 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device (Hard Drive/CD/DVD/Removable Dev.) Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard. Boot Other Device (Yes) When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second and Third boot devices.
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32 Advanced Chipset Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
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33 Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
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34 USB Functions (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable the USB function. Legacy USB Support (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB device at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is disabled. Press to return to the main menu setting page.
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35 Resume By USB (S3) (Disabled) This item allows users to enable or disable the USB device Walk-up from S3 mode. Resume By PS2 KB (S3) (Disabled) Use this item to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. Resume on RTC Alarm (Disabled) The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system’s RTC (realtime clock).
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36 PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status -=- System Hardware Monitor -=Press Enter f Smart Fan Function Shutdown Temperature Disabled Fan Speed Help Item : 655 RPM CPU Temperature CPU VCore VDIMM : 24°C/75° F : 1.248 V : 1.
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37 Shutdown Temperature (Disabled) Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down. System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System & CPU temperature, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & system fan speed,...etc. • Fan Speed • CPU Temperature • CPU Vcore • VDIMM Press to return to the main menu setting page.
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38 Frequency/Voltage Control This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Frequency/Voltage Control Help Item Manufacturer: Intel Ratio Actual Value: 12 CPU Over-clocking Func.
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39 Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not. You select [OK], and then , the Setup Utility loads all default values; or select [Cancel], and then , the Setup Utility does not load default values. Supervisor Password This page helps you install or change a password. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
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40 User Password This page helps you install or change a password. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. User Password User Password Help Item : Not Installed Change User Password Press Enter Install or Change the password. mnlk: Move Enter : Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults User Password (Not Installed) This item indicates whether a user password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays.
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41 Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s Web site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improvements in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper, change the setting to allow BIOS flashing. If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Advanced BIOS features, disable it.
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42 Memo Using BIOS
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43 Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software About the Software CD-ROM The support software CD-ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your motherboard version. More information on some programs is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software.
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44 Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD. Before installing the software from Windows Explorer, look for a file named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT or something similar. This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly.
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45 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recommended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. 1. Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence. Follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation. 2.
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46 Method 1. Run Reboot Setup Windows Vista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart. You must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver, until you finish all drivers installation. Method 2. Disable UAC (User Account Control) * For administrator account only. Standard user account can only use Method 1.
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47 2. Select Classic View. 3. Set User Account. 4. Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue.
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48 5. Disable User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer item and press OK, then press Restart Now. Then you can restart your computer and continue to install drivers without running blocked programs. Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard.