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User Manual

3.5" SBC with Intel® Atom™ Processor with support for VGA

and LVDS Displays, Dual PCIe GbE, CF Type II, and SATA

MODEL:

WAFER-945GSE

Rev. 2.01 – 20 April, 2012

Summary of content (182 pages)

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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard IEI Technology Corp. MODEL: WAFER-945GSE 3.5" SBC with Intel® Atom™ Processor with support for VGA and LVDS Displays, Dual PCIe GbE, CF Type II, and SATA User Manual Page i Rev. 2.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Revision Date Version Changes 20 April, 2012 2.01 Updated Section 1.4: Dimensions 20 September, 2011 2.00 Updated for R20 version 23 August, 2011 1.04 Modified SATA connector description 15 June, 2009 1.03 Modified LVDS connector description in Section 3.2.10 12 March, 2009 1.02 Changed model name 8 January, 2009 1.01 Added a warning for using heat sink enclosure in Section 4.8 4 November, 2008 1.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2 1.2 MODEL VARIATIONS ................................................................................................... 2 1.3 CONNECTORS ............................................................................
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 3.2.12 Power Button Connector................................................................................ 27 3.2.13 Reset Button Connector ................................................................................. 28 3.2.14 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 29 3.2.15 Serial Port Connectors, RS-232..................................................................... 30 3.2.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 4.6.6 Audio Kit Installation....................................................................................... 57 4.6.7 USB Cable (Dual Port without Bracket) (Optional)........................................ 58 4.7 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 59 4.7.1 LAN Connection............................................................................................... 60 4.7.2 Serial Device Connection ...............
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 5.7.2 South Bridge Chipset Configuration.............................................................. 102 5.8 EXIT ....................................................................................................................... 103 6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................................ 105 6.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 106 6.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard D.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS ................................................................................... 159 D.3 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 159 D.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function .................................................................... 159 D.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 160 E WATCHDOG TIMER...........................
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1-1: WAFER-945GSE ..........................................................................................................2 Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................3 Figure 1-3: WAFER-945GSE Dimensions (mm)...........................................................................5 Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram...............................................
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 4-4: CF Card Setup Jumper Location .............................................................................45 Figure 4-5: Clear BIOS Jumper Location ...................................................................................46 Figure 4-6: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location...............................................................47 Figure 4-7: LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Pinout Locations................................................
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 6-17: LAN Driver Welcome Screen .............................................................................. 118 Figure 6-18: LAN Driver Welcome Screen .............................................................................. 118 Figure 6-19: LAN Driver Installation ........................................................................................ 119 Figure 6-20: LAN Driver Installation Complete...............................................................
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure B-28: Recovery Complete Window .............................................................................. 147 Figure B-29: Backup System.................................................................................................... 148 Figure B-30: System Backup Complete Window ................................................................... 148 Figure B-31: Restore Backup .......................................................................................
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard List of Tables Table 1-1: WAFER-945GSE Model Variations..............................................................................2 Table 1-2: WAFER-945GSE Specifications ..................................................................................8 Table 2-1: Packing List.................................................................................................................12 Table 2-2: Optional Items...........................................................
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Table 4-2: AT Power Select Jumper Settings ............................................................................44 Table 4-3: CF Card Setup Jumper Settings ...............................................................................45 Table 4-4: Clear BIOS Jumper Settings......................................................................................46 Table 4-5: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings ..............................................................
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard BIOS Menus BIOS Menu 1: Main .......................................................................................................................68 BIOS Menu 2: Advanced ..............................................................................................................69 BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration ...............................................................................................70 BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration....................................
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WAFER-945GSE 3.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 1.1 Introduction Figure 1-1: WAFER-945GSE The WAFER-945GSE 3.5” motherboards are embedded 45 nm Intel® Atom™ processor platforms. The Intel® Atom™ processor N270 embedded on the WAFER-945GSE has a 1.60 GHz clock speed, a 533 MHz FSB and a 512 KB L2 cache. The WAFER-945GSE also supports one 200-pin 533 MHz 2.0 GB (max.) DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM. The board comes with an LVDS connector and supports both 18-bit and 36-bit single channel LVDS screens.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 1.3 Connectors The connectors on the WAFER-945GSE are shown in the figure below.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 1 x Keyboard and mouse connector 1 x LED connector 1 x LVDS connector 1 x PCIe Mini Card slot 1 x Power button connector 1 x Reset button connector 1 x 4-port RS-232 serial port connector 1 x RS-232/422/485 serial port connector 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) drive connectors 1 x SPI flash connector 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports four USB 2.0 devices) The WAFER-945GSE has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board rear panel.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 1.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 1.5 Data Flow Figure 1-4 shows the data flow between the system chipset, the CPU and other 6 components installed on the motherboard.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 1.6 Technical Specifications WAFER-945GSE technical specifications are listed below. Specification/Model WAFER-945GSE Form Factor 3.5” System CPU 45 nm 1.6 GHz Intel® Atom™ N270 Front Side Bus 533 MHz (FSB) System Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 945GSE Southbridge: Intel® ICH7-M Memory One 200-pin SO-DIMM socket supports one 400 MHz or 533 MHz 2.0 GB (max.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Specification/Model WAFER-945GSE Digital I/O One 8-bit digital input/output connector; 4-bit input/4-bit output through the ITE IT8718 super I/O Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1~255 sec. system reset Power Supply 5.0 V only 12 V for LCD/System Fan AT and ATX support Power 5V @ 2.94 A Consumption (1.6 GHz Intel® Atom™ with one 1.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 2.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING! Static electricity can destroy certain electronics. Make sure to follow the ESD precautions to prevent damage to the product, and injury to the user. Make sure to adhere to the following guidelines: Wear an anti-static wristband: Wearing an anti-static wristband can prevent electrostatic discharge. Self-grounding: Touch a grounded conductor every few minutes to discharge any excess static buildup.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 2.3 Packing List NOTE: If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor the WAFER-945GSE was purchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to sales@iei.com.tw.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Quantity Item and Part Number 1 Mini jumper pack (2.0mm) Image (P/N:33100-000033-RS) 1 Utility CD 1 Quick Installation Guide Table 2-1: Packing List 2.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 3.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors This chapter details all the jumpers and connectors. 3.1.1 WAFER-945GSE Layout The figures below show all the connectors and jumpers. Figure 3-1: Connectors and Jumpers 3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors The table below lists all the connectors on the board.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 3.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors The section describes all of the connectors on the WAFER-945GSE. 3.2.1 ATX Power Connector CN Label: ATXPWR1 CN Type: 4-pin ATX power connector CN Location: See Figure 3-2 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-3 The ATX power connector connects to an ATX power supply. Figure 3-2: ATX Power Connector Location Pin Description 1 +12V 2 GND 3 GND 4 +5V Table 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts 3.2.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard The ATX power supply enable connector enables the WAFER-945GSE to be connected to an ATX power supply. In default mode, the WAFER-945GSE can only use an AT power supply. To enable an ATX power supply, the AT Power Select jumper must also be configured. Please refer to Chapter 4 for more details. Figure 3-3: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Location Pin Description 1 +5V Standby 2 GND 3 PS-ON Table 3-4: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 3.2.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 3-4: Audio Connector Pinouts (10-pin) Pin Description Pin Description 1 Line out R 2 Line in R 3 GND 4 GND 5 Line out L 6 Line in L 7 GND 8 GND 9 MIC in 10 Mic in Table 3-5: Audio Connector Pinouts (10-pin) 3.2.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 3-5: Panel Backlight Connector Location Pin Description 1 LCD Backlight Control 2 GND 3 +12V 4 GND 5 BACKLIGHT Enable Table 3-6: Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts 3.2.5 CompactFlash® Socket CN Label: CF1 CN Type: 50-pin header CN Location: See Figure 3-6 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-7 A CF Type I or Type II memory card can be inserted to the CF socket on the WAFER-945GSE.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Pin Description Pin Description 20 SA0 45 66DET 21 DATA 0 46 66DET 22 DATA 1 47 DATA 8 23 DATA 2 48 DATA 9 24 N/C 49 DATA 10 25 VCC-IN CHECK2 50 GROUND Table 3-7: CF Card Socket Pinouts 3.2.6 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector CN Label: DIO1 CN Type: 10-pin header CN Location: See Figure 3-7 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-8 The digital input/output connector is managed through a Super I/O chip. The DIO connector pins are user programmable.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 3.2.7 Fan Connector (+12V, 3-pin) CN Label: CPU_FAN1 CN Type: 3-pin wafer CN Location: See Figure 3-8 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-9 The cooling fan connector provides a 12V, 500mA current to the cooling fan. The connector has a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed. Please note that only specified fans can issue the rotation signals. Figure 3-8: +12V Fan Connector Location PIN NO.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard The keyboard and mouse connector can be connected to a standard PS/2 cable or PS/2 Y-cable to add keyboard and mouse functionality to the system. Figure 3-9: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location Pin Description 1 +5 V KB DATA 2 MS DATA 3 MS CLK 4 KB DATA 5 KB CLK 6 GROUND Table 3-10: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts 3.2.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 3-10: LED Connector Location Pin Description 1 +5V 2 GND 3 Power LED+ 4 Power LED- 5 HDD LED+ 6 HDD LED- Table 3-11: LED Connector Pinouts 3.2.10 LVDS LCD Connector CN Label: LVDS1 CN Type: 30-pin crimp CN Location: See Figure 3-11 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-12 The 30-pin LVDS LCD connector can be connected to single channel or dual channel, 18-bit or 36-bit LVDS panel.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 3.2.11 PCIe Mini Card Slot CN Label: CN4 CN Type: 52-pin Mini PCIe Card Slot CN Location: See Figure 3-12 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-13 The PCIe mini card slot enables a PCIe mini card expansion module to be connected to the board. Cards supported include among others wireless LAN (WLAN) cards. Figure 3-12: PCIe Mini Card Slot Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 PCIE_WAKE# 2 VCC3 3 N/C 4 GND 5 N/C 6 1.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Pin Description Pin Description 19 LPC 20 VCC3 21 GND 22 PCIRST# 23 PERN2 24 3VDual 25 PERP2 26 GND 27 GND 28 1.5V 29 GND 30 SMBCLK 31 PETN2 32 SMBDATA 33 PETP2 34 GND 35 GND 36 USBD- 37 N/C 38 USBD+ 39 N/C 40 GND 41 N/C 42 N/C 43 N/C 44 RF_LINK# 45 N/C 46 BLUELED# 47 N/C 48 1.5V 49 N/C 50 GND 51 N/C 52 VCC3 Table 3-13: PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts 3.2.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 3-13: Power Button Connector Location Pin Description 1 Power Switch 2 GND Table 3-14: Power Button Connector Pinouts 3.2.13 Reset Button Connector CN Label: RESET1 CN Type: 2-pin wafer CN Location: See Figure 3-14 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-15 The reset button connector is connected to a reset switch on the system chassis to enable users to reboot the system when the system is turned on.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Pin Description 1 Reset Switch 2 GND Table 3-15: Reset Button Connector Pinouts 3.2.14 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label: SATA1, SATA2 CN Type: 7-pin SATA drive connector CN Location: See Figure 3-15 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-16 The SATA drive connectors can be connected to SATA drives and support up to 3Gb/s data transfer rate.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 3.2.15 Serial Port Connectors, RS-232 CN Label: COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6 CN Type: 40-pin header CN Location: See Figure 3-16 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-17 The 40-pin serial port connector contains the following four serial ports: COM3, COM4, COM5 and COM6. All these serial ports are RS-232 serial communications channels. The serial port locations are specified below.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 3-17: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 NDCD 2 NDSR2 3 NRX 4 NRTS2 5 NTX 6 NCTS2 7 NDTR 8 NRI2 9 GND 10 GND 11 TXD485+ 12 TXD485 13 RXD485+ 14 RXD485# Table 3-18: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 3.2.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 3-18: SPI Flash Connector Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC 2 GND 3 CS# 4 CLOCK 5 SO 6 SI 7 NC 8 NC Table 3-19: SPI Flash Connector 3.2.18 USB Connectors (Internal) CN Label: USB01 and USB23 CN Type: 8-pin header CN Location: See Figure 3-19 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-20 The 2x4 USB pin connectors each provide connectivity to two USB 1.1 or two USB 2.0 ports. Each USB connector can support two USB devices.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 3-19: USB Connector Pinout Locations Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC 2 GND 3 DATA- 4 DATA+ 5 DATA+ 6 DATA- 7 GND 8 VCC Table 3-20: USB Port Connector Pinouts 3.3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel The figure below shows the external peripheral interface connector (EPIC) panel.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 3.3.1 Ethernet Connectors CN Label: LAN1 and LAN2 CN Type: RJ-45 connector CN Location: See Figure 3-20 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-21 The WAFER-945GSE is equipped with two built-in RJ-45 Ethernet controllers. The controllers can connect to the LAN through two RJ-45 LAN connectors. There are two LEDs on the connector indicating the status of LAN.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 3.3.2 Serial Port Connectors (COM1) CN Label: COM1 CN Type: DB-9 connector CN Location: See Figure 3-20 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-23 and Figure 3-22 The serial port connects to a RS-232 serial communications device. Pin Description Pin Description 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RX 7 RTS 3 TX 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 GND Table 3-23: RS-232 Serial Port (COM 1) Pinouts Figure 3-22: COM1 Pinout Locations 3.3.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC (+5V) 5 VCC (+5V) 2 DATA4- 6 DATA5- 3 DATA4+ 7 DATA5+ 4 GND 8 GND Table 3-24: USB Port Pinouts 3.3.4 VGA Connector CN Label: VGA1 CN Type: 15-pin Female CN Location: See Figure 3-20 CN Pinouts: See Figure 3-23 and Table 3-25 The WAFER-945GSE has a single 15-pin female connector for connectivity to standard display devices.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 4.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING: Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the WAFER-945GSE may result in permanent damage to the WAFER-945GSE and severe injury to the user. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the WAFER-945GSE. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard WARNING: The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the components and injury to the user. Before and during the installation please DO the following: Read the user manual: o The user manual provides a complete description of the WAFER-945GSE installation instructions and configuration options. Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff (ESD): o Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 4.3 SO-DIMM and CF Card Installation 4.3.1 SO-DIMM Installation WARNING: Using incorrectly specified SO-DIMM may cause permanent damage to the WAFER-945GSE. Please make sure the purchased SO-DIMM complies with the memory specifications of the WAFER-945GSE. SO-DIMM specifications compliant with the WAFER-945GSE are listed in Chapter 1. To install a SO-DIMM into a SO-DIMM socket, please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 4-1.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 5: Secure the SO-DIMM. Release the arms on the SO-DIMM socket. They clip into place and secure the SO-DIMM in the socket. 4.3.2 CF Card Installation To install the CF card (Type 1 or Type 2) onto the WAFER-945GSE, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Locate the CF card socket. Place the WAFER-945GSE on an anti-static pad. Locate the CF card. Step 2: Align the CF card. Make sure the CF card is properly aligned with the CF socket. Step 3: Insert the CF card.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 4.4 Jumper Settings NOTE: A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electrical circuit. It consists of two or three metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them. To CLOSE/SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of the jumper with the plastic clip and to OPEN a jumper means removing the plastic clip from a jumper. The hardware jumpers must be set before installation. Jumpers are shown in Table 4-1.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Jumper Label: ATXCTL1 Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 4-2 Jumper Location: See Figure 4-3 The AT Power Select jumper specifies the systems power mode as AT or ATX. Setting Description Short 2-3 Use AT power (Default) OFF Use ATX power Table 4-2: AT Power Select Jumper Settings Figure 4-3: AT Power Select Jumper Location 4.4.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Setting Description Short 1-2 Master Table 4-3: CF Card Setup Jumper Settings Figure 4-4: CF Card Setup Jumper Location 4.4.3 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label: J_CMOS1 Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 4-4 Jumper Location: See Figure 4-5 If the WAFER-945GSE fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Setting Description Short 1-2 Keep CMOS Setup (Default) Short 2-3 Clear CMOS Setup Table 4-4: Clear BIOS Jumper Settings Figure 4-5: Clear BIOS Jumper Location 4.4.4 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Jumper Label: JP1 Jumper Type: 8-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 4-5 Jumper Location: See Figure 4-6 The COM 2 Function Select jumper sets the communication protocol used by the second serial communications port (COM 2) as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 4-6: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location 4.4.5 LVDS1 Panel Resolution Jumper Jumper Label: J_LCD_TYPE1 Jumper Type: 8-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 4-6 Jumper Location: See Figure 4-7 The LVDS1 Panel Resolution jumper allows the resolution of the LVDS screens connected to the LVDS1 connector to be configured.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 4-7: LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Pinout Locations 4.4.6 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING: Permanent damage to the screen and WAFER-945GSE may occur if the wrong voltage is selected with this jumper. Please refer to the user guide that came with the monitor to select the correct voltage.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 4-8: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 4.5 Chassis Installation 4.5.1 Airflow WARNING: Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other onboard components. The chassis in which the WAFER-945GSE must have air vents to allow cool air to move into the system and hot air to move out. The WAFER-945GSE must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard NOTE: IEI has a wide range of backplanes available. Please contact your WAFER-945GSE vendor, reseller or an IEI sales representative at sales@iei.com.tw or visit the IEI website (http://www.ieiworld.com.tw) 3 3 to find out more about the available chassis. 4.5.2 Motherboard Installation To install the WAFER-945GSE motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis. 4.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 4-9: SATA Drive Cable Connection Step 3: Connect the cable to the SATA disk. Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive. See Figure 4-10. Step 4: Connect the SATA power cable (optional). Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive. See Figure 4-10.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 4-10: SATA Power Cable Connection The SATA power cable can be bought from IEI. See Optional Items in Section 2.4. 4.6.2 Serial Port Connector Cable (Four Ports) Cable Connection The WAFER-945GSE is shipped with one four serial port connector cable. The four serial port connector cable connects four serial port connectors on the cable to the 40-pin serial port connector on the WAFER-945GSE. To connect the four serial port connector cable, please follow the steps below.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 4-11: Four Serial Port Connector Cable Connection Step 4: Attach DB-9 serial port connectors to the chassis. The four DB-9 serial port connectors can be inserted into four preformed holes in the chassis. Once, inserted the DB-9 connectors should be secured to the chassis with the retention screws. 4.6.3 Dual RS-232 Cable Connection (w/o bracket) (Optional) The dual RS-232 cable consists of two connectors attached to two independent cables.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 4-12: Dual RS-232 Cable Installation Step 3: Secure the connectors. Both single RS-232 connectors have two retention screws that must be secured to a chassis or bracket. Step 4: Connect the serial device. Once the single RS-232 connectors are connected to a chassis or bracket, a serial communications device can be connected to the system. 4.6.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard properly aligned with the connector on the adapter board. Make sure the pin 1 on the adapter board connector and the cable connector are aligned. See Figure 4-13. Figure 4-13: 4-COM Port Adapter Board Step 4: Secure the adapter board to the chassis. Make sure the retention screws on either side of each COM port DB-9 connector are firmly secured to the chassis enclosure. Step 5: Insert the serial connector.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 4-14: Serial Device Connector 4.6.5 Keyboard/Mouse Y-cable Connector The WAFER-945GSE is shipped with a keyboard/mouse Y-cable connector. The keyboard/mouse Y-cable connector connects to a keyboard/mouse connector on the WAFER-945GSE and branches into two cables that are each connected to a PS/2 connector, one for a mouse and one for a keyboard. To connect the keyboard/mouse Y-cable connector, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connector.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 4-15: Keyboard/mouse Y-cable Connection Step 4: Attach PS/2 connectors to the chassis. The keyboard/mouse Y-cable connector is connected to two PS/2 connectors. To secure the PS/2 connectors to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis. Step 5: Connect the keyboard and mouse. Once the PS/2 connectors are connected to the chassis, a keyboard and mouse can each be connected to one of the PS/2 connectors.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 1: Locate the audio connector. The location of the 10-pin audio connector is shown in Chapter 3. Step 2: Align pin 1. Align pin 1 on the on-board connector with pin 1 on the audio kit connector. Pin 1 on the audio kit connector is indicated with a white dot. See Figure 4-16. Figure 4-16: Audio Kit Cable Connection Step 3: Connect the audio devices.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard WARNING: If the USB pins are not properly aligned, the USB device can burn out. Step 2: Align the connectors. The cable has two connectors. Correctly align pin 1on each cable connector with pin 1 on the WAFER-945GSE USB connector. Step 3: Insert the cable connectors. Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the WAFER-945GSE, connect the cable connectors to the on-board connectors. See Figure 4-17.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 4.7.1 LAN Connection There are two external RJ-45 LAN connectors. The RJ-45 connectors enable connection to an external network. To connect a LAN cable with an RJ-45 connector, please follow the instructions below. Step 1: Locate the RJ-45 connectors. The locations of the RJ-45 connectors are shown in Chapter 3. Step 2: Align the connectors. Align the RJ-45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ-45 connectors on the WAFER-945GSE. See Figure 4-18.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 1: Locate the DB-9 connector. The location of the DB-9 connector is shown in Chapter 3. Step 2: Insert the serial connector. Insert the DB-9 connector of a serial device into the DB-9 connector on the external peripheral interface. See Figure 4-19. Figure 4-19: Serial Device Connector Step 3: Secure the connector. Secure the serial device connector to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector. 4.7.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 2: Insert a USB Series "A" plug. Insert the USB Series "A" plug of a device into the USB Series "A" receptacle on the external peripheral interface. See Figure 4-20. Figure 4-20: USB Connector 4.7.4 VGA Monitor Connection The WAFER-945GSE has a single female DB-15 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The DB-15 connector is connected to a CRT or VGA monitor. To connect a monitor to the WAFER-945GSE, please follow the instructions below.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 4-21: VGA Connector Step 4: Secure the connector. Secure the DB-15 VGA connector from the VGA monitor to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector. 4.8 Heat Sink Enclosure WARNING: Never run the WAFER-945GSE without the heat sink secured to the board. The heat sink ensures the system remains cool and does not need addition heat sinks to cool the system.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard WARNING: When running the WAFER-945GSE, do not put the WAFER-945GSE directly on a surface that can not dissipate system heat, especially the wooden or plastic desk. It is highly recommended to run the WAFER-945GSE on a heat dissipation surface or using copper pillars to hold the board up from the desk below When the WAFER-945GSE is shipped it is secured to a heat sink with five retention screws.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 5.1 Introduction The BIOS is programmed onto the BIOS chip. The BIOS setup program allows changes to certain system settings. This chapter outlines the options that can be changed. 5.1.1 Starting Setup The AMI BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on. The setup program can be activated in one of two ways. 1. Press the DELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or 2. Press the DELETE key when the “Press DEL to enter SETUP” message appears on the screen. 0.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Key Function F2/F3 key Change color from total 3 colors. F2 to select color forward F10 Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys 5.1.3 Getting Help When F1 is pressed a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item appears. To exit the Help Window press ESC or the F1 key again. 5.1.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 5.2 Main The Main BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered. The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information. Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Chipset System Overview ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ AMIBIOS Version :08.00.15 Build Date :07/07/11 ID: :B210MR01 Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time. Processor Genuine Intel(R) CPU N270 @ 1.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields: System Time [xx:xx:xx] Use the System Time option to set the system time. Manually enter the hours, minutes and seconds. System Date [xx/xx/xx] Use the System Date option to set the system date. Manually enter the day, month and year. 5.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 5.3.1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU Settings Module Version:3F.10 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Manufacturer :Intel Genuine Intel(R) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz Frequency :1.60GHz FSB Speed :532Hz Cache L1 Cache L2 :24 KB :512 KB Ratio Actual Value:12 ↑ ↓ F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ATA/IDE Configuration [Compatible] Legacy IDE Channels [SATA Pri, PATA Sec] > > > > Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave : : : : [Not [Not [Not [Not Detected] Detected] Detected] Detected] Options Disabled Compatible Enhanced ↑ ↓ + F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard The IDE drives are enabled on the primary PATA Only and secondary IDE channels. SATA drives are disabled. IDE Master and IDE Slave When entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. BIOS displays the status of the auto detected IDE devices.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Auto-Detected Drive Parameters The “grayed-out” items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive. The drive parameters are listed as follows: Device: Lists the device type (e.g. hard disk, CD-ROM etc.) Type: Indicates the type of devices a user can manually select Vendor: Lists the device manufacturer Size: List the storage capacity of the device.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard drive is attached to the specified IDE channel. The BIOS does not attempt to search for other types of IDE disk drives on the specified channel. This option specifies an ATAPI Removable Media ARMD Device. These include, but are not limited to: ZIP LS-120 LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Use the LBA/Large Mode option to disable or enable BIOS to auto detects LBA (Logical Block Addressing). LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard PIO Mode [Auto] Use the PIO Mode option to select the IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode program timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases. Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the PIO mode. Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. 0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3.3MBps 1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard transfer rate of 13.3MBps Multi Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data MWDMA2 transfer rate of 16.6MBps Ultra DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer UDMA1 rate of 16.6MBps Ultra DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer UDMA1 rate of 25MBps Ultra DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer UDMA2 rate of 33.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Prevents the BIOS from using 32-bit data transfers. Disabled Enabled Allows BIOS to use 32-bit data transfers on supported DEFAULT hard disk drives. 5.3.3 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 6) to set or change the configurations for the serial ports.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Use the Serial Port2 Address option to select the Serial Port 2 base address.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Serial port 4 I/O port address is 3E8 3E8 2E8 DEFAULT Serial port 4 I/O port address is 2E8 2F0 Serial port 4 I/O port address is 2F0 2E0 Serial port 4 I/O port address is 2E0 Serial Port4 IRQ [11] Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 6 3E8 Serial port 6 I/O port address is 3E8 2E8 Serial port 6 I/O port address is 2E8 2F0 Serial port 6 I/O port address is 2F0 2E0 DEFAULT Serial port 6 I/O port address is 2E0 Serial Port6 IRQ [11] Use the Serial Port6 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 6. Serial port 6 IRQ address is 10 10 11 DEFAULT Serial port 6 IRQ address is 11 5.3.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard CPU FAN Mode Setting [Full On Mode] Use the CPU FAN Mode Setting option to configure the second fan. Full On Mode DEFAULT Automatic mode Fan is on all the time Fan is off when the temperature is low enough. Parameters must be set by the user. PWM Manually mode Pulse width modulation set manually When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the Automatic Mode, the following parameters can be set.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Minimum Value: 0°C Maximum Value: 127°C CPU Temperature Limit of On [020] WARNING: Setting this value too high may cause the fan to start only when the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cause the system to be damaged. The CPU Temperature Limit of On option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode. Use the CPU Temperature Limit of On option to select the CPU temperature at which the cooling fan should automatically turn on.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard The Slope PWM option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode. Use the Slope PWM option to select the linear rate at which the PWM mode increases with respect to an increase in temperature. A list of available options is shown below: 0.125 PWM 0.25 PWM 0.5 PWM 1 PWM 2 PWM 4 PWM 8 PWM 15 PWM The following system parameters and values are shown.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 5.3.5 Power Configuration The Power Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 8) configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and Power Management (APM) options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select AT/ATX Power [BY HARDWARE] Auto Power Button Status [Enabled] ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Default set AUTO is detect power supply status. If set AT Power, Power State will Auto set Power On.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 5.3.5.1 ACPI configuration The ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 9) configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI). BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Suspend mode [S1 (POS)] Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend. ↑ ↓ + F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 ©Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced APM Configuration ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] Power Button Mode [On/Off] Advanced Resume Resume Resume Resume Resume Event Controls On Keyboard/Mouse On Ring On PCI-Express WAKE# On RTC Alarm Options Power Off Power On Last State [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] ↑ ↓ + F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Use the Resume on Keyboard/Mouse BIOS option to enable activity on either the keyboard or mouse to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state. That is, the system is roused when the mouse is moved or a button on the keyboard is pressed.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard If selected, the following appears with values that Enabled can be selected: RTC Alarm Date (Days) System Time After setting the alarm, the computer turns itself on from a suspend state when the alarm goes off. 5.3.6 Remote Access Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 11) to configure remote access parameters.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard appear: Serial port number Serial Port Mode Redirection after BIOS POST Terminal Type These configuration options are discussed below. Serial Port Number [COM1] Use the Serial Port Number option to select the serial port used for remote access. COM1 DEFAULT COM2 System is remotely accessed through COM1 System is remotely accessed through COM2 NOTE: Make sure the selected COM port is enabled through the Super I/O configuration menu.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard NOTE: Identical baud rate setting must be set on the host (a management computer running a terminal software) and the slave Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] Use the Redirection After BIOS POST option to specify when console redirection should occur.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Chipset USB Configuration ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Module Version – 2.24.3-13.4 Exit Options Disabled Enabled USB Devices Enabled: None USB Function USB 2.0 Controller Legacy USB Support USB 2.0 Controller Mode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [HiSpeed] ↑ ↓ + F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 ©Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Legacy USB support disabled Disabled Enabled DEFAULT Legacy USB support enabled Legacy USB support disabled if no USB devices are Auto connected USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] The USB2.0 Controller Mode BIOS option sets the speed of the USB2.0 controller. The controller is capable of operating at full speed FullSpeed 12 Mb/s HiSpeed DEFAULT The controller is capable of operating at high speed 480 Mb/s 5.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Chipset Advanced PCI/PnP Settings ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ 11 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 DMA Channel# [Available] Use the DMA Channel# option to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular PCI/PnP device.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 5.5 Boot Use the Boot menu (BIOS Menu 14) to configure system boot options. Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Chipset Boot Settings ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ > Boot Settings Configuration Exit Configure settings during system boot. > Boot Device Priority > Hard Disk Drives ↑ ↓ Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 ©Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Quick Boot [Enabled] Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process. No POST procedures are skipped Disabled Enabled DEFAULT Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease the system boot time Quiet Boot [Enabled] Use the Quiet Boot BIOS option to select the screen display when the system boots.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard automatically when the computer system boots up. This allows the immediate use of the 10-key numeric keypad located on the right side of the keyboard. To confirm this, the Number Lock LED light on the keyboard is lit. Boot From LAN Support [Disabled] The Boot From LAN Support option enables the system to be booted from a remote system. Disabled DEFAULT Cannot be booted from a remote system through the LAN. Can be booted from a remote system through the Enabled LAN.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 1st Boot Device [USB:Generic Flash] 2nd Boot Device [CD/DVD:PS-TEAC DV-] 3rd Boot Device [Network:MBA v9.0.1] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item + Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 ©Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Use the Change Supervisor Password to set or change a supervisor password. The default for this option is Not Installed. If a supervisor password must be installed, select this field and enter the password. After the password has been added, Install appears next to Change Supervisor Password. Change User Password Use the Change User Password to set or change a user password. The default for this option is Not Installed.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 5.7.1 North Bridge Chipset Configuration Use the North Bridge Chipset Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 19) to configure the Northbridge chipset settings.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Enabled, 8MB DEFAULT 8MB of memory used by internal graphics device DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode] Use the DVMT Mode Select option to select the Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) operating mode. A fixed portion of graphics memory is reserved as Fixed Mode graphics memory. DVMT Mode DEFAULT Graphics memory is dynamically allocated according to the system and graphics needs. Combo Mode A fixed portion of graphics memory is reserved as graphics memory.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard LVDS1 Panel Type [by H/W] Use the LVDS Panel Type to determine the LCD panel resolution. Configuration options are listed below: 640x480 18b 800x480 18b 800x600 18b 1024x768 18b 1280x1024 36b 1400x1050 36b 1440x900 36b 1600x1200 36b 1280x720 18b by H/W DEFAULT 5.7.2 South Bridge Chipset Configuration The South Bridge Chipset Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 20) allows the southbridge chipset to be configured.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Enabled DEFAULT The on-board audio controller is enabled. The on-board audio controller is disabled. Disabled 5.8 Exit Use the Exit menu (BIOS Menu 21) to load default BIOS values, optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Load Optimal Defaults Use the Load Optimal Defaults option to load the optimal default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. F9 key can be used for this operation. Load Failsafe Defaults Use the Load Failsafe Defaults option to load failsafe default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. F8 key can be used for this operation.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 6.1 Available Software Drivers NOTE: The content of the CD may vary throughout the life cycle of the product and is subject to change without prior notice. Visit the IEI website or contact technical support for the latest updates. The following drivers can be installed on the system: Chipset VGA LAN Audio Installation instructions are given below. 6.2 Starting the Driver Program To access the driver installation programs, please do the following.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 6-1: Start Up Screen Step 3: Click WAFER-945GSE. Step 4: The screen in Figure 6-2 appears.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 5: Select the operating system installed on the WAFER-945GSE system. This manual describes the installation for a Windows XP operating system. Step 6: The list of drivers in Figure 6-3 appears. Figure 6-3: Drivers 6.3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list shown in Figure 6-3. (See Section 6.2) Step 2: Click “1-Chipset Driver” Step 3: The setup files are extracted as shown in Figure 6-4.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 6-4: Chipset Driver Screen Step 4: When the setup files are completely extracted, the Welcome Screen in Figure 6-5 appears. Figure 6-5: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen Step 5: Click Next to continue.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 6: The license agreement in Figure 6-6 appears. Step 7: Read the License Agreement. Step 8: Click the Yes icon to continue. Figure 6-6: Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 9: The Read Me file in Figure 6-7 appears. Step 10: Click Next to continue.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 6-7: Chipset Driver Read Me File Step 11: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 6-8. Figure 6-8: Chipset Driver Setup Operations Step 12: Once the Setup Operations are complete, click the Next icon to continue.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 13: The Finish screen appears. Step 14: Select “Yes, I want to restart the computer now” and click the Finish icon. See Figure 6-9. Figure 6-9: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen 6.4 VGA Driver Installation To install the VGA driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list shown in Figure 6-3. (See Section 6.2) Step 2: Click “2-VGA” Step 3: The VGA Read Me file in Figure 6-10 appears. Step 4: Click Next to continue.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 6-10: VGA Driver Read Me File Step 5: The installation files are extracted. See Figure 6-11. Figure 6-11: VGA Driver Setup Files Extracted Step 6: The Welcome Screen in Figure 6-12 appears.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 6-12: VGA Driver Welcome Screen Step 7: Click Next to continue. Step 8: The license agreement in Figure 6-13 appears. Step 9: Read the License Agreement. Step 10: Click the Yes icon to continue.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 6-13: VGA Driver License Agreement Step 11: The Read Me file in Figure 6-14 appears. Step 12: Click Next to continue.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 13: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 6-15. Figure 6-15: VGA Driver Setup Operations Step 14: Once the Setup Operations are complete, click the Next icon to continue. Step 15: The Finish screen appears. Step 16: Select “Yes, I want to restart the computer now” and click the Finish icon. See Figure 6-16.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 6-16: VGA Driver Installation Finish Screen 6.5 LAN Driver Installation To install the LAN driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list shown in Figure 6-3. (See Section 6.2) Step 2: Click “3-LAN”. Step 3: The Welcome screen in Figure 6-17 appears.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure 6-17: LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 4: Click Next to continue. Step 5: The Ready to Install screen in Figure 6-18 appears. Step 6: Click Next to proceed with the installation.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 7: The program begins to install. Step 8: The installation progress can be monitored in the progress bar shown in Figure 6-19. Figure 6-19: LAN Driver Installation Step 9: When the driver installation is complete, the screen in Figure 6-20 appears.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard 6.6 Audio Driver Installation To install the Audio driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list shown in Figure 6-3. (See Section 6.2) Step 2: Click “4-Audio”. Step 3: The installation files are extracted as shown in Figure 6-21. Figure 6-21: Audio Driver Installation File Extraction Step 4: The Audio Driver Installation screen in Figure 6-22 appears. Step 5: Click Yes to install the audio driver.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 6: The driver installation begins. See Figure 6-23. Figure 6-23: Audio Driver Installation Step 7: When the driver is installed, the driver installation finish screen in Figure 6-24 appears. Step 8: Select “Yes, I wish to restart my computer now” and click Finish. Figure 6-24: Audio Driver Installation Complete Step 9: The system reboots.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Below is a list of BIOS configuration options in the BIOS chapter. System Overview .................................................................................................................68 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .......................................................................................................69 System Date [xx/xx/xx] ........................................................................................................
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Resume on Keyboard/Mouse [Disabled] ...........................................................................86 Resume on Ring [Disabled] ................................................................................................87 Resume on PCI-Express WAKE# [Enabled]......................................................................87 Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled].....................................................................................
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard B.1 One Key Recovery Introduction The IEI one key recovery is an easy-to-use front end for the Norton Ghost system backup and recovery tool. The one key recovery provides quick and easy shortcuts for creating a backup and reverting to that backup or for reverting to the factory default settings. The IEI One Key Recovery tool menu is shown below.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard B.1.1 System Requirement NOTE: The recovery CD can only be used with IEI products. The software will fail to run and a warning message will appear when used on non-IEI hardware. To create the system backup, the main storage device must be split into two partitions (three partitions for Linux). The first partition will be for the operating system, while the second partition will be invisible to the operating system and contain the backup made by the one key recovery software.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard NOTE: Specialized tools are required to change the partition size if the operating system is already installed. B.1.2 Supported Operating System The recovery CD is compatible with both Microsoft Windows and Linux operating system (OS). The supported OS versions are listed below. Microsoft Windows o o o o o o Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or 3 required) Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows CE 5.0 Windows CE 6.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard NOTE: Installing unsupported OS versions may cause the recovery tool to fail. B.2 Setup Procedure for Windows Prior to using the recovery tool to backup or restore Windows system, a few setup procedures are required. Step 1: Hardware and BIOS setup (see Section B.2.1) 78 Step 2: Create partitions (see Section B.2.2) 78 Step 3: Install operating system, drivers and system applications (see Section B.2.3) 78 Step 4: Build-up recovery partition (see Section B.2.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 4: Turn on the system. Step 5: Press the key as soon as the system is turned on to enter the BIOS. Step 6: Select the connected optical disk drive as the 1st boot device. (Boot Device Priority Boot 1st Boot Device). Step 7: Save changes and restart the computer. Continue to the next section for instructions on partitioning the internal storage.Step0: B.2.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 3: The recovery tool setup menu is shown as below. Figure B-3: Recovery Tool Setup Menu Step 4: Press <5> then . Figure B-4: Command Mode Step 5: The command prompt window appears. Type the following commands (marked in red) to create two partitions. One is for the OS installation; the other is for saving recovery files and images which will be an invisible partition.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard NOTE: Use the following commands to check if the partitions were created successfully. Step 6: Press any key to exit the recovery tool and automatically reboot the system. Please continue to the following procedure: Build-up Recovery Partition.Step0: B.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications Install the operating system onto the unlabelled partition.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard B.2.4 Build-up Recovery Partition Step 1: Put the recover CD in the optical drive. Step 2: Start the system. Step 3: Boot the system from recovery CD. When prompted, press any key to boot from the recovery CD. It will take a while to launch the recovery tool. Please be patient! Figure B-6: Launching the Recovery Tool Step 4: When the recovery tool setup menu appears, press <2> then .
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard recovery files in Section B.2.2 is hidden and the recovery tool is saved in this 78 partition. Figure B-8: Build-up Recovery Partition Step 6: After completing the system configuration, press any key in the following window to reboot the system. Figure B-9: Press any key to continue Step 7: Eject the recovery CD.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image NOTE: Before creating the factory default image, please configure the system to a factory default environment, including driver and application installations. To create a factory default image, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Turn on the system. When the following screen displays (Figure B-10), press 79 the key to access the recovery tool.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure B-12: About Symantec Ghost Window Step 4: Use mouse to navigate to the option shown below (Figure B-13). 79 Figure B-13: Symantec Ghost Path Step 5: Select the local source drive (Drive 1) as shown in Figure B-14. Then click OK.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure B-14: Select a Local Source Drive Step 6: Select a source partition (Part 1) from basic drive as shown in Figure B-15. 79 Then click OK. Figure B-15: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive Step 7: Select 1.2: [Recovery] NTFS drive and enter a file name called iei (Figure B-16). Click Save. The factory default image will then be saved in the 79 selected recovery drive and named IEI.GHO. WARNING: The file name of the factory default image must be iei.GHO.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure B-16: File Name to Copy Image to Step 8: When the Compress Image screen in Figure B-17 prompts, click High to make 79 the image file smaller.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 9: The Proceed with partition image creation window appears, click Yes to continue. Figure B-18: Image Creation Confirmation Step 10: The Symantec Ghost starts to create the factory default image (Figure B-19). 79 Figure B-19: Image Creation Process Step 11: When the image creation completes, a screen prompts as shown in Figure B-20. 79 Click Continue and close the Ghost window to exit the program.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 12: The recovery tool main menu window is shown as below. Press any key to reboot the system. Step0: Figure B-21: Press Any Key to Continue B.3 Setup Procedure for Linux The initial setup procedures for a Linux system are mostly the same with the procedure for Microsoft Windows. Please follow the steps below to setup the recovery tool for Linux OS. Step 1: Hardware and BIOS setup. Refer to Section B.2.1. 79 Step 2: Install Linux operating system.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard NOTE: Please reserve enough space for partition 3 for saving recovery images. Figure B-22: Partitions for Linux Step 3: Create a recovery partition. Insert the recovery CD into the optical disk drive. Follow Step 1 ~ Step 3 described in Section B.2.2. Then type the following 79 commands (marked in red) to create a partition for recovery images.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure B-23: System Configuration for Linux Step 5: Access the recovery tool main menu by modifying the “menu.lst”. To first access the recovery tool main menu, the menu.lst must be modified. In Linux system, enter Administrator (root). When prompt appears, type: cd /boot/grub vi menu.lst Figure B-24: Access menu.lst in Linux (Text Mode) Step 6: Modify the menu.lst as shown below.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 7: The recovery tool menu appears. (Figure B-25) 79 Figure B-25: Recovery Tool Menu Step 8: Create a factory default image. Follow Step 2 ~ Step 12 described in Section B.2.5 to create a factory default image. 79 B.4 Recovery Tool Functions After completing the initial setup procedures as described above, users can access the recovery tool by pressing while booting up the system. The main menu of the recovery tool is shown below.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Figure B-26: Recovery Tool Main Menu The recovery tool has several functions including: 1. Factory Restore: Restore the factory default image (iei.GHO) created in Section B.2.5. 79 2. Backup system: Create a system backup image (iei_user.GHO) which will be saved in the hidden partition. 3. Restore your last backup: Restore the last system backup image 4. Manual: Enter the Symantec Ghost window to configure manually. 5. Quit: Exit the recovery tool and restart the system.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard B.4.1 Factory Restore To restore the factory default image, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Type <1> and press in the main menu. Step 2: The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the factory default. A factory default image called iei.GHO is created in the hidden Recovery partition. Figure B-27: Restore Factory Default Step 3: The screen is shown as in Figure B-28 when completed. Press any key to 79 reboot the system.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard B.4.2 Backup System To backup the system, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Type <2> and press in the main menu. Step 2: The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to backup the system. A backup image called iei_user.GHO is created in the hidden Recovery partition. Figure B-29: Backup System Step 3: The screen is shown as in Figure B-30 when system backup is completed. 79 Press any key to reboot the system.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard B.4.3 Restore Your Last Backup To restore the last system backup, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Type <3> and press in the main menu. Step 2: The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the last backup image (iei_user.GHO). Figure B-31: Restore Backup Step 3: The screen is shown as in Figure B-32 when backup recovery is completed. 79 Press any key to reboot the system.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard B.4.4 Manual To restore the last system backup, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Type <4> and press in the main menu. Step 2: The Symantec Ghost window appears. Use the Ghost program to backup or recover the system manually. Figure B-33: Symantec Ghost Window Step 3: When backup or recovery is completed, press any key to reboot the system.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard B.5 Other Information B.5.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller When the system uses AHCI mode or some specific SATA controllers such as ALi M5283 or VIA VT6421A, the SATA RAID/AHCI driver must be installed before using one key recovery. Please follow the steps below to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. Step 1: Copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver to a floppy disk and insert the floppy disk into a USB floppy disk drive.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 5: When the following window appears, press ~~to select “Specify Additional Device”. Step 6: In the following window, select a SATA controller mode used in the system. Then press . The user can now start using the SATA HDD.~~
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard Step 7: After pressing , the system will get into the recovery tool setup menu. Continue to follow the setup procedure from Step 4 in Section B.2.2 Create 79 Partitions to finish the whole setup process. B.5.2 System Memory Requirement To be able to access the recovery tool by pressing while booting up the system, please make sure to have enough system memory. The minimum memory requirement is listed below.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard AC ’97 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) refers to a codec standard developed by Intel® in 1997. ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an OS-directed configuration, power management, and thermal management interface. AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a SATA Host controller register-level interface. ATA The Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) interface connects storage devices including hard disks and CD-ROM drives to a computer.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard DIMM Dual Inline Memory Modules are a type of RAM that offer a 64-bit data bus and have separate electrical contacts on each side of the module. DIO The digital inputs and digital outputs are general control signals that control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices. Data can be read or written to the selected address to enable the DIO functions.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard LVDS Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) is a dual-wire, high-speed differential electrical signaling system commonly used to connect LCD displays to a computer. POST The Power-on Self Test (POST) is the pre-boot actions the system performs when the system is turned-on. RAM Random Access Memory (RAM) is volatile memory that loses data when power is lost. RAM has very fast data transfer rates compared to other storage like hard drives.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard D.1 Introduction The DIO connector on the WAFER-945GSE is interfaced to GPIO ports on the Super I/O chipset. The DIO has both 4-bit digital inputs and 4-bit digital outputs. The digital inputs and digital outputs are generally control signals that control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices. Data can be read or written to the selected address to enable the DIO functions. NOTE: For further information, please refer to the datasheet for the Super I/O chipset.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call D.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I/O. An assembly program to enable digital I/O output functions is listed below.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. Contact IEI support or visit the IEI website for specific drivers for other operating systems. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash. This condition may have occurred by external EMIs or a software bug.
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WAFER-945GSE 3.5" Motherboard F.1 Hazardous Materials Disclosure Table for IPB Products Certified as RoHS Compliant Under 2002/95/EC Without Mercury The details provided in this appendix are to ensure that the product is compliant with the Peoples Republic of China (China) RoHS standards. The table below acknowledges the presences of small quantities of certain materials in the product, and is applicable to China RoHS only.
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