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WAFER-945GSE2

3.5" SBC with 1.6 GHz Intel

Atom N270, VGA/LVDS, Dual

GbE, CFII, USB, SATA, on board 1 GB Memory and PC/104

Rev. 1.03 – 20 September, 2011

Summary of content (204 pages)

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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual tiWAFER-945GSE2 WAFER-945GSE2 3.5" SBC with 1.6 GHz Intel® Atom N270, VGA/LVDS, Dual GbE, CFII, USB, SATA, on board 1 GB Memory and PC/104 Page i Rev. 1.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Revision Date Version Changes 20 September, 2011 1.03 Updated section 2.2 Data Flow 25 June, 2009 1.02 New photographs added 11 March, 2009 1.01 Model name update 17 February, 2009 1.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 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-945GSE2 User Manual Packing List NOTE: If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the WAFER-945GSE2 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw. The items listed below should all be included in the WAFER-945GSE2 package.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 2 1.1.1 WAFER-945GSE2 Introduction ......................................................................... 2 1.2 WAFER-945GSE2 OVERVIEW ...............................................................................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 2.5.7 Intel® ICH7-M Real Time Clock ...................................................................... 21 2.5.8 Intel® ICH7-M SATA Controller ...................................................................... 21 2.5.9 Intel® ICH7-M USB Controller........................................................................ 22 2.6 LPC BUS COMPONENTS ........................................................................................... 23 2.6.1 LPC Bus Overview................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4.3.4 Backlight Inverter Connector .......................................................................... 38 4.3.5 CompactFlash® Socket.................................................................................... 39 4.3.6 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector............................................................ 41 4.3.7 Fan Connector (+12V, 3-pin) .......................................................................... 42 4.3.8 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ..........
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 5.5.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 68 5.5.2 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 69 5.6 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS ........................................................ 69 5.6.1 Peripheral Device Cables ................................................................................ 69 5.6.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 6.4 PCI/PNP................................................................................................................. 108 6.5 BOOT.......................................................................................................................110 6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration............................................................................ 111 6.5.2 Boot Device Priority .....................................................................................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual E.4 MEMORY................................................................................................................ 168 F COMPATIBILITY..................................................................................................... 169 F.1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS ........................................................................ 170 F.2 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS...................................................................................... 170 F.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual List of Figures Figure 1-1: WAFER-945GSE2 ........................................................................................................2 Figure 1-2: WAFER-945GSE2 Overview [Front View] .................................................................3 Figure 2-1: WAFER-945GSE2 Dimensions (mm).........................................................................7 Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) .....................................................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 4-14: PC/104 Power Input Connector Pinouts ...............................................................48 Figure 4-15: Power Button Connector Location........................................................................48 Figure 4-16: Reset Button Connector Locations.......................................................................49 Figure 4-17: SATA Drive Connector Locations .........................................................................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Setup Operations ......................................................................... 126 Figure 7-8: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen............................................................ 126 Figure 7-9: VGA Driver Read Me File ....................................................................................... 127 Figure 7-10: VGA Driver Setup Files Extracted ......................................................................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-42: iSMM InstallShield Wizard Complete ................................................................. 148 Figure 7-43: iSMM Restart Confirmation .................................................................................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual List of Tables Table 1-1: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................5 Table 2-1: Power Consumption...................................................................................................27 Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors ...............................................................................35 Table 4-2: Rear Panel Connectors ...................................................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Table 5-4: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings....................................................................................65 Table 5-5: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings .................................................................66 Table 5-6: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings................................................................68 Table 5-7: IEI Provided Cables ..................................................................................................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual BIOS Menus Menu 1: Main .................................................................................................................................85 Menu 2: Advanced ........................................................................................................................87 Menu 3: CPU Configuration.........................................................................................................87 Menu 4: IDE Configuration...............................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Chapter 1 1 Introduction Page 1
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 1.1 Overview Figure 1-1: WAFER-945GSE2 1.1.1 WAFER-945GSE2 Introduction WAFER-945GSE2 3.5” motherboards are embedded 45 nm Intel® Atom™ processor platforms. The Intel® Atom™ processor N270 embedded on the WAFER-945GSE2 has a 1.60 GHz clock speed, a 533 MHz FSB and a 512 KB L2 cache. The WAFER-945GSE2 also includes onboard 1.0 GB DDR2 SDRAM. The board comes with an LVDS connector and supports both 18-bit and 36-bit single channel LVDS screens.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 1-2: WAFER-945GSE2 Overview [Front View] 1.2.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 1 x RS-232 serial port connector 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) drive connectors 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports four USB 2.0 devices) The WAFER-945GSE2 has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board rear panel. 2 x Ethernet connectors 1 x RS-232/422/485 serial port connector 2 x USB connectors 1 x VGA connector The WAFER-945GSE2 has the following on-board jumpers: AT Power mode setting Clear CMOS CF card setting COM2 Port mode setting LVDS1 Voltage selection 1.2.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Intel® Generation 3.5 integrated GFX core (133 MHz) Display 18-bit dual channel LVDS integrated in Intel® 945GSE Dual-display supported (VGA and LVDS) BIOS AMI BIOS label Audio Realtek ALC655 AC'97 codec LAN Two Realtek RTL8111CPP GbE controllers One RS-232 serial port COM One RS-232/422/485 serial port connector Six USB 2.0 devices supported: USB2.0 Four by onboard pin-headers Two by external connectors SATA Two 1.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Chapter 2 2 Detailed Specifications Page 6
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 2.1 Dimensions 2.1.1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are shown below: Figure 2-1: WAFER-945GSE2 Dimensions (mm) 2.1.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2-2.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 2.2 Data Flow Figure 2-3 shows the data flow between the two on-board chipsets and other components 7 installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 2.3 Embedded WAFER-945GSE2 Processor 2.3.1 Overview The WAFER-945GSE2 comes with an embedded 45 nm 1.60 GHz Intel® Atom™ processor N270. The processor supports a 533 MHz FSB and has a 1.6 GHz 512 KB L2 cache. The low power processor has a maximum power of 2.5 W. The processor is covered with a heat sink and is shown in Figure 2-4 below. Figure 2-4: Embedded Processor 2.3.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Thermal management support via Intel® Thermal Monitor 1 and Intel® Thermal Monitor 2 FSB Lane Reversal for flexible routing Supports C0/C1(e)/C2(e)/C4(e) L2 Dynamic Cache Sizing Advanced power management features including Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Technology Execute Disable Bit support for enhanced security 2.3.3 Front Side Bus (FSB) The Intel® Atom™ processor on the WAFER-945GSE2 is interfaced to the Intel® 945GSE Northbridge through a 533 MHz front side bus (FSB).
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 2.4 Intel®945GSE Northbridge Chipset 2.4.1 Intel® 945GSE Overview The Intel® 945GSE Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) supports the embedded Intel® Atom™ N270 processor. The Intel® 945GSE is interfaced to the processor through a 533 MHz FSB. 2.4.2 Intel® 945GSE DDR2 Controller There is 1.0 GB DDR2 onboard the WAFER-945GSE2. The onboard 1.0 GB DDR2 SDRAM is covered by the heatsink and is shown in Figure 2-6 below.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 2-6: Onboard DDR2 SDRAM 2.4.3 Intel® 945GSE Graphics The Intel® 945GSE supports CRT and LVDS. The internal graphics engine has the following features: Intel® Gen 3.5 Integrated Graphics Engine 250-MHz core render clock and 200 MHz core display clock at 1.05-V core voltage Supports TV-Out, LVDS, CRT and SDVO Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT 3.0) Intel® Display Power Saving Technology 2.0 (Intel® DPST 2.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 2.4.3.1 Analog CRT Graphics Mode The analog CRT bus is interfaced to an external DB-15 interface connector. The connector is shown below. Figure 2-7: VGA Connector Some of the features of the CRT include: Integrated 400-MHz RAMDAC Analog Monitor Support up to QXGA Support for CRT Hot Plug 2.4.3.2 LVDS Interface The LVDS interface is connected directly to one of the LVDS connectors on the board.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 2-8: LVDS Connector Some of the features of the LVDS interface include: Panel support up to UXGA (1600 x 1200) 25-MHz to 112-MHz single-/dual-channel; @18 bpp o TFT panel type supported Pixel Dithering for 18-bit TFT panel to emulate 24-bpp true color displays Panel Fitting. Panning, and Center Mode Supported CPIS 1.5 compliant Spread spectrum clocking supported Panel Power Sequencing support Integrated PWM interface for LCD backlight inverter control 2.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 2-9: Direct Media Interface Some of the features of the Intel® ICH7-M are listed below. Complies with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.0a Complies with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Serial peripheral interface support 2.5.2 Intel® ICH7-M Audio Codec ’97 Controller The Integrated AC'97 v2.3 compliant audio controller is integrated to a RealTek ALC655 audio codec. The RealTek ALC655 is in turn connected to onboard audio connectors, which are then connected to compliant audio devices. The RealTek ALC655 is a 16-bit, full-duplex AC'97 Rev. 2.3 compatible six-channel audio codec. The codec and the audio connectors are shown in Figure 2-10.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control, LINE_IN, CD, AUX High-quality differential CD input Two analog line-level mono inputs: PCBEEP, PHONE-IN Two software selectable MIC inputs Dedicated Front-MIC input for front panel applications (software selectable) Boost preamplifier for MIC input LINE input shared with surround output; MIC input shared with Center and LFE output Built-in 50mW/20ohm amplifier for both Front-out and Surround-Out External Amplifier Pow
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual PCI Revision 2.3 compliant 33MHz 5V tolerant PCI signals (except PME#) Integrated PCI arbiter supports up to seven PCI bus masters The PCI bus is connected to a PC/104 connector as shown in the section below. 2.5.5 PCI-to-ISA Bridge A PC/104 expansion connector on the WAFER-8523 facilitates ISA bus expansion. The PC/104 connector is interfaced to the CPU, through an ITE IT8888F PCI to ISA bridge single function device.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual ISA Interface SM Bus One analog line-level mono output: MONO_OUT Power-on Serial Bus Configuration Serial IRQ Optional FLASH ROM Interface Versatile power-on strapping options Supports NOGO function Single 33 MHz Clock Input +3.3V PCI I/F with +5V tolerant I/O buffers +5V ISA I/F and core Power Supply 2.5.6 Intel® ICH7-M PCIe Bus The Intel® ICH7-M Southbridge chipset has four PCIe lanes. Two of the four PCIe lanes are interfaced to PCIe GbE controller. 2.5.6.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 2-12: Realtek RTL8111CP PCIe GbE Controllers The Realtek RTL8111CP PCIe GbE controllers combine a triple-speed IEEE 802.3 compliant Media Access Controller (MAC) with a triple-speed Ethernet transceiver, 32-bit PCIe bus controller, and embedded memory. With state-of-the-art DSP technology and mixed-mode signal technology, they offer high-speed transmission over CAT 5 UTP cable or CAT 3 UTP (10Mbps only) cable.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Supports Full Duplex flow control (IEEE 802.3x) Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Supports IEEE 802.1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging Serial EEPROM Transmit/Receive on-chip buffer support Supports power down/link down power saving Supports PCI MSI (Message Signaled Interrupt) and MSI-X Supports Receive-Side Scaling (RSS) 2.5.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 2-13: SATA Connectors SATA controller specifications are listed below. Supports four SATA drives Supports 1.5 Gb/s data transfer speeds Supports Serial ATA Specification, Revision 1.0a 2.5.9 Intel® ICH7-M USB Controller Up to six high-speed, full-speed or low-speed USB devices are supported by the ICH7-M on the WAFER-945GSE2. High-speed USB 2.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 2-14: Onboard USB Implementation 2.6 LPC Bus Components 2.6.1 LPC Bus Overview The SIS964 LPC bus is connected to components listed below: Super I/O chipset LPC Serial Port Chipset 2.6.2 BIOS Chipset The BIOS chipset has a licensed copy of AMI BIOS installed on the chipset.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 2.6.3 iTE IT8718F Super I/O chipset The iTE IT8718F Super I/O chipset is connected to the ICH7-M Southbridge through the LPC bus. Figure 2-15: Super I/O The iTE IT8718F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with Environment Controller integration.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 2.6.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface The LPC interface on the Super I/O complies with the Intel® Low Pin Count Specification Rev. 1.0. The LPC interface supports both LDRQ# and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI PME# interfaces. 2.6.3.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs The onboard Super I/O has two integrated 16C550 UARTs that can support the following: Two standard serial ports (COM1 and COM2) IrDa 1.0 and ASKIR protocols 2.6.3.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 2.7 Environmental and Power Specifications 2.7.1 System Monitoring Two thermal inputs on the WAFER-945GSE2 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following temperatures: System temperature CPU temperature Eight voltage inputs on the WAFER-945GSE2 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following voltages: CPU Core +1.05V +3.3V 5.0V +12V +1.5V +1.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual A heat sink must be installed on the CPU, Northbridge and the front-side onboard memory. Thermal paste must be smeared on the lower side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU. A heat sink is also mounted on the Southbridge chipset to ensure the operating temperature of the chip remains low. 2.7.3 Power Consumption Table 2-1 shows the power consumption parameters for the WAFER-945GSE2 running 7 with a 1.6 GHz Intel® Atom™ with 1.0 GB DDR2 memory.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Chapter 3 3 Unpacking Page 28
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 3.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING! Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the WAFER-945GSE2 may result in permanent damage to the WAFER-945GSE2 and severe injury to the user. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the WAFER-945GSE2. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 3.3 Unpacking Checklist 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-945GSE2 was purchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to sales@iei.com.tw. 3 3.3.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 2 Plastic intermediate pole for PC/104 (20mm) 1 Utility CD 1 Quick Installation Guide 3.3.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Chapter 4 4 Connectors Page 32
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 4.1.1 shows the peripheral interface connector locations. Section 4.2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4.1.1. 4.1.1 WAFER-945GSE2 Layout Figure 4-1 and Figure 4-2 show the on-board peripheral connectors, rear panel 7 peripheral connectors and on-board jumpers.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations [solder side] 4.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the WAFER-945GSE2. 7 Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Reset button connector 2-pin header RESET1 RS-232/422/485 serial port connector 14-pin header COM2 Serial ATA (SATA) drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA1 Serial ATA (SATA) drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA2 PC/104 connector 104-pin ISA bus CN2 PC/104 power input connector 3-pin CN1 USB 2.0 connector 8-pin header USB01 USB 2.0 connector 8-pin header USB23 Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors 4.2.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4.3.1 ATX Power Connector CN Label: ATXPWR1 CN Type: 4-pin AT power connector (1x4) CN Location: See Figure 4-3 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-3 The 4-pin ATX power connector is connected to an ATX power supply. Figure 4-3: ATX Power Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 +12V 2 GND 3 GND 4 +5V Table 4-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts 4.3.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual The ATX power supply enable connector enables the WAFER-945GSE2 to be connected to an ATX power supply. In default mode, the WAFER-945GSE2 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 3 for more details. Figure 4-4: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 +5V Standby 2 GND 3 PS-ON Table 4-4: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 4.3.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 4-5: Audio Connector Pinouts (10-pin) PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. 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 4-5: Audio Connector Pinouts (10-pin) 4.3.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 4-6: Panel Backlight Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 LCD Backlight Control 2 GROUND 3 +12V 4 GROUND 5 BACKLIGHT Enable Table 4-6: Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts 4.3.5 CompactFlash® Socket CN Label: CF1 CN Type: 50-pin header (2x25) CN Location: See Figure 4-7 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-7 A CF Type I or Type II memory card is inserted to the CF socket on the solder side of the WAFER-945GSE2.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 4-7: CF Card Socket Location (solder side) PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 25 CD2# 50 GND2 Table 4-7: CF Card Socket Pinouts 4.3.6 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector CN Label: DIO1 CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-8 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-8 The digital input/output connector is managed through a Super I/O chip. The DIO connector pins are user programmable. Figure 4-8: DIO Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4.3.7 Fan Connector (+12V, 3-pin) CN Label: CPU_FAN1 CN Type: 3-pin header CN Location: See Figure 4-9 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-9 7 7 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 4-9: +12V Fan Connector Location PIN NO.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4.3.8 Keyboard/Mouse Connector CN Label: KB_MS1 CN Type: 6-pin header (1x6) CN Location: See Figure 4-10 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-10 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 4-10: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location PIN NO.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4.3.9 LED Connector CN Label: LED_C1 CN Type: 6-pin wafer (1x6) CN Location: See Figure 4-11 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-11 The LED connector connects to an HDD indicator LED and a power LED on the system chassis to inform the user about HDD activity and the power on/off status of the system. Figure 4-11: LED Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 +5V 2 GND 3 Power LED+ 4 Power LED- 5 HDD LED+ 6 HDD LED- Table 4-11: LED Connector Pinouts 4.3.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual See Table 4-12 CN Pinouts: 7 The 30-pin LVDS LCD connector can be connected to single channel or dual channel, 24-bit or 36-bit LVDS panel. Figure 4-12: LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4.3.11 PC/104 Connector CN Label: CN2 CN Type: 104-pin PC/104 slot CN Location: See Figure 4-13 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-13 and Table 4-14 7 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.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual PIN Description PIN Description PIN Description PIN Description A12 SA19 A28 SA3 B12 -SMEMR B28 BALE A13 SA18 A29 SA2 B13 -IOW B29 VCC A14 SA17 A30 SA1 B14 -IOR B30 ISAOSC A15 SA16 A31 SA0 B15 -DACK3 B31 GND A16 SA15 A32 GND B16 DRQ3 B32 GND Table 4-13: PC/104 Connector Pinouts (1 of 2) PIN Description PIN Description PIN Description PIN Description C1 GND C11 -MEMW D1 GND D11 -DACK5 C2 -SBHE C12 SD8 D2 -MEMCS16
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 4-14: PC/104 Power Input Connector Pinouts PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 -5V 2 GND 3 -12V Table 4-15: PC/104 Power Input Connector Pinouts 4.3.13 Power Button Connector CN Label: PWRBTN1 CN Type: 2-pin wafer (1x2) CN Location: See Figure 4-15 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-16 The power button connector is connected to a power switch on the system chassis to enable users to turn the system on and off.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 Power Switch 2 GND Table 4-16: Power Button Connector Pinouts 4.3.14 Reset Button Connector CN Label: RESET1 CN Type: 2-pin wafer (1x2) CN Location: See Figure 4-16 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-17 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. Figure 4-16: Reset Button Connector Locations PIN NO.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4.3.15 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label: SATA1, SATA2 CN Type: 7-pin SATA drive connectors CN Location: See Figure 4-17 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-18 8 8 The four SATA drive connectors are each connected to a first generation SATA drive. First generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 150Mb/s. The SATA drives can be configured in a RAID configuration. Figure 4-17: SATA Drive Connector Locations PIN NO.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4.3.16 Serial Port Connector (COM2 ) (RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485) CN Label: COM2 CN Type: 14-pin header (2x7) CN Location: See Figure 4-18 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-19 The 14-pin serial port connector connects to the COM2 serial communications channels. COM2 is a multifunction channel. In default mode COM2 is an RS-232 serial communication channel but, with the COM2 function select jumper, can be configured as either an RS-422 or RS-485 serial communications channel.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4.3.17 USB Connectors (Internal) CN Label: USB01 and USB23 CN Type: 8-pin header (2x4) CN Location: See Figure 4-19 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-20 8 8 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. Additional external USB ports are found on the rear panel. The USB ports are used for I/O bus expansion. Figure 4-19: USB Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4.4 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel Figure 4-20 shows the WAFER-945GSE2 external peripheral interface connector (EPIC) 8 panel. The WAFER-945GSE2 EPIC panel consists of the following: 2 x RJ-45 LAN connectors 1 x Serial port connectors 2 x USB connectors 1 x VGA connector Figure 4-20: WAFER-945GSE2 External Peripheral Interface Connector 4.4.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 4 MDIA1- 8 MDIA0+ Table 4-21: LAN Pinouts Figure 4-21: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector The RJ-45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs, one green and one yellow. The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked. See Table 4-22. 8 STATUS DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION GREEN Activity YELLOW Linked Table 4-22: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 4.4.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Table 4-23: RS-232 Serial Port (COM 1) Pinouts Figure 4-22: COM1 Pinout Locations 4.4.3 USB Connectors CN Label: USB CN Type: Dual USB port CN Location: See Figure 4-20 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-24 8 8 The WAFER-945GSE2 has two external USB 2.0 ports. The ports connect to both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5 VCC 2 DATA- 6 DATA- 3 DATA+ 7 DATA+ 4 GND 8 GND Table 4-24: USB Port Pinouts 4.4.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual The WAFER-945GSE2 has a single 15-pin female connector for connectivity to standard display devices.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Chapter 5 5 Installation Page 57
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 5.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING: Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the WAFER-945GSE2 may result in permanent damage to the WAFER-945GSE2 and severe injury to the user. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the WAFER-945GSE2. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 5.1.1 Installation Notices WARNING: The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the WAFER-945GSE2, WAFER-945GSE2 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-945GSE2 installation instructions and configuration options.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 5.1.2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the WAFER-945GSE2 is properly installed.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual II cards. For the complete specifications of the supported CF cards please refer to Chapter 2. To install a CF card (Type 1 or Type 2) onto the WAFER-945GSE2, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Locate the CF card socket. Place the WAFER-945GSE2 on an anti-static pad with the solder side facing up. 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-945GSE2 User Manual 5.4 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 Figure 5-2: Jumper Locations plastic clip from a jumper.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Jumper Label: ATXCTl1 Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-2 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-3 The AT/ATX Power Select jumper specifies the systems power mode as AT or ATX. Use a jumper cap to short pin 1 - pin 2 on the ATXCTL1 connector to enable the AT Power mode on the system. In the ATX mode use the PS_ON- and 5VSB cable. AT/ATX Power Select jumper settings are shown in Table 5-2.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 5.4.2 CF Card Setup Jumper Label: JCF1 Jumper Type: 2-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-3 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-4 The CF Card Setup jumper sets the CF Type I card or CF Type II cards as either the slave device or the master device. CF Card Setup jumper settings are shown in Table 5-3. CF Card Setup Description OFF Slave Short 1-2 Master Default Table 5-3: CF Card Setup Jumper Settings The CF Card Setup jumper location is shown in Figure 5-4.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual If the WAFER-945GSE2 fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information. To do this, use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2. If the “CMOS Settings Wrong” message is displayed during the boot up process, the fault may be corrected by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 5-5: Clear CMOS Jumper 5.4.4 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Jumper Label: JP1 Jumper Type: 8-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-5 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-6 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. The COM 2 Function Select settings are shown in Table 5-5.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 5-6: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location 5.4.5 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING: Permanent damage to the screen and WAFER-945GSE2 may occur if the wrong voltage is selected with this jumper. Please refer to the user guide that cam with the monitor to select the correct voltage. Jumper Label: J_VLVDS1 Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-6 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-7 The LVDS Voltage Selection jumpers allow the LVDS screen voltages to be set.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual LCD Voltage Select Description Short 1-2 +3.3V LVDS Short 2-3 +5V LVDS Default Table 5-6: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper location is shown in Figure 5-7. Figure 5-7: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 5.5 Chassis Installation 5.5.1 Airflow WARNING: Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other onboard components.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual power supply unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface. NOTE: IEI has a wide range of backplanes available. Please contact your WAFER-945GSE2 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. 5.5.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual SATA power cable 5.6.2 SATA Drive Connection The WAFER-945GSE2 is shipped with two SATA drive cables. To connect the SATA drives to the connectors, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connectors. The locations of the SATA drive connectors are shown in Chapter 3. Step 2: Insert the cable connector. Press the clip on the connector at the end of the SATA cable and insert the cable connector into the onboard SATA drive connector. See Figure 5-8.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual NOTE: The SATA power cable described below is an optional item and must be pre-ordered. The SATA power cable is not shipped with the system. Step 4: Connect the SATA power cable. Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive. See Figure 5-9. Step 0: 8 Figure 5-9: SATA Power Drive Connection 5.6.3 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-945GSE2 User Manual the connector can only be installed in one direction. Figure 5-10: 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.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 5-11: Serial Device Connector 5.6.4 Keyboard/Mouse Y-cable Connector The WAFER-945GSE2 is shipped with a keyboard/mouse Y-cable connector. The keyboard/mouse Y-cable connector connects to a keyboard/mouse connector on the WAFER-945GSE2 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-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 5-12: 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-945GSE2 User Manual 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 5-13. Figure 5-13: Audio Kit Cable Connection Step 3: Connect the audio devices. Connect one speaker to the line-in audio jack, one speaker to the line-out audio jack and a microphone to the mic-in audio jack.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 5-14: WAFER-945GSE2 PC/104 module installation Step 1: Remove retention nuts. Remove the two nuts securing the heatsink and two nuts securing the WAFER-945GSE2 to the chassis. Step 2: Attach intermediate poles. Insert the two short plastic intermediate poles into the bolts securing the heatsink. Insert the two tall plastic intermediate poles. Step 3: Align the PC/104 connector.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Chapter 3. WARNING: If the USB pins are not properly aligned, the USB device can burn out. Step 6: Align the connectors. The cable has two connectors. Correctly align pin 1on each cable connector with pin 1 on the WAFER-945GSE2 USB connector. Step 7: Insert the cable connectors. Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the WAFER-945GSE2, connect the cable connectors to the on-board connectors. See Figure 5-15.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual RJ-45 Ethernet cable connectors Serial port devices USB devices VGA monitors To install these devices, connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding WAFER-945GSE2 external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned. 5.7.1 LAN Connection (Single Connector) There are two external RJ-45 LAN connectors. The RJ-45 connectors enable connection to an external network.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 3: Insert the LAN cable RJ-45 connector. Once aligned, gently insert the LAN cable RJ-45 connector into the onboard RJ-45 connector. Step 0: 5.7.2 Serial Device Connection The WAFER-945GSE2 has a single female DB-9 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a serial device. Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the WAFER-945GSE2. Step 1: Locate the DB-9 connector. The location of the DB-9 connector is shown in Chapter 3.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 5.7.3 USB Connection (Dual Connector) The external USB receptacle connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices. Follow the steps below to connect USB devices to the WAFER-945GSE2. Step 1: Locate the USB receptacle connectors. The location of the USB receptacle connectors are shown in Chapter 3. Step 2: Insert a USB plug. Insert the USB plug of a device into the USB receptacle on the external peripheral interface. See Figure 5-18.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 2: Align the VGA connector. Align the male DB-15 connector on the VGA screen cable with the female DB-15 connector on the external peripheral interface. Step 3: Insert the VGA connector. Once the connectors are properly aligned with the insert the male connector from the VGA screen into the female connector on the WAFER-945GSE2. See Figure 5-19. 8 Figure 5-19: VGA Connector Step 4: Secure the connector.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Chapter 6 6 BIOS Screens Page 82
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 6.1 Introduction A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed. 6.1.1 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.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 /F3 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color forward. F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys 6.1.3 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. 6.1.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 6.2 Main The Main BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered. 8 The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information. BIOS Menu 1: Main System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components. The fields in System Overview cannot be changed.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 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. 6.3 Advanced Use the Advanced menu (BIOS Menu 2) to configure the CPU and peripheral devices 8 through the following sub-menus: WARNING: Setting the wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to malfunction.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual BIOS Menu 2: Advanced 6.3.1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) to view detailed CPU specifications 873H6 and configure the CPU.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Frequency: Lists the CPU processing speed FSB Speed: Lists the FSB speed Cache L1: Lists the CPU L1 cache size Cache L2: Lists the CPU L2 cache size 6.3.2 IDE Configuration Use the IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) to change and/or set the configuration 875H0 of the IDE devices installed in the system. BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configurations [Compatible] Use the ATA/IDE Configurations option to configure the ATA/IDE controller.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual storage devices. Some legacy OS do not support this mode. Legacy IDE Channels [PATA Pri, SATA Sec] Only the SATA drives are enabled. SATA Only SATA Pri, PATA Sec DEFAULT The IDE drives are enabled on the Primary IDE channel. The SATA drives are enabled on the Secondary IDE channel. The IDE drives are enabled on the primary PATA Only and secondary IDE channels. SATA drives are disabled.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration 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-945GSE2 User Manual 32Bit Data Transfer: Enables 32-bit data transfer. Type [Auto] Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) is complete. BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk Not Installed drive on the specified channel. Auto DEFAULT The BIOS auto detects the IDE disk drive type attached to the specified channel. This setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is attached to the specified channel.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Block (Multi Sector Transfer) [Auto] Use the Block (Multi Sector Transfer) to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the device supports multi-sector transfers. BIOS is prevented from using Multi-Sector Transfer on the Disabled specified channel. The data to and from the device occurs one sector at a time. Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects Multi-Sector Transfer support on the drive on the specified channel.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the DMA mode. Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. SWDMA0 Single Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 2.1MBps SWDMA1 Single Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4.2MBps SWDMA2 Single Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 8.3MBps MWDMA0 Multi Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Use the S.M.A.R.T option to auto-detect, disable or enable Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) on the drive on the specified channel. S.M.A.R.T predicts impending drive failures. The S.M.A.R.T BIOS option enables or disables this function. Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects HDD SMART support. Disabled Prevents BIOS from using the HDD SMART feature.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration 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 Manual mode Pulse width modulation set manually When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the Automatic Mode, the following parameters can be set. CPU Temp. Limit of OFF CPU Temp.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual CPU Temp. Limit of OFF [000] WARNING: Setting this value too high may cause the fan to stop when the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cause the system to be damaged. The CPU Temp. Limit of OFF option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode. Use the CPU Temp. Limit of OFF option to select the CPU temperature at which the cooling fan should automatically turn off. To select a value, select the CPU Temp.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual CPU Fan Start PWM [070] The Fan 3 Start PWM option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode. Use the Fan 3 Start PWM option to select the PWM mode the fan starts to rotate with after the temperature specified in the Temperature 3 Limit of Start is exceeded. The Super I/O chipset supports 128 PWM modes. To select a value, select the Fan 3 Start PWM option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127. The temperature range is specified below.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual o o o o o o o o CPU Core +1.05V +3.30V +12.0 V +1.5V +1.8V 5VSB VBAT 6.3.5 Power Configuration Use the Power Configuration Menu to set select AT or ATX power modes. This menu also displays the current AT/ATX jumper setting. BIOS Menu 8: Power Configuration When ATX power is selected the following menu appears (BIOS Menu 9).
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual BIOS Menu 9: Advanced Power Configuration 6.3.5.1 ACPI configuration The ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 10) configures the Advanced Configuration 80H7 and Power Interface (ACPI). BIOS Menu 10: ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode [S1(POS)] Use the Suspend Mode BIOS option to specify the sleep state the system enters when it is not being used.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual S1 (POS) DEFAULT System appears off. The CPU is stopped; RAM is refreshed; the system is running in a low power mode. System appears off. The CPU has no power; RAM is in S3 (STR) slow refresh; the power supply is in a reduced power mode. 6.3.5.2 APM Configuration The APM Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 11) allows the advanced power 87H management options to be configured.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Use the Power Button Mode BIOS to specify how the power button functions. On/Off DEFAULT When the power button is pressed the system is either turned on or off When the power button is pressed the system goes into Suspend suspend mode Resume on Keyboard/Mouse [Disabled] 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.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual activity Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] Use the Resume On RTC Alarm option to specify the time the system should be roused from a suspended state. Disabled DEFAULT The real time clock (RTC) cannot generate a wake event Enabled If selected, the following appears with values that 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. 6.3.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual BIOS Menu 12: Remote Access Configuration [Advanced] Remote Access [Disabled] Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system. Disabled DEFAULT Enabled Remote access is disabled. Remote access configuration options shown below appear: Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode Flow Control Redirection after BIOS POST Terminal Type VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support These configuration options are discussed below.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Use the Serial Port Number option to select the serial port to use for remote access. COM1 DEFAULT System is remotely accessed through COM1 System is remotely accessed through COM2 COM2 NOTE: Make sure the selected COM port is enabled through the Super I/O configuration menu. Base Address, IRQ [2F8h,3] The Base Address, IRQ option cannot be configured and only shows the interrupt address of the serial port listed above.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] Use the Redirection After BIOS POST option to specify when console redirection should occur. Disabled The console is not redirected after POST Boot Loader Redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader Always DEFAULT Redirection is always active (Some OSes may not work if set to Always) Terminal Type [ANSI] Use the Terminal Type BIOS option to specify the remote terminal type.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Use the Sredir Memory Display Delay option to select the delay before memory information is displayed. Configuration options are listed below No Delay DEFAULT Delay 1 sec Delay 2 sec Delay 4 sec 6.3.7 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 13) to read USB configuration 83H0 information and configure the USB settings. BIOS Menu 13: USB Configuration USB Functions [Enabled] Use the USB Function option to enable or disable the USB controllers.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual USB function disabled Disabled Enabled DEFAULT USB function enabled USB2.0 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 Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Use the Legacy USB Support BIOS option to enable USB mouse and USB keyboard support.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual menu may cause the system to malfunction. BIOS Menu 14: PCI/PnP Configuration IRQ# [Available] Use the IRQ# address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 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-945GSE2 User Manual BIOS Menu 15: Boot 6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 15) to configure advanced system 86H3 boot options. BIOS Menu 16: Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual No POST procedures are skipped Disabled Enabled DEFAULT Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease the system boot time Quiet Boot [Disabled] Use the Quiet Boot BIOS option to select the screen display when the system boots. Disabled DEFAULT Normal POST messages displayed OEM Logo displayed instead of POST messages Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] The AddOn ROM Display Mode option allows add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages to be displayed.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 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 Enabled DEFAULT Can be booted from a remote system through the LAN 6.5.2 Boot Device Priority Use the Boot Device Priority menu (BIOS Menu 17) to specify the boot sequence from 87H4 the available devices.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual BIOS Menu 18: Security Change Supervisor Password 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-945GSE2 User Manual menu may cause the system to malfunction. BIOS Menu 19: Chipset 6.7.1 Northbridge Chipset Configuration Use the Northbridge Chipset Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 19) to configure the 890H7 Northbridge chipset settings.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual The Memory Hole reserves the memory space between 15MB and 16MB for ISA expansion cards that require a specified area of memory to work properly. If an older ISA expansion card is used, please refer to the documentation that came with the card to see if it is necessary to reserve the space.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Use the DVMT/FIXED Memory option to specify the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated as graphics memory. This option can only be configured for if DVMT Mode or Fixed Mode is selected in the DVMT Mode Select option. If Combo Mode is selected, the maximum amount of graphics memory is 128MB. Configuration options are listed below.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual BIOS Menu 21:Southbridge Chipset Configuration Audio Controller [All Disabled] The Audio Controller option enables or disables the audio controller. The on-board AC’97 audio controller is enabled. AC’97 Audio Only All Disabled DEFAULT The on-board audio controller is disabled. 6.8 Exit Use the Exit menu (BIOS Menu 22) to load default BIOS values, optimal failsafe values 893H and to save configuration changes.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual BIOS Menu 22:Exit Save Changes and Exit Use the Save Changes and Exit option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program. Discard Changes and Exit Use the Discard Changes and Exit option to exit the BIOS configuration setup program without saving the changes made to the system. Discard Changes Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Chapter 7 7 Software Drivers Page 120
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 7.1 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: 7.3 Chipset Driver Installation ................................................................ 123 340H 890H 7.4 VGA Driver Installation .........................................................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 2: The screen in Figure 7-1 appears. 896H Figure 7-1: Start Up Screen Step 3: Click NANO-ATOM. Step 4: The screen in Figure 7-2 appears. 897H Figure 7-2: Select Operating System Step 5: Select the operating system installed on the NANO-ATOM system. This manual describes the installation for a Windows XP operating system.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 6: The list of drivers in Figure 7-3 appears.Step0: 89H Figure 7-3: Drivers 7.3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list shown in Figure 7-3. (See Section 7.2) 89H 90H Step 2: Click “1-Chipset Driver” Step 3: When the setup files are completely extracted the Welcome Screen in Figure 7-4 appears.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen Step 4: Click NEXT to continue. Step 5: The license agreement in Figure 7-5 appears. 902H Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 6: Read the License Agreement.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 7: Click the YES button to accept the license agreement and continue. Step 8: The Read Me file in Figure 7-6 appears. 903H Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Read Me File Step 9: Click NEXT to continue. Step 10: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 7-7.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Setup Operations Step 11: Once the Setup Operations are complete, click the NEXT icon to continue. Step 12: The Finish screen appears.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 13: Select “Yes, I want to restart the computer now” and click the Finish icon. See Figure 7-8.Step 0: 905H 7.4 VGA Driver Installation To install the VGA driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list shown in Figure 7-3. (See Section 7.2) 906H 907H Step 2: Click “2-VGA” Step 3: The VGA Read Me file in Figure 7-9 appears. 908H Figure 7-9: VGA Driver Read Me File Step 4: Click NEXT to continue. Step 5: The installation files are extracted. See Figure 7-10.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-10: VGA Driver Setup Files Extracted Step 6: The Welcome Screen in Figure 7-11 appears. 910H Figure 7-11: VGA Driver Welcome Screen Step 7: Click NEXT to continue. Step 8: The license agreement in Figure 7-12 appears.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-12: VGA Driver License Agreement Step 9: Read the License Agreement. Step 10: Click YES to accept the license agreement and continue. Step 11: The Readme file in Figure 7-13 appears.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 12: Click NEXT to continue. Step 13: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 7-14. 913H NOTE: The “Found New Hardware Wizard” will appear and then disappear during this step. Do not adjust any settings in the “Found New Hardware Wizard” window. Figure 7-14: VGA Driver Setup Operations Step 14: Once the Setup Operations are complete, click NEXT to continue. Step 15: The Finish screen appears.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-15: VGA Driver Installation Finish Screen Step 16: Select “Yes, I want to restart the computer now” and click FINISH . See Figure 7-15.Step 0: 914H 7.5 LAN Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list shown in Figure 7-3. (See Section 7.2) 915H 916H Step 2: Click “3-LAN” Step 3: The Welcome screen in Figure 7-16 appears.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-16: LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 4: Click NEXT to continue. Step 5: The Ready to Install screen in Figure 7-17 appears. 918H Figure 7-17: LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 6: Click NEXT to proceed with the installation. Step 7: The program begins to install.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 8: The installation progress can be monitored in the progress bar shown in Figure 7-18. 91H Figure 7-18: LAN Driver Installation Step 9: When the driver installation is complete, the screen in Figure 7-19 appears. 920H Figure 7-19: LAN Driver Installation Complete Step 10: Click FINISH to exit the InstallShield Wizard (Figure 7-19).
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 7.6 Audio Driver Installation There is no audio driver on the WAFER-945GSE2. To add audio capabilities to the WAFER-945GSE2, connect a HD Audio kit or AC’97 audio kit available from IEI. Follow the installation applicable to the installed audio kit. 7.6.1 AC’97 Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list shown in Figure 7-3. (See Section 7.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 3: Browse to “E:\4-Audio\ALC665\Windows\Windows 98Gold, 98se, Me, 2000, XP, 2003(32,64 bits)\A3.84” Figure 7-21 924H Figure 7-21: AC’97 Audio Driver Options Step 4: Double-click the installation file in Figure 7-21. 925H Step 5: The AC’97 Driver Installation screen in Figure 7-22 appears. 926H Figure 7-22: AC’97 Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 6: Click NEXT to continue.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 7: The Verification window in Figure 7-23 may appear. 927H Figure 7-23: AC’97 Driver Installation Verification Step 8: Click CONTINUE ANYWAY . Step 9: When the driver is installed, the driver installation finish screen in Figure 7-24 928H appears.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 10: Select “Yes, I wish to restart my computer now” And click FINISH to exit the InstallShield Wizard and restart the computer.Step 0: 7.7 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Driver Installation To install the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select 5-SATA from the list in Figure 7-1. 92H Step 2: A new window opens (Figure 7-25).
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-26: SATA RAID Driver Installation Program Step 5: Double-click the IATA85CD.exe program icon in Figure 7-27. 932H Figure 7-27: SATA RAID Setup Program Icon Step 6: Figure 7-28 shows the InstallShield Wizard preparing to guide the user 93H through the rest of the process.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-28: InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen Step 7: Figure 7-29 shows the Matrix Storage Manager software configuring the 934H installation process. Figure 7-29: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen Step 8: Figure 7-30 shows the Matrix Storage Manager welcome screen.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-30: Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen Step 9: Click NEXT and a warning appears (Figure 7-31). Read the warning carefully 936H and decide whether or not to continue the installation process. Figure 7-31: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen Step 10: Click NEXT and a license agreement appears (Figure 7-32).
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-32: Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement Step 11: Read the license agreement. To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the license agreement shown, click YES and the Readme information file shown in Figure 7-33 appears. 938H Figure 7-33: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File Step 12: Read the Readme file information and click NEXT.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 13: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 7-34). 93H Figure 7-34: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete Step 14: The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later. For the settings to take effect, the computer must be restarted. Click FINISH to restart the computer. Step 0: 7.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure 7-35: iSMM Directory Step 4: Double click the iSMM EN V1.11.00 directory icon. (Figure 7-35) 943H Step 5: The contents of the directory are displayed. (Figure 7-36) 94H Figure 7-36: iSMM Installation File Step 6: Double click the iSMM EN V1.11.00 setup file.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 7: The iSMM InstallShield Welcome Screen appears. (Figure 7-37) 946H Figure 7-37: iSMM InstallShield Welcome Screen Step 8: Click NEXT to continue. Step 9: The License Agreement screen appears.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 10: Select “I accept the terms of the license agreement.” (Figure 7-38) 948H Step 11: Click NEXT to continue.(Figure 7-38) 94H Step 12: The Customer Information screen appears.(Figure 7-39) 950H Figure 7-39: iSMM Customer Information Step 13: Fill in the “User Name” and “Organization” fields, which will be automatically filled with the settings for the current user.(Figure 7-39) 951H Step 14: Click Next to continue.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 15: The Setup Type screen appears. (Figure 7-40) 953H Figure 7-40: iSMM Setup Type Step 16: Select “Complete” (Figure 7-40) 954H Step 17: Click NEXT to continue.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 18: The Installation Confirmation screen appears. (Figure 7-41) 956H Figure 7-41: iSMM Installation Confirmation Step 19: Click INSTALL to begin installing the drivers.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Step 20: The InstallShield Wizard Completed appears when the drivers are finished installing. (Figure 7-42) 958H Figure 7-42: iSMM InstallShield Wizard Complete Step 21: Click FINISH to exit the installation program.(Figure 7-42) 95H Step 22: The Restart Confirmation screen appears.(Figure 7-43) 960H Figure 7-43: iSMM Restart Confirmation Step 23: Select YES to restart the system, or NO to restart the system manually later.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Appendix A A BIOS Options Page 149
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Serial Port Number ........................................................................................................... 104 379H 94H Serial Port Mode................................................................................................................ 104 380H 95H Flow Control ...................................................................................................................... 104 381H 96H Redirection after BIOS POST..........................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Save Changes and Exit .................................................................................................... 119 41H 1029H Discard Changes and Exit................................................................................................ 119 415H 103H Discard Changes............................................................................................................... 119 416H 103H Load Optimal Defaults..............................................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Appendix B B Terminology Page 153
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual 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-945GSE2 User Manual DMA Direct Memory Access (DMA) enables some peripheral devices to bypass the system processor and communicate directly with the system memory. 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.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual LCD Liquid crystal display (LCD) is a flat, low-power display device that consists of two polarizing plates with a liquid crystal panel in between. 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.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Appendix C C Digital I/O Interface Page 157
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual C.1 Introduction The DIO connector on the WAFER-945GSE2 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. C.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual C.3 Assembly Language Samples C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I/O. An assembly program to enable digital I/O input functions is listed below. MOV AX, 6F08H Sets the digital port as input INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call C.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-945GSE2 User Manual Appendix D D Watchdog Timer Page 160
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual NOTE: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system resets.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual NOTE: The compatible items described here have been tested by the IEI R&D team and found to be compatible with the WAFER-945GSE2 F.1 Compatible Operating Systems The following operating systems have been successfully run on the WAFER-945GSE2. MS-DOS 6.22 Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit) F.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual F.3 Compatible Memory Modules NOTE: The memory modules listed below have been tested on the WAFER-945GSE2 other memory modules that comply with the specifications may also work on the WAFER-945GSE2 but have not been tested. The following onboard memory modules have been successfully tested on the WAFER-945GSE2. Manufacturer Hynix Model No.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Appendix G G Hazardous Materials Disclosure Page 172
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual G.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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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl (CR(VI)) (PBB) Ethers (PBDE) Housing X O O O O X Display X O O O O X Printed Circuit X O O O O X X O O O O O X O O O O X Fan Assembly X O O O O X Power Supply X O O O O X O O O O O O Board Metal Fasteners Cable Assembly Assemblies Battery O: This toxic or h
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Appendix H H AC'97 Audio Codec Page 176
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual H.1 Introduction The motherboard comes with an onboard Realtek ALC655 CODEC. The ALC655 is a 16-bit, full-duplex AC'97 Rev. 2.3 compatible six-channel audio CODEC that provides three pairs of stereo outputs with 5-bit volume control, a mono output, and multiple stereo and mono inputs, along with flexible mixing, gain, and mute functions. H.1.1 Accessing the AC'97 CODEC The CODEC is accessed through the phone jacks on the rear panel of the motherboard.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure H-1: Control Panel Sound Effect Manager H.2 Sound Effect Configuration H.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager Follow the steps below to access the Sound Effect Manager. Step 1: Install the ALC655 audio CODEC driver. Step 2: Click the Sound Effect Manager icon in the system task bar (Figure H-2). 1035H Figure H-2: Sound Effect Manager Icon [Task Bar] Step 3: The sound effect manager appears (Figure H-3).
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Figure H-3: Sound Effects Manager (ALC655) NOTE: The Sound Effect Manager shown in Figure H-3 is for the Realtek 1037H ALC655 audio Codec. Different Codecs may have different sound manager appearances. The following section describes the different configuration options in the Sound Effect Manager. H.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options The Sound Effects Manager enables configuration of the items listed below.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual Sound Effect Karaoke Mode Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S/PDIF-In S/PDIF-Out Connector Sensing HRTF Demo Microphone Effect General NOTE: Not all Realtek Sound Effect Managers have all the above listed options. The Sound Effect Manager loaded onto the system may only have some of the options listed above. Below is a brief description of the available configuration options in the Sound Effects Manager.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual o o Channel mode for 5.1 speaker output Synchronize the phone jack switch with speakers settings Speaker Test - Each speaker connected to the system is tested individually to see if the 4-channel or 6-channel audio operates properly. S/PDIF-In and S/PDIF-Out - S/PDIF is used to transmit digital and analog audio signals with either a 48 or 44.1kHz sample rate. HRTF Demo - Adjust HRTF (Head Related Transfer Functions) 3D positional audio before running 3D applications.
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual BIOS .. 23, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 94, 4 4-port RS-232 serial port connector ............4 A ACPI ..................................................99, 100 airflow ........................................................68 ALC655....................................................177 anti-static precautions................................29 anti-static pad ..................................29, 58 anti-static wristband.........................29, 58 handling ............
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 ..................51 D COM 2 function select jumper .............51, 66 location ..................................................66 DB-15 connector ........................................80 settings ..................................................66 DB-9 connector ..........................................79 COM2 port mode setting jumper .................4 digital input/output connector.....................41 CompactFlash.......................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual H hard disk drives K keyboard ....................................................43 SATA......................................................50 keyboard and mouse connector ..................3 HDD ...........................................................44 keyboard controller ....................................25 activity....................................................44 keyboard/mouse ........................................73 indicator LED........................
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual dual channel ..........................................45 power LED.............................................44 single channel .......................................45 PS/2 cable..................................................43 LVDS voltage selection jumper..................67 R location ..................................................68 settings ..................................................67 LVDS1 panel resolution selection jumper....
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WAFER-945GSE2 User Manual cables ....................................................70 controller................................................22 connection .............................................70 devices ..................................................52 power cable ...........................................70 external USB device connection ...........80 SATA drive connector ............................4, 50 port.........................................................