BCM MX945GME, User Manual

Page 1: ...Intel CoreTM 2 Duo CoreTM Duo CoreTM Solo Pentium Dual Core Celeron M Mini ITX Mainboard MX945GME User s Manual v1 05 http www bcmcom com ...

Page 2: ... ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIKELY TO CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN WHICH CASE THE USER WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE Notice This guide is designed for experienced users to setup the system within the shortest time For detailed information please...

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Page 4: ... information or questions that apply to your problem and with the product close at hand call your dealer Our dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your BCM products In fact most problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone In addition free technical support is available from BCM engineers every business day We are al...

Page 5: ...d freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered For example CPU type and speed BCM products model name hardware BIOS revision number other hardware and software used etc Note anything abnormal and list any on screen messages you get when the problem occurs 2 Call your deal...

Page 6: ...sis Intrusion Switch Connector JCI1 2 9 44 Pin IDE Connector IDE1 2 9 Serial ATA Connectors SATA1 SATA2 2 10 Audio Amplifier Connector JAMP1 2 11 Front Audio Connector JAUD1 2 11 Fan Power Connectors CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 2 12 Front Panel Connector JFP1 2 12 Serial Port Connector J2 2 13 Front USB Connector F_USB2 2 14 Digital IO Connector J3 2 15 Parallel Port Header JLPT1 2 15 LVDS Flat Panel Connecto...

Page 7: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 Control Keys 3 3 Getting Help 3 3 General Help F1 3 3 The Menu Bar 3 4 Main 3 4 Advanced 3 6 PC Health 3 16 Security 3 18 System 3 20 Boot 3 20 Exit 3 22 vi ...

Page 8: ...MX945GME accommodates the latest Intel CoreTM 2 Duo CoreTM Duo CoreTM Solo Pentium Dual Core Celeron M processors in Socket M and supports one 240 pin 533 667MHz DDRII DIMM to provide the maximum of 2GB memory capacity In the entry level and mid range market segment the MX945GME can provide a high performance solution for today s front end and general purpose workstation as well as in the future 1...

Page 9: ...ntel 82573L or Intel 82562GZ 10 100 LAN optional Audio HDA Codec by Realtek ALC888 7 1 channel Compliant with Azalia 1 0 Spec 6 watt amplifier IDE 1 IDE port by ICH7M Supports Ultra DMA 66 100 mode Supports PIO Bus Master operation mode SATA SATA ports by ICH7M Supports two SATA devices Supports storage and data transfers at up to 150MB s Connectors Back Panel 2 RJ 45 LAN jacks 2 USB 2 0 ports 1 D...

Page 10: ...inheader Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot supports ADD2 DVI Card 1 PCI Express x 1 slot 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz slot Form Factor Mini ITX Mounting 4 mounting holes Environmental Storage Temperature Temperature 10o C 70o C Humidity 10 RH 80 RH Operation Temperature Temperature 0o C 60o C Humidity 80 RH 1 3 ...

Page 11: ...MX945GME Mainboard Mainboard Layout MX945GME v2 X Mini ITX Mainboard 1 4 ...

Page 12: ...s While doing the in stallation be careful in holding the components and follow the in stallation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer Components Static electricity may damage the components 2 1 ...

Page 13: ...MX945GME Mainboard Quick Components Guide 2 2 ...

Page 14: ...tall them before turning on the computer For more information on compatible components please visit http www bcmcom com Important 1 Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system Always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from over heating 2 Make sure that you apply an even layer of heat sink paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat di...

Page 15: ...securely fit into 3 On the front end of the CPU socket is a locking mechanism designed into the form of a screw Make sure that you actuate or deactuate this mechanism with a screwdriver before and after installing the CPU 4 Release the metal clips on the retention mechanism Important Mainboard photos shown in this section are for dem onstration only and may differ from the actual look of your main...

Page 16: ...an heatsink bundled on top of the CPU and fit it into the retention mecha nism 6 Secure the metal clips back to the retention mechanism 7 Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3 pin fan power connector on the mainboard 2 5 ...

Page 17: ... in GREEN Installing DDRII Modules 1 The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation 2 Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot Important You can barely see the golden finger if the memory module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot 3 The pla...

Page 18: ...nserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connec tor ATX1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 ATX1 Pin Definition PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SIGNAL 3 3V 3 3V GND 5V GND 5V GND PW_OK 5V_SB 12V PIN 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SIGNAL 3 3V 12V GND PS_ON GND GND GND 5V 5V 5V Important Power supply of 350 watts and above is highly recommended for system stabili...

Page 19: ...o Port Connectors These audio connectors are used for audio devices You can differentiate the color of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects Blue audio jack Line In is used for external CD player tapeplayer or other audio devices Green audio jack Line Out is a connec tor for speakers or headphones Pink audio jack Mic In is a connector for microphones LAN RJ 45 Jack The standard RJ 45 j...

Page 20: ...D 1 2 JCI1 44 Pin IDE Connector IDE1 This 44 pin IDE connector connects to an optional converter that enables connection to one 44 pin IDE device and one 40 pin IDE device such as hard disk drives CD ROM and other IDE devices Connect to 44 pin IDE device IDE1 Connect to IDE1 Connect to 40 pin IDE device Important If you install two hard disks on cable you must configure the second drive to Slave m...

Page 21: ... SATA data rates of 150MB s Each SATA con nector can connect to 1 hard disk device and is fully compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 specifications SATA1 SATA2 Serial ATA cable Connect to SATA1 2 Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission 2 10 ...

Page 22: ...P_L AMP_L AMP_R AMP_R Front Audio Connector JAUD1 The JAUD1 connects to an optional audio bracket that provides extra front panel audio IO jacks 2 1 14 13 JAUD1 Audio Bracket Optional JAUD1 Pin Definition PIN 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 SIGNAL 5V_SB SPDF0 GND LEF_OUT CEN_OUT AUD_GPIO21 SIDE_L PIN 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 SIGNAL VCC3 NA SPDF1 SURR_OUT_R SURR_OUT_L AUDIO GND SIDE_R 2 11 ...

Page 23: ...ed CPU fans at Intel AMD official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan Front Panel Connector JFP1 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs The JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide JFP1 10 Power Switch Power LED 2 9 Reset Switch HDD LED 1 JFP1 Pin Definition PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 24: ...Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector COM2 COM5 Each RS232 COM port has similar pinouts 2 13 Signal Pin Pin Signal NDCD 1 2 NSIN NSOUT 3 4 NDTR GND 5 6 NDSR NRTS 7 8 NCTS VCC_COM 9 10 KEY ...

Page 25: ...480Mbps which is 40 times faster than USB 1 1 and is ideal for connecting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like F_USB2 2 1 10 9 Pin Definition PIN 1 3 5 7 9 SIGNAL VCC USB0 USB0 GND Key no pin PIN 2 4 6 8 10 SIGNAL VCC USB1 USB1 GND USBOC Connected to USB connector USB 2 0 Bracket Optional Important Note that the pins of VCC a...

Page 26: ...4 N_GPIO25 N_GPIO26 N_GPIO27 NC Parallel Port Header JLPT1 The mainboard provides a 26 pin header for connec tion to a parallel port bracket The parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabili ties Parallel Port ECP mode Parallel Port JLPT1 2 1 26 25 Bracket Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 Signal Name RSTB PRND0 PRND1 PRND2 PRND3 PRND4 ...

Page 27: ... voltage JLVDS1 2 1 12V 12V GND GND LCDVCC DDC DATA VDD ENABLE GND 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 12V 12V 12V 3V LCDVCC DDC CLK BKLTCTL BKLTEN LVDS A0 LVDS A1 LVDS A2 LVDS ACLK LVDS A3 GND LVDS B0 LVDS B1 LVDS B2 LVDS BCLK LVDS B3 GND 40 39 LVDS A0 LVDS A1 LVDS A2 LVDS ACLK LVDS A3 GND LVDS B0 LVDS B1 LVDS B2 LVDS BCLK...

Page 28: ...stem can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the CLR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data 1 1 3 3 1 CLR_CMOS1 Clear Data Keep Data Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 1 2 pin while the system is off Then return to 2 3 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard 2 17 AT ATX Mode J8 This...

Page 29: ...ers while PCI Express x1 supports transfer rate of 250 MB s PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot The PCI slot supports LAN cards SCSI cards USB cards and other add on cards that comply with PCI specifications At 32 bits and 33 MHz it yields a throughput rate of 133 MBps 32 bit PCI Slot PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request...

Page 30: ... Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for cus tomized features 3 1 ...

Page 31: ...turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys Important 1 The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the descrip tion may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only 2 Upon boot up the 1st...

Page 32: ...ted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Sub Menu If you find a right pointer symbol as shown in the right view appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter You can use arrow keys to highlight the field and press Enter to call up the sub menu Then you can use the control k...

Page 33: ...system s chipset PC Health This entry monitors your hardware health status Security Use this menu to set Supervisor and User Passwords System This entry shows your system summary Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes 3 4 ...

Page 34: ... type is not matched or listed you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually If you select Manual related information is asked to be entered to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector T...

Page 35: ...lt on for 15 seconds and then automatically resume its operation Available options are All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard The system stops when any error is detected The system doesn t stop for any detected error The system doesn t stop for anything but keyboard errors Base Extended Total Memory The three items show the memory status of the system Read only 3 6 ...

Page 36: ...nced Advanced BIOS Features The sub menu is used to configure chipset features for optimal system performance Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the power on self 3 7 ...

Page 37: ...the rate characters second at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed and when the acceleration begins APIC Mode This field is used to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Inter rupt Controller Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide the system is able to run in APIC mode Enabling APIC mode w...

Page 38: ...em performance DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This field allows you to set the number of cycles for a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Fast speed offers faster performance while slow speed offers more stable performance DRAM RAS Precharge This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If in...

Page 39: ...s graph ics card if one is installed Otherwise it defaults to the onboard graphics processor When set to Auto the BIOS checks to see if a PCI Express graphics card is installed If it detects that a PCI Express graphics card is present the motherboard boots up using that card Otherwise it defaults to the onboard graphics pro cessor On Chip Frame Buffer Size The field specifies the size of system me...

Page 40: ...ces that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 66 100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 3 11 ...

Page 41: ... BIOS Enhanced Mode Enable both SATA and PATA max 6 IDE drives supported SATA Only SATA operates in legacy mode PATA IDE Mode SATA Port These settings specify the modes of the PATA SATA ports Onboard Device USB Controller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard USB controller USB 2 0 Controller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard USB 2 0 controller USB Keyboard Mouse Supp...

Page 42: ...r Amplifier dB When the Audio Amplifier Control is set to Enabled users may adjust the amplifier dB range between the lowest useful output and the largest useful output level Onboard Ethernet 1 2 These settings disable enable the onboard Ethernet controller Onboard LAN1 LAN2 Boot ROM The items enable or disable the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROMs during bootup Selecting Disabled will s...

Page 43: ...945GME Mainboard Serial Port Setting Onboard Serial Port 1 2 3 4 5 Select an address for Serial Port 1 2 3 4 5 Serial Port 1 2 3 4 5 Use IRQ Select a corresponding interrupt for Serial Port 1 2 3 4 5 3 14 ...

Page 44: ...this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware maintains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a wak...

Page 45: ...ate Resume By Alarm When Enabled your can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from sus pend mode Date of Month Alarm When Resume By Alarm is set to Enabled the field specifies the month for Resume By Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose what hour minute and second the system will boot up PWRON After PWR Fail This item specifies whether your system wi...

Page 46: ...BIOS Setup PC Health Smart Fan Setting 3 17 ...

Page 47: ...temperatures of the fans reach the maximum threshold the temperatures set in the Smart System CPU Fan Temp plus the tolerance values you set here the fans will speed up for cooling down On the contrary if the current temperatures reach the minimum threshold the set temperatures minus the tolerance values the fans will slow down to keep the temperatures stable Current System Temp Current CPU Temper...

Page 48: ...ccess to the system at boot Security Option This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented Settings are described below Option Description Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup System A password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on or when end users try to run Setup 3 19 ...

Page 49: ...nboard System Machine Type Model Processor Processor Cache Size Processor Speed System Memory Type Video Controller BIOS Date BIOS Version These items show the hardware specifications of your system Read only 3 20 ...

Page 50: ...t the desired device then press or PageUp PageDown key to move it up down in the priority list First Second Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system Boot Other Device Setting the option to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the first second third boot devi...

Page 51: ...S vendor for stable system performance Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi cally for optimal performance of the mainboard Save Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup 3 22 ...