ECS 945GCT-D User manual

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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

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

provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa-

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

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

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

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

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

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

or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

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

which the receiver is connected

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

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

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

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

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

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Declaration of Conformity

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the

following conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interfer-

ence that may cause undesired operation

Canadian Department of Communications

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-

causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur

le matériel brouilieur du Canada.

About the Manual

The manual consists of the following:

Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard

Chapter 2

Installing the Motherboard

Chapter 3

Using BIOS

Chapter 4

Using the Motherboard Software

Describes features of the

motherboard.

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page 1

Describes installation of

motherboard components.

Go to

H

page 7

Provides information on us-

ing the BIOS Setup Utility.

Go to

H

page 23

Describes the motherboard

software

Go to

H

page 37

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Preface i

Chapter 1

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Introducing the Motherboard 1

Introduction......................................................................................1

Feature...............................................................................................2

Motherboard Components.............................................................4

Chapter 2

7 7

7

Installing the Motherboard 7

Safety Precautions...........................................................................7

Choosing a Computer Case............................................................7

Installing the Motherboard in a Case............................................7

Checking Jumper Settings...............................................................8

Setting Jumpers...................................................................8

Checking Jumper Settings...................................................9

Jumper Settings...................................................................9

Connecting Case Components.....................................................10

Front Panel Header...........................................................12

Installing Memory Modules...............................................13

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive...16

Installing Add-on Cards....................................................18

Connecting Optional Devices............................................20

Connecting I/O Devices................................................................22

Chapter 3 23

Using BIOS 23

About the Setup Utility................................................................ 23

The Standard Configuration..............................................23

Entering the Setup Utility...................................................23

Updating the BIOS............................................................25

Using BIOS......................................................................................25

Standard CMOS Setup......................................................26

Advanced Setup.................................................................28

Advanced Chipset Setup....................................................29

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Integrated Peripherals.......................................................30

Power Management Setup.................................................31

PCI/PnP Setup...................................................................32

PC Health Status...............................................................33

Frequency/Voltage Control................................................34

Load Default Settings........................................................35

Supervisor Password........................................................35

User Password..................................................................36

Save & Exit Setup..............................................................36

Exit Without Saving............................................................36

Chapter 4

37 37

37

Using the Motherboard Software 37

About the Software CD-ROM......................................................37

Auto-installing under Windows 2000/XP/Vista.........................37

Running Setup....................................................................38

Manual Installation........................................................................42

Utility Software Reference............................................................42

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Introducing the Motherboard

Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard

Introduction

Thank you for choosing 945GCT-D motherboard of great performance and with

enhanced function. This motherboard has onboard Intel Diamondville CPU with a

Micro DTX form factor of 200 x 170 mm.

The motherboard incorporates the 945GC Northbridge (NB) and ICH7 Southbridge

(SB) chipsets. The Northbridge supports a Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency of 533

MHz using a scalable FSB Vcc_CPU. The memory controller supports DDR2 memory

DIMM frequencies of 533/400. It supports two DDR2 Sockets with up to maximum

memory of 2 GB.

The ICH7 Southbridge supports one PCI slot which is PCI 2.3 compliant. In addition,

one PCI Express x1 slot is supported. It implements an EHCI compliant interface

that provides 480 Mb/s bandwidth for 8 USB 2.0 ports (4 USB ports and 2 USB 2.0

headers support additional 4 USB ports). The Southbridge integrates a Serial ATA host

controller, supporting two SATA ports with maximum transfer rate up to 3.0 Gb/s

each.

The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel,

including PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors, one serial port, one VGA port, four

USB ports, one LAN port and audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out.

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Feature

• Onboard Intel Atom (Diamondville) single core, 1.60GHz CPU speed

with 512KB cache

• Supports a system bus (FSB) of 533 MHz

• Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU

This motherboard uses onboard Intel Diamondville CPU that carries the follow-

ing features:

Processor

The 945GC Northbridge (NB) and ICH7 Southbridge (SB) chipsets are based on

an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.

Chipset

ICH7 (SB)

• Enhanced DMA Controller, interrupt controller, and timer

functions

• Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification, Revi-

sion 1.0a

• Compliant with PCI 2.3 specification

• Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Host Controller

• Integrated USB 2.0 Host Controller supporting up to

eight USB 2.0 ports

• Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33

• Supports DDR2 533/400 DDR2 SDRAM

•Ac

commodates two unbuffered DIMMs

• Up to 1 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 2 GB

Memor y

945GC (NB)

• Supports 32-bit host bus addressing

• 2 GB/s point-to-point Direct Media Interface (DMI) to

ICH7 (1 Gb/s each direction)

• Supports 256-Mb, 512-Mb and 1-Gb DDR2 technolo-

gies for x8 and x16 devices

• Supports high quality 3D setup, Render Engine and

high-quality texture engine

“Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s

hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on

separate “logical” processors within the same physical processor.

Audio

• 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec

• Exceeds Microsoft Windows Logo Program (WLP) Requirements

• ADCs support 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz sample rate

• Power Support: Digital: 3.3V; Analog: 5.0V

The onboard Audio provides the following features:

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Onboard LAN

The onboard LAN controller provides the following features:

• Integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Transceiver

• Integrated IEEE802.3z compliant

• IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation

The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:

• One PCI Express x1 slot

• One 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slot

• One IDE connector that supports two IDE devices

• Two 7-pin SATA connectors

The motherboard supports UDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100/66/33

Mb/s.

Expansion Options

Integrated I/O

BIOS Firmware

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

• One serial port

• One VGA port

• Four USB ports

• One LAN port

• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out

The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock

This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system

features including the following:

speeds.

• Power management

• Wake-up alarms

• CPU parameters

• CPU and memroy timing

1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

without prior notice.

2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be oper-

ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50 °C.

3. To achieve better performance and air flow, we suggest that you use

a system fan on this motherboard.

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Motherboard Components

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Introducing the Motherboard

Table of Motherboard Components

LABEL COMPONENTS

1. SYS_FAN

System cooling fan connector

2. DDR2_1~2

240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slots

3. ATX1

Standard 24-pin ATX power connector

4. CLR_CMOS

Clear CMOS jumper

5. SPK

Internal speaker header

6. PWR_FAN

Power cooling fan connector

7. F_PANEL

Front panel switch/LED header

8. SATA1~2

Serial ATA connectors

9. IDE

Primary IDE connector

10. F_USB1~2

Front Panel USB headers

11. USBPWR_F

Front Panel USB Power Select jumper

12. SPDIFO

SPDIF out header

13. CD_IN

Analog audio input connector

14. F_AUDIO Front panel audio header

15. PCIE

PCI Express x1 slot

16. PCI 32-bit add-on card slot

17. USBPWR_R Rear USB/PS2 Power Select jumper

This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard.

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Installing the Motherboard

Chapter 2

Installing the Motherboard

Safety Precautions

• Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard

• Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam-

age from static electricity

• Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely

grounded object before working on the motherboard

• Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in

• Hold all circuit boards by the edges. Do not bend circuit boards

Choosing a Computer Case

There are many types of computer cases on the market. The motherboard complies

with the specifications for the Micro DTX system case. First, some features on the

motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indica-

tors and switches on the system case. Make sure that your case supports all the

features required. Secondly, this motherboard supports two enhanced IDE drives.

Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend

to install.

Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that the I/O

template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge of the

motherboard.

This motherboard carries a Micro DTX form factor of 200 x 170 mm. Choose a case

that accommodates this form factor.

Installing the Motherboard in a Case

Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the motherboard in

a case.

Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case, which correspond

the holes in the motherboard. Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets

and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws.

Ensure that your case has an I/O template that supports the I/O ports and expansion

slots on your motherboard.

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Installing the Motherboard

Checking Jumper Settings

This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard.

Setting Jumpers

Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with

more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper

caps are placed on the correct pins.

The illustrations show a 2-pin jumper. When

the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the

jumper is SHORT. If you remove the jumper

cap, or place the jumper cap on just one pin,

the jumper is OPEN.

This illustration shows a 3-pin jumper. Pins

1 and 2 are SHORT.

SHORT OPEN

Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard.

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Installing the Motherboard

Checking Jumper Settings

The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is

labeled.

Jumper Settings

To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS, we recommend

users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Optimized Defaults”

and then “Save & Exit Setup”.

1.

2.

Make sure the power supply provides enough VCC5_DUAL voltage

before selecting the VCC5_DUAL function.

3.

It is required that users place the USBPWR_F & USBPWR_R cap onto

2-3 pin rather than 1-2 pin as default if you want to wake up the com-

puter by USB/PS2 KB/Mouse.

Jumper Type Description Setting (default)

CLR_CMOS

3-pin

CLEAR CMOS

1-2: NORMAL

2-3: CLEAR CMOS

Before clearing the

CMOS, make sure to

turn the system off.

3-pin

USBPWR_R

1-2: VCC5

2-3: VCC5_DUAL

Rear USB/PS2

Power Select

Jumper

3-pin

USBPWR_F

1-2: VCC5

2-3: VCC5_DUAL

Front Panel

USB Power

Select Jumper

USBPWR_R

CLR_CMOS

1

USBPWR_F

1

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Installing the Motherboard

Connecting Case Components

After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the

motherboard components. Refer to the following:

1 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN.

2 Connect the power cooling fan connector to PWR_FAN.

3 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL.

4 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX1.

5 Connec the case speaker cable to SPK.

Users please note that the 24-pin power cable can be connected to the

ATX1 connector.

With ATX v2.x power supply, users please

note that when installing 24-pin power

cable, the latches of power cable and the

ATX1 match perfectly.

Connecting 24-pin power cable

24-pin power cable

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ATX1: ATX 24-pin Power Connector

SPK: Internal speaker header

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V

2 +3.3V 14 -12V

3 Ground 15 Ground

4 +5V 16 PS_ON

5 Ground 17 Ground

6 +5V 18 Ground

7 Ground 19 Ground

8 PWRGD 20 -5V

9 +5VSB 21 +5V

10 +12V 22 +5V

11 +12V 23 +5V

12 +3.3V 24 Ground

4 Signal

3 GND

2 Key

1 VCC

Pin Signal Name

Pin Signal Name Function

1 GND System Ground

2 +12V Power +12V

3 Sense Sensor

SYS_FAN/PWR_FAN: FAN Power Connectors

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Front Panel Header

The front panel header (F_PANEL) provides a standard set of switch and LED

headers commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases. Refer to the table below for

information:

Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function

1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED(+) 2 FP PWR/SLP *MSG LED(+)

3 HD_LED_N Hard disk LED(- )

5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch(-)

7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch(+)

9 RSVD Reserved

4 FP PWR/SLP *MSG LED(-)

6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch(+)

8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch(-)

10 Key No pin

* MSG LED (dual color or single color)

Hard Drive Activity LED

Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication

that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function

properly, an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface. The LED

will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI (hard drive activity LED)

connector.

Power/Sleep/Message waiting LED

Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual-color, front panel mounted LED provides

power on/off, sleep, and message waiting indication.

Reset Switch

Supporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary-

contact switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed, the board resets and

runs POST.

Power Switch

Supporting the power on/off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momen-

tary-contact switch that is normally open. The switch should maintain contact for

at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off. The time requirement

is due to internal de-bounce circuitry. After receiving a power on/off signal, at least

two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on/off signal.

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Installing the Motherboard

Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin

DDR2 533/400. The total memory capacity is 2 GB.

You must install at least one module in any of the two slots. Each module can be

installed with 1 GB of memory; total memory capacity is 2 GB.

Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging

until you are ready to install it on the motherboard. Handle the

modules only by their edges. Do not touch the components or metal

parts. Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules.

Installation Procedure

Refer to the following to install the memory modules.

1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM .

2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down.

3 Align the memory module with the slot. The DIMM slots are keyed with

notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be

installed correctly.

4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the

notches in the DIMM slot.

5 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it

seats correctly. The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to

the edges of the DIMM.

6 Install any remaining DIMM modules.

DDR2 SDRAM memory module table

DDR2 533 266 MHz

200 MHz

Memory module

Memory Bus

DDR2 400

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Installing the Motherboard

Table A: DDR2 (memory module) QVL (Qualified Vendor List)

The following DDR2 533/400 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use

with this motherboard.

Type Size Vendor Module Name

256 MB

Samsung

M378T3354BZ0-CCC

K4T51163QB-ZCCC

Samsung

M378T6553BG0-CCC

K4T51083QB-GCCC

DDR2 400

512 MB

TwinMos Samsung K4T51083QB-GCCC

Corsair VC256MB533D2 4PB11D9CHM

Eipida Japan E2508AA-T7F-E

Kingmax Hynix HY5PS121621

Nanya Nanya NT5TU32M16AG-37B

Ramaxel Elpida D5116AF-5C-E

256 MB

Ramaxel 5PB42 D9DCD

Aeneon Aeneon AET94F370 DS

Aeneon Aeneon AET93F370 SS

Corsair Samsung K4T51083QB-ZCD5

Corsair VS512MB533D2 64M8CEC

Eipida Elpida 04180WB01

Hynix Hynix HY5PS12821

Infineon HY818T512800AF37 33346778

Kingston Hynix HY5PS12821

Kingston Nanya NT5TU64M8AE-37B

Ramaxel 5PB32 D9DCN

Ramaxel Elpida E5108AG-5C-E

Ramaxel 6AD11 D9GCT

Samsung

PC2-4200U-4444-10-B1

K4T56083QF-ZCD5

Samsung

PC2-4200U-4444-12-DS

K4T51083QC

Twinmos Samsung 8D22JB-KM

512 MB

Twinmos Elpida E5108AB-5C-E

Apacer Elpida E5108AB-5C-E

Geil A016E2864T2AG8AKT5H120001

Infineon HY818T512800AF37 33344539

Kingmax KKEA88E4AAKG-37

DDR2 533

1 GB

UMAX U2S12D30TP-5C

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