MSI I3-945GSE- User Manual

vi Preface ▍ ESPAÑOL MSI como empresa comprometida con la protección del medio ambiente, recomienda:Bajo la directiva 2002/96/EC de la Unión Europea en materia de desechos y/o equipos electrónicos, con fecha de rigor desde el 13 de agosto de 2005, los productos clasificados como “eléctricos y equipo...

vii MS-9856 TÜRKÇE Çevreci özelliğiyle bilinen MSI dünyada çevreyi korumak için hatırlatır:Avrupa Birliği (AB) Kararnamesi Elektrik ve Elektronik Malzeme Atığı, 2002/96/EC Kara - rnamesi altında 13 Ağustos 2005 tarihinden itibaren geçerli olmak üzere, elektrikli ve elek - tronik malzemeler diğer atı...

viii Preface ▍ Contents Copyright Notice ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������iiTrademarks ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������iiRevision History �����������������������������������...

ix MS-9856 Chapter 4 System Resources ������������������������������������������������������������ 4-1 Watch Dog Timer Setting ............................................................. 4-2AMI POST Code .......................................................................... 4-3Resource List .....

Thank you for choosing the MS-9856 v2.X, an ex- cellent industrial computer board from MSI. Based on the innovative Intel ® 945GSE & ICH7M chipsets for optimal system efficiency, the MS-9856 accommodates the latest Intel ® ATOM N270 proces- sor and supports up to 1 DDR2 533/400 SO-DIMM slot to p...

1-7 MS-9856 S afety c oMpliance & Mtbf Certification Standard Number Title of Standard CE RFI EN 55022: 1998+A1: 2000+A2:2003 Class B Product family standard EN 6100-3-2:2000 Class D Limits for harmonic cur- rent emission EN 6100-3-3: 1995+A1:2001 Limitation of voltage fluc - tuation and flicker...

This chapter provides you with the information on mainboard hardware configurations. Incorrect set - ting of jumpers and connectors may damage your mainboard. Please pay special attention not to con- nect these headers in wrong direction. DO NOT ad- just any jumper while the mainboard is powered on....

2-2 Hardware Setup ▍ Q uick c oMponentS g uide J2, p.2-8 JPWR1, p.2-4 SATA1~2, p.2-6 JSPI1, p.2-7 SO-DIMM Slot, p.2-3 JVDD1, p.2-14 JBAT1, p.2-13 Back Panel I/O, p.2-5 PWR1, p.2-4 JFP1, p.2-9 JUSB1, p.2-12 JAUD1, p.2-10 CON1, p.2-15 JLVDS1, p.2-11 JCOMP1, p.2-13 JKBMS1, p.2-7 J3, p.2-9

2-3 MS-9856 M eMory These DIMM slots are intended for memory modules. Installing Memory Modules Locate the DIMM1 SO-DIMM slot. Align the notch on the DIMM with the key on the slot and insert the DIMM into the slot at 45-degree angle. Push the DIMM gently forwards until the slot levers click and lock...

2-4 Hardware Setup ▍ p ower S upply 5V/12V HDD Power Connector: JPWR1 This connector provides power to the hard disk drives. 12V System Power Connector: PWR1 This connector provides power to the system. Important Power supply of 200watts (and above) is highly recommended for system stability. PIN SI...

2-6 Hardware Setup ▍ c onnectorS Serial ATA II Connector: SATA1, SATA2 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA II interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA II device. SATA2 SATA1 Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, data loss may occ...

2-7 MS-9856 SPI Flash ROM Connector: JSPI1 This connector is used to flash SPI flash ROM. 10 JSPI1 9 2 1 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 13579 VCC3_SBSPI_MISO_FSPI_CS0_F#GNDSPI_HOLD# 246810 VCC3_SBSPI_MOSI_FSPI_CLK_FGNDNC Keyboard/Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 This connector is used to connect PS/2 keyboard & m...

2-8 Hardware Setup ▍ Serial Port Connector: J2 This connector is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/ receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach serial devices to it through the optional serial port bracket. J2 1 41 2 42 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1234567891011121314151617181920 COM_NDCD2 COM...

2-10 Hardware Setup ▍ Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JAUD1 10 9 2 1 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1234 567 8910 MIC_LGNDMIC_RPRESENCE# LINE out_RMIC_JDFront_JD NCLINE out_LL...

2-11 MS-9856 LVDS Flat Panel Connector: JLVDS1 The LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) connector provides a digital in- terface typically used with flat panels. After connecting an LVDS interfaced flat panel to the JLVDS1, be sure to check the panel datasheet and set the JVDD1 jumper (p. 2-14) to...

2-12 Hardware Setup ▍ Front USB Connector: JUSB1 This connector, compliant with Intel I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1357 USB_RSTRSBD1+SBD1...

2-13 MS-9856 J uMperS COM Port Power Jumper: JCOMP1 These jumpers specify the operation voltage of the onboard serial ports. JCOMP1 1 2 3 4 VCC5 +12V 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 VCC5 +12V Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to kee...

2-14 Hardware Setup ▍ Backlight Connector & LVDS Power Jumper: JVDD1 The backlight connector is provided for LCD backlight options while the LVDS power jumper allows users to select the operation voltage of the LVDS interfaced flat panel. VCC3 VCC5 +12V 1 2 9 10 1 2 9 10 1 2 9 10 1 2 9 10 VCC5 P...

2-15 MS-9856 S lot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card.The CON1 is a Mini PCI-E connector for wireless LAN, TV tuner, and Rob- son NAND Flash . Mini PCI-E Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards, m...

This chapter provides information on the BIOS Set- up 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 re- quests you to run SETUP.You want to change the default settin...

3-2 BIOS Setup ▍ e ntering S etup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter S...

3-3 MS-9856 Control Keys <↑> Move to the previous item <↓> Move to the next item <←> Move to the item in the left hand <→> Move to the item in the right hand <Enter> Select the item <Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu <+/PU&g...

3-4 BIOS Setup ▍ t he M enu b ar Main Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced Use this menu to setup the items of special enhanced features. Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices. Security Use this menu to set supervisor and user passwords...

3-5 MS-9856 M ain System Time This setting allows you to set the system time. The time format is <Hour> <Minute> <Second>. System Date This setting allows you to set the system date. The date format is <Day>, <Month> <Date> <Year>. Primary IDE Master/Slave, ...

3-9 MS-9856 PCI/PCIE Device Configuration USB Functions This setting specifies the operation mode of the onboard USB control - ler. USB 2�0 Controller This setting enables/disables the onboard USB controller. Audio Controller This setting enables/disables the onboard audio controller. LAN Option ROM...

3-10 BIOS Setup ▍ Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1/2/3/4/5/6 Address, Serial Port 3/4/5 IRQ Select an address and a corresponding interrupt for the specified se - rial ports. Serial Port 3/4/5 Mode These settings specify the operation mode of the specified serial ports. Watch Dog You can enable ...

3-11 MS-9856 Hardware Health Configuration These items display the current status of all monitored hardware devices/ components such as voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds. ▶

3-12 BIOS Setup ▍ GPIO Configuration These settings configure the General Purpose Input/Output mode and data. ▶

3-13 MS-9856 b oot 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS at- tempts to load the disk operating system. Try Other Boot Devices Setting the option to [Enabled] allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the 1...

3-14 BIOS Setup ▍ S ecurity Supervisor Password / Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. These set- tings allow you to set or change the supervisor password. User Password / Change User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot. T...

3-15 MS-9856 c hipSet Internal Graphics Mode Select The field specifies the size of system memory allocated for video memory. DVMT Mode Select Intel’s Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) allows the system to dy- namically allocate memory resources according to the demands of the sys- tem at any p...

3-16 BIOS Setup ▍ Boot Display Device Use the field to select the type of device you want to use as the display(s) of the system. Force LVDS Inactive This setting determines whether to force the LVDS inactive or not. ▶ ▶

3-17 MS-9856 p ower ACPI Aware O/S This setting enables/disables ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support for Operating System. Set to [No] if your OS doesn’t sup- port ACPI and set to [Yes] if ACPI is supported. Suspend Mode This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI funct...

3-18 BIOS Setup ▍ USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 This setting allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from the S3/S4 sleep state. Resume On LAN This field specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of onboard LAN is detected....

3-19 MS-9856 e xit Save Changes and Exit Save changes to CMOS and exit the Setup Utility. Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes and exit the Setup Utility. Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility. Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the default values s...

This chapter provides information on the following system resources:1. Watch Dog Timer Setting;2. AMI POST Code;3. Resource List. Chapter 4 System Resources

4-2 System Resources ▍ w atch d og t iMer S etting Software codeSIO_IDX equ 2Eh SIO_DTA equ 2Fh Timer equ 10; reset after 10 seconds 1. Enter configuration mode mov dx,SIO_IDXmov al,87hout dx,almov al,01hout dx,almov al,55hout dx,alout dx,al 2. Set to LDN 07 mov dx,SIO_IDXmov al,07hout dx,almov dx,S...

4-3 MS-9856 aMi poSt c ode Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints The Bootblock initialization code sets up the chipset, memory and other components before system memory is available. The following table de- scribes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the bootblock initial- ization port...

4-4 System Resources ▍ POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre-boot process. The following table describes the type of check- points that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS: Checkpoint Description 03 Disable NMI, Parity, video...

4-7 MS-9856 r eSource l iSt ICH7M GPIO P in G P IO T y p e M u ltip le x e d w ith P o w e r C o n n e c t A B 1 8 G P IO 0 I/O B M _ B U S Y # V C C 3 P M _ B M B U S Y # C 8 G P IO 1 I/O R E Q [5 ]# V C C 5 P R E Q # 5 G 8 G P IO 2 I/O D P IR Q E # V C C 5 V C C 3 F 7 G P IO 3 I/O D P IR Q F # V C...

4-9 MS-9856 SIO GPIO Pin GPIO Type Function Power Description 60 GP56 O #EN485Default high for RS232function VCC5 61 GP57 O #EN422Default high for RS232function VCC5 59 GP55 O EN232Default high for RS232function VCC5