Award MI812 User manual

MI812
Intel®Atom®945GSE
Mini-ITX Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.0

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Table of Contents
Introduction.......................................................1
Product Description.............................................................1
Checklist..............................................................................2
MI812 Specifications ..........................................................3
Board Dimensions...............................................................4
Installations.......................................................6
Installing the Memory.........................................................7
Setting the Jumpers .............................................................8
Connectors on MI812........................................................12
BIOS Setup.......................................................23
Drivers Installation......................................47
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility.........................48
VGA Drivers Installation ..................................................50
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Installation...........52
LAN Drivers Installation...................................................54
Appendix...........................................................56
A. I/O Port Address Map...................................................56
B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)......................................57
C. Watchdog Timer Configuration....................................58

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INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
Product Description
The MI812 Mini ITX board incorporates the Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset
with ICH7M, configured with the Intel Atom processor N270 at 1.6GHz,
FSB533 and the Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset with the ICH7M.
The MI812 Mini ITX board features the Intel's Graphics Media Accelerator 950
core, making it compatible with Windows Vista Premium, and Chrontel CH7308
LVDS controller to support display interfaces including VGA CRT and
18/24-bit dual channel LVDS.
The new Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel® GMA 950) graphics
core is an intelligent and responsive graphics engine built into the chipset that is
on the motherboard. This integration provides incredible visual quality, faster
graphics performance and flexible display options without the need for a
separate graphics card.
The main features of the MI812 Mini ITX Motherboard are:
Supports Intel Atom 270 processor with 1.6GHz speed
Two DDRII SDRAM DIMM supports up to 2GB of DDR2
400/533MHz memory
Onboard 10/100 BaseT and Intel 82574L PCI-Express Gigabit LAN
Intel® 945GSE/Chrontel 7308 VGA for CRT, dual channel LVDS
2x SATA, 8x USB 2.0, 4x COM, Watchdog timer
1x PCI, 1x MiniPCIe, CF socket, DC-in for +12V/+19V input
Dimensions of the board are 170mm x 170mm.
Ordering Information:
MI812F: Intel Atom, 1.6GHz, 945GSE chipset with LVDS, 1x 10/100 LAN, 1x
Gigabit LAN, Mini PCI-E, PCI
MI812: Intel Atom, 1.6GHz, 945GSE chipset with LVDS, 1x 10/100 LAN, Mini
PCI-E, PCI

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Checklist
Your MI812 package should include the items listed below.
•The MI812 Intel®Atom Mini-ITX motherboard
•This User’s Manual
•1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility
•Cable kit (IDE, 2x Serial port, Serial ATA, Parallel port)

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MI812 Specifications
CPU Type Intel® Atom™ N270 processor (45nm)
CPU FSB CPU Clock speed = 1.60GHz
FSB=533MHz
L2 Cache=512K
TDP=2.5W
Green /APM APM1.2
BIOS Award BIOS, support ACPI function
Chipset Intel 945GSE Chipset
GMCH: 82945GSE 27mm x 27mm -998-pin FCBGA
ICH7M: 82801GBM 31mm x 31mm -652-pin BGA
Memory DDRII 533 DIMM x2. Max. 2GB
Supports Single channel, without ECC function
VGA 945GSE built-in, Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Graphics
Core, Supports CRT
LVDS Chrontel 7308B for 18/24-bit dual channel LVDS interface
LAN 1. ICH7M built-in 10/100BaseT MAC + Intel 82562ET PHY
2. Intel 82574L PCI-Express Gigabit LAN controller x1
USB ICH7M built-in USB 2.0 host controller, support 8 ports
Serial ATA Ports ICH7M built-in SATA controller, supports 2 ports
Parallel IDE ICH7M built-in one channel Ultra DMA 33/66/100, CF
Audio ICH7M built -in audio controller w/ ALC 662 HD audio codec
5.1-channel (Line-in, Line-out & Microphone)
LPC I/O Winbond W83627EHG: COM1 (RS232), COM2 (RS232/422/485),
LPT port; Hardware monitor (3 thermal inputs, 4 voltage monitor
inputs, VID0-4 & 2 fan headers)
2’nd LPC I/O Fintek F81216DG COM3 & COM4(RS232)
Digital IO 4 in & 4 out
Keyboard/Mouse Supports PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse connectors
Expansion Slots PCI slot x1, PCI-E (x1) slot x1 and Mini PCI-E (x1) socket x1
Power Connector DC power jack x1 for +12V/+19V DC-in
Edge Connectors PS/2 connector x1 for keyboard/mouse
Gigabit LAN RJ-45 + dual USB stack connector
10/100 LAN RJ45 + dual USB stack connector
Dual USB stack connector for USB5/USB6
DB15 connector for VGA output
3x1 stack mini jacks (0.125”) for HD audio (Line-in, Line-Out,
Microphone); DC-in jack
Onboard
Header/Connectors DF13 connector x2 for LVDS
SATA connector x2 for 2 SATA ports
40-pin box-header x1 for IDE1
CF Connector x1 @ solder side
8-pin header x1 for USB 7,8
20-pin header x1 for LPT port
20-pin DF11 connector x2 for COM1/COM2, COM3/COM4
(Powered with 5V or 12V or as ring-in)
10-pin header x1 for audio Line-Out & Microphone
10 pin-headerx1 for Digital I/O
Watchdog Timer Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min)
Other Modem Wakeup, LAN Wakeup
RoHS Yes
Board Size 170mm x 170mm (Mini ITX form factor)

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Board Dimensions
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INSTALLATIONS
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Installations
This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and
connectors on the MI812 in order to set up a workable system. The
topics covered are:
Installing the Memory............................................................................7
Setting the Jumpers................................................................................8
Connectors on MI812..........................................................................12