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ITX-E16
Intel® Core™ 2Duo 945GME Mini-ITX Main-Board
User’s Manual
Version 1.0

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................1
CHAPTER 1 .........................................................................................2
FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................2
FEATURES......................................................................................3
SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................4
CHAPTER 2 .........................................................................................7
JUMPER SETTING & CONNECTORS .....................................................7
2.1 JUMPERS ON THE ITX-E16...........................................................8
Jumper Locations on the ITX-E16 .......................................................... 9
JP1, JP2, JP3: FSB SPD Selection .......................................................... 10
JP4: Clear CMOS RAM Data................................................................. 10
JP5: CF Card Mode Selection............................................................... 11
JP6, JP7: COM Power Selection........................................................... 11
JP8: COM6 Power Pin (Pin9)................................................................ 11
AT MODE: AT Mode Selection............................................................. 12
COM2MODE: RS232/RS422/RS485..................................................... 12
LCDPWR: LCD PANEL Power Selection ................................................ 13
2.2 CONNECTORS ON THE ITX-E16...................................................14
Connector Locations on the ITX-E16 ................................................... 15
AUDIO Connector................................................................................ 16
INT_AUDIO Connector ........................................................................ 16
SPDIF Connector.................................................................................. 17
CD_IN Connector................................................................................. 17
DIO Connector..................................................................................... 18
USB12, 34 Connectors......................................................................... 18
INT_VGA Connector ............................................................................ 19
SATA1.2 Connectors............................................................................ 19
VGA Connector.................................................................................... 20
LAN GbE+USBx2 Connectors ............................................................... 20
LAN1, 2 GbE Connectors ..................................................................... 21
System FAN Connector ....................................................................... 21
CPU FAN Connector ............................................................................ 21
LAN1, 2 GbE LEDs ................................................................................ 22
ATX_12V Power Connector................................................................. 22
ATX_20P Connector ............................................................................ 23
INT_KBMS Connector.......................................................................... 23
PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector.................................................... 24
IRDA Connector................................................................................... 24
FRONT_PANEL Connector ................................................................... 25
TVOUT ................................................................................................. 26

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LVDS LCD Connector............................................................................27
DVI Connector .....................................................................................28
LPT Port ...............................................................................................28
CF-II Connector....................................................................................29
COM1 Serial Port.................................................................................30
COM2, 6 Serial Ports............................................................................30
COM3, 4, 5 Serial Ports........................................................................31
IDE Connector......................................................................................32
CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP ....................................................................33
BIOS Introduction ................................................................................34
Starting Setup......................................................................................34
3.1 MAIN MENU ..........................................................................35
Setup Items .........................................................................................35
Standard CMOS Features ....................................................................35
Advanced BIOS Features .....................................................................35
Advance Chipset Features ...................................................................35
Integrated Peripherals.........................................................................36
Power Management Setup..................................................................36
PnP/PCI Configurations .......................................................................36
PC Health Status ..................................................................................36
Frequency/Voltage Control .................................................................36
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ........................................................................36
Load Optimized Defaults .....................................................................36
Set Supervisor/ User Password ...........................................................36
Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................36
Exit Without Saving .............................................................................36
3.2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES .....................................................37
IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/ Slave ...........................................................39
Drive A/B .............................................................................................41
Video ...................................................................................................41
Halt On ................................................................................................41
3.3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES.......................................................42
CPU Feature.........................................................................................43
Delay Prior to Thermal ....................................................................43
Limit CPUID Max Val .......................................................................43
C1E Function ...................................................................................43
Execute Disabled Bit........................................................................43
Hard Disk Boot Priority........................................................................44
Bootable Add-in Cards ....................................................................44
Virus Warning......................................................................................45
CPU L1 & L2 Cache...............................................................................45
CPU L3 Cache.......................................................................................45
Quick Power On Self Test ....................................................................45
First/Second/Third Boot Device ..........................................................46
Boot Other Device ...............................................................................46
Swap Floppy Drive ...............................................................................46

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Boot Up Floppy Seek ........................................................................... 46
Boot Up Num Lock Status.................................................................... 46
Gate A20 Option ................................................................................. 46
Typematic Rate Setting ....................................................................... 47
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) ................................................................ 47
Typematic Delay (Msec)...................................................................... 47
Security Option ................................................................................... 48
APIC Mode .......................................................................................... 48
MPS Version Control For OS................................................................ 48
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB............................................................... 48
Report No FDD For WIN 95 ................................................................. 48
3.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ...................................................49
DRAM Timing Selectable..................................................................... 50
CAS Latency Time................................................................................ 50
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay.................................................................. 50
DRAM RAS# Precharge........................................................................ 50
Precharge dealy (tRAS)....................................................................... 50
System Memory Frequency ................................................................ 50
SLP_S4#Assertoin Width ..................................................................... 51
System BIOS Cacheable....................................................................... 51
Video BIOS Cacheable ......................................................................... 51
Memory Hole At 15M-16M................................................................. 51
On-Chip Frame Buffer Size .................................................................. 51
DVMT Mode........................................................................................ 51
DVMT / FIXED Memory Size................................................................ 51
Boot Display ........................................................................................ 52
Panel Number ..................................................................................... 52
TV Standard......................................................................................... 52
Video Connector ................................................................................. 52
TV Format............................................................................................ 52
Lan1 Chip Control................................................................................ 52
Lan2 Chip Control................................................................................ 52
3.5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .........................................................53
On Chip IDE Device.............................................................................. 54
(Figure 9)......................................................................................... 54
IDE HDD Block Mode ...................................................................... 54
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE ................................................................. 54
IDE Primary/Secondary, Master/Slave PIO ................................... 55
IDE Primary/Secondary, Master/ Slave UDMA ............................... 55
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE............................................................. 55
On-Chip Serial ATA.......................................................................... 56
SATA Mode ..................................................................................... 58
PATA IDE Mode............................................................................... 58
SATA Mode ..................................................................................... 59
SATA Port Speed Settings ............................................................... 59
SATA Mode ..................................................................................... 60
On board Device.................................................................................. 61

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USB Controller.................................................................................61
USB 2.0 Controller...........................................................................61
USB Keyboard Support....................................................................61
Azalia/AC97 Audio Select ................................................................61
Super IO Device ...................................................................................62
Onboard Serial Port 1......................................................................62
Onboard Serial Port 2......................................................................62
UART Mode Select ..........................................................................63
RxD, TxD Active .............................................................................63
IR Transmission Delay .....................................................................63
UR2 Duplex Mode ...........................................................................63
Onboard Parallel Port......................................................................64
Parallel Port Mode ..........................................................................64
EPP Mode Select .............................................................................65
ECP Mode Use DMA........................................................................66
EPP Mode Select .............................................................................67
ECP Mode Use DMA........................................................................67
PWRON After PWR-Fail...................................................................67
Onboard Serial Port 3 ..........................................................................68
Serial Port 3 Use IRQ ...........................................................................68
Onboard Serial Port 4 ..........................................................................68
Serial Port 4 Use IRQ ...........................................................................68
Onboard Serial Port 5 ..........................................................................68
Serial Port 5 Use IRQ ...........................................................................68
Onboard Serial Port 6 ..........................................................................68
Serial Port 6 Use IRQ ...........................................................................68
Watch Dog Timer Select ......................................................................68
3.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ....................................................69
PCI Express PM Function .....................................................................70
PCI Express PME ..........................................................................70
Power-Supply Type..............................................................................70
ACPI Function ......................................................................................70
Power Management............................................................................70
Video off Method ................................................................................71
Video Off In Suspend .........................................................................71
Suspend Type.....................................................................................71
MODEM Use IRQ..............................................................................71
Suspend Mode.....................................................................................71
HDD Power Down................................................................................72
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN .......................................................................72
CPU THRM-Throttling ..........................................................................72
Wake-Up by PCI card...........................................................................72
Power On by Ring ................................................................................72
Resume by Alarm.............................................................................73
Date (of Month) Alarm ........................................................................73
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm .....................................................................73
Primary/ Secondary IDE 0/1 ................................................................73

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FDD, COM, LPT Port ............................................................................ 74
PCI PIRQ [A-D] #................................................................................. 74
3.7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ........................................................75
Init Display First................................................................................... 75
Reset Configuration Data .................................................................... 76
Resources Controlled By ..................................................................... 76
IRQ Resource....................................................................................... 77
IRQ-3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 assigned to ....................................... 77
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ....................................................................... 78
INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment.................................................. 78
Maximum Payload Size ....................................................................... 78
3.8 PC HEALTH STATUS..................................................................79
CPU Warning Temperature ................................................................. 79
Current System Temp ......................................................................... 79
Current CPU Temperature .................................................................. 79
CPU FAN Speed ................................................................................... 80
CHASSIS Fan Speed.............................................................................. 80
Shutdown Temperature...................................................................... 80
3.9 FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL.................................................81
Spread Spectrum................................................................................. 81
3.10 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS ......................................................81
3.11 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS.....................................................82
3.12 SET SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD...........................................82
3.13 SAVE &EXIT SETUP................................................................84
3.14 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ...........................................................84
CHAPTER 4 APPENDIX ......................................................................85
A. I/O PORT ADDRESS MAP............................................................86
B. INTERRUPT REQUEST LINES (IRQ) .................................................87
C. POST BEEP..............................................................................88

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ITX-E16 User`s Manual 1
Introduction
This manual is designed to give you information on the ITX-E16
Single Board Computer card. The topics covered in this manual
are as follows:
Features
Specification
Jumper setting and Connectors
BIOS Setup
Appendix

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Chapter 1
Features & Specifications
FEATURES......................................................................................3
SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................4

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Features
Support Intel Core 2 Duo, Core Duo, Pentium-M, Celeron-M or
ULV CPU for either High Performance or Low Power demand.
Support Dual Channel DDR2 667MHz memory up to 2GB.
Standard Mini-ITX form factor with rich I/O functions.
Multiple I/O functions: 8 x USB2.0, 6x COM ports, 2x SATA, IRDA,
1x PIDE, 1x CF, 1x LPT.
Multiple display technology: CRT, DVI, Dual 24-bits LVDS,
TV-OUT. Dual Independent display and rotation supported by
drivers.
Dual GbE LAN design maximized the communication bandwidth
for both internet and intranet connection. Root Boot and Wake
Up on LAN supported.
High-Definition Audio Codec support Line-out, Line-in and
Microphone and surrounding sounds.
Dedicate LCD inverter connector. Support LCD Brightness
control with Software ready for Windows XP/2K OS.
One Mini-PCI socket on board to support WLAN, Modem and
CANBUS module.
One PCI-Express x1 slot for high-end Storage RAID Cards or
Multiple-ports LAN Cards.

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Specifications
Processor Support:
Intel Core 2 Duo, Core Duo, Core Solo, Celeron-M CPU.
Support Front Side Bus speed 533MHz or 667MHz
Micro-FCPGA478 Socket-M.
Major Chipset:
Intel 945GME and ICH7M chipset.
RealTek RTL8111C LAN chip.
Winbond 83627HF Super I/O.
ALC888 High-Definetion Audio chip.
System Memory:
Two DDR2 SO-DIMM Sockets
Support DDR2 533/667 unregistered non-ECC memory up to
4.0 GB.
Dual Channel Mode Supported.
Video Controller:
Intel 945GME Integrated GMA950 graphic engine.
One 15-Pins D-Sub Female connector for CRT displays.
One 40-pins 1.25mm pitch connector for Dual 18/24-bits
LVDS LCD displays.
One 20-pins 1.25mm pitch connector for DVI displays.
One 5-pins JST connector for Inverter power and brightness
control.
Super I/O:
Winbond 83627HF LPC I/F Super I/O chip.
Six Serial ports as COM1~COM6. COM2 is RS232/422/485
selectable by jumpers
COM1 is D-Sub 9-pins male on rear panel. Pin9 are powered
with either +5V or +12V by jumper.
COM2~COM6 are pin-header (2x5 pin-header/ 2mm pitch)
for internal connections.
COM6 Pin9 is powered with either 5V or 12V selected by
Jumper.
1 x Parallel port supports SPP/ECP/EPP mode. (25-Pins D-Sub
Female on Rear).
1 x IrDA port; (5-pins pin-header with +5V powered).
Four USB2.0 ports for internal or front panel connection.
( 2x5 pin-header/ 2mm pitch).
Four USB2.0 ports integrated with RJ45 connector on rear
panel.

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One PS2 Keyboard and one PS2 mouse connector on rear
panel.
Hardware Monitor:
83627HF integrated hardware monitor chip to monitor
Voltages, temperatures and FAN speed.
Temperature Monitor: One sensor close to CPU socket for
CPU temperature detection. One sensor close to 83627HF
chip for board temperature detection.
One CPU FAN for CPU cooler and one SYS FAN for chassis
FAN. All FAN speeds are monitored.
10/100M/1000M Ethernet:
Two Realtek RT8111C chips on board for dual GbE LAN
support.
Support Wake-on-LAN.
Remote Boot Agent is supported with PXE or RTL protocol.
PIDE and SATA:
PIDE controller build in ICH7M support up to UltraDMA
mode 5 or ATA100 speed.
One standard 44-pins Box header to support 2.5” HDD or
DOM Flash Disk.
One Compact Flash-II socket shared with PIDE Channel. One
jumper to select as Master or Slave device.
Two SATA connectors from ICH7M support SATA-I and
SATA-II devices.
Watchdog Timer:
The WatchDog timer can be disable/enable through BIOS
setup.
The timeout interval 1~255 seconds can be programmed
through I/O address 842h/843h. The timeout event will
generate the RESET.
CMOS:
On-board RTC with 242 bytes of Battery-back CMOS RAM.
One 3-pins Jumper for users to clear CMOS data.
Audio:
RealTek ALC888 High-Definition Audio chip on-board.
Three Audio-Jack on rear panel for Audio Line-out and
Microphone.
One 14-pins pin-header to provide internal audio device
connection or surrounding speaker connection.
One CD-IN to support DVD player audio input.
One SPDIF interface to support SPDIF digital audio input and
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DIO:
8-bits Digital I/O control. Support 8-In, 8-out or 4-In/4-out.
BIOS:
Award Standard PnP Flash BIOS 6.0.
8Mbit FlashROM with BootBlock for Fail-safe.
BIOS utility for field update.
VBIOS and LAN remote Boot Agent integrated.
PCI and PCI-Express Expansion Slot:
One PCI 120-pins connector and support ETOP Riser card up
to 3 PCI-slots.
One Mini-PCI Socket (124pins/Type-B) on board to support
WLAN, Modem and Canbus modules.
One PCI-Express x1 slot for high-end Storage RAID Cards or
Multiple-ports LAN Cards.
Power Connector:
Support both AT mode and ATX mode operation. Selectable
by jumper.
One Standard ATX 20-pins power connector for system
power
One ATX-12V 4-pins connector for CPU power input.
Software Compatibility:
Microsoft windows: Win2K, Win XP 32/64-bits, Vista
32/64-bits.
Linux: RedHat, SUSE.
DOS 6.0 and 6.22.
QNX v6.2, WinCE 5.0.
Cooling:
Two cooling FAN connectors close to CPU for CPU cooler and
System FAN.
Flat Heat-sink on top of 945GME and ICH7M chipset.
Screw holes and backplane to support Standard Pentium-M
CPU Cooler.
Others:
One Buzzer (9mm) on-board for beep message.
Operating Temperature:
0~60°C Operation Range.
Relative Humility: 5~95%, non-condensing.
Dimensions:
170mm(W) x 170mm(L)
Standard Mini-ITX form factor.

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Chapter 2
Jumper setting & Connectors
2.1 JUMPERS ON THE ITX-E16 .......................................................... 8
2.2 CONNECTORS ON THE ITX-E16 .................................................. 14

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2.1 Jumpers on the ITX-E16
The jumpers on the ITX-E16 allow you to configure your Single Board
Computer card according to the needs of your applications.
If you have doubts about the best jumper configuration for your
needs, contact your dealer or sales representative.
The following table lists the jumpers on ITX-E16 and their respective
functions.
Jumper Locations on the ITX-E16...........................................................9
JP1, JP2, JP3: FSB SPD Selection...........................................................10
JP4: Clear CMOS RAM Data .................................................................10
JP5: CF Card Mode Selection ...............................................................11
JP6, JP7: COM Power Selection............................................................11
JP8: COM6 Power Pin (Pin9) ................................................................11
AT MODE: AT Mode Selection .............................................................12
COM2MODE: RS232/RS422/RS485......................................................12
LCDPWR: LCD PANEL Power Selection.................................................13

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Jumper Locations on the ITX-E16

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JP1, JP2, JP3: FSB SPD Selection
JP1 and JP2 and JP3 allow users to select the CPU FSB speed. It can
be 533M or 667M. User should select the correct FSB speed to make
their CPU run on correct speed and ensure the system runs stably.
FSB SPD
JP1~JP3
533M
JP1JP2 JP3
667M
JP1JP2 JP3
JP4: Clear CMOS RAM Data
This 3-pin Jumper allows the user to disconnect the built-in 3V
battery power to clear the information stored in the CMOS RAM.
To clear the CMOS data:
(1) Turn off the system power.
(2) Remove Jumper cap from pin1&2.
(3) Short the pin2 and pin3 for three seconds.
(4) Put Jumper cap back to pin1 & 2.
(5) Turn on your computer.
(6) Hold Down <Delete> during boot up and enter BIOS setup to
enter your preferences.
COMS
NORMAL
CLEAR
JP4
1-2
2-3

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JP5: CF Card Mode Selection
This Jumper is to select the CF works as Secondary Channel Master
device or Slave device.
Master
Slave
JP5
JP5
JP6, JP7: COM Power Selection
JP6, JP7 can be used to select the COM supple power: +5V, Ring-IN or
+12V.
JP6: COM1 Pin9 power or Ring-IN
JP7: COM2 pin9 power or Ring-IN
+5V
RING
+12V
JP8: COM6 Power Pin (Pin9)
JP8: COM6 Pin9 power.
+12V
+5V
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
1

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AT MODE: AT Mode Selection
AT Mode
ATX Mode
COM2MODE: RS232/RS422/RS485
COM2 support multi-protocols include RS232, RS422 and RS485,
while COM3, COM4. COM5 and COM6 support diffused RS232
protocol.
The Protocols of COM2 can be set up through jumpers.
COM2MODE: COM2 Protocols selection.
The pin-out for each mode is illustrated on next chapter.
COM2MODE1
I/F TYPE
17 1
18 2
RS-232
17 1
18 2
RS-422
17 1
18 2
RS-485
1
1