IEI Technology IMBA-9454 User manual

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Revision
MODEL IMBA-9454 Motherboard
Revision Number Description Date of Issue
1.0 Initial release March 2007

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Copyright
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Packing List
NOTE:
If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not
proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the
IMBA-9454 motherboard from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact
an IEI sales representative, please send an email to [e-mail].
The items listed below should all be included in the IMBA-9454 motherboard package.
 1 x IMBA-9454 Single Board Computer
 1 x IDE Cable (P/N: 32200-000052-RS)
 2 x Dual RS-232 Cable (P/N: 32200-004101-RS)
 2 x SATA Cable (P/N: 32000-0628000-RS)
 1 x SATA Power Cable (P/N: 32100-088600-RS)
 1 x I/O Shielding (P/N: 45002-450903-00-RS)
 1 x Mini Jumper Pack (P/N: 33100-000079-RS)
 1 x Utility CD (P/N: IEI-7B000-000087/CD1)
 1 x QIG (Quick Installation Guide) (P/N: 51000-001083-RS)
Images of the above items are shown in Chapter 3.

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Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 IMBA-9454 OVERVIEW............................................................................................. 2
1.1.1 IMBA-9454 Features.......................................................................................... 3
1.2 IMBA-9454 OVERVIEW............................................................................................. 4
1.2.1 IMBA-9454 Overview Photo.............................................................................. 4
1.2.2 IMBA-9454 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers ............................................. 5
1.2.3 Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 6
2DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 8
2.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................. 9
2.2 DIMENSIONS .............................................................................................................. 9
2.2.1 Board Dimensions.............................................................................................. 9
2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions.............................................................. 10
2.3 DATA FLOW...............................................................................................................11
2.4 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS ....................................................................................... 12
2.4.1 CPU Overview................................................................................................. 12
2.4.2 Supported Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processors ................................................... 12
2.4.3 Supported Intel® Pentium® 4 Processors....................................................... 12
2.4.4 Supported Intel® Pentium® D Processors...................................................... 12
2.4.5 Supported Intel® Celeron® D Processors ...................................................... 13
2.5 INTEL®945G NORTHBRIDGE CHIPSET ..................................................................... 13
2.5.1 Intel®945G Overview...................................................................................... 13
2.5.2 Intel®945G Memory Support .......................................................................... 14
2.5.3 Intel®945G Serial Digital Video Output (SDVO)............................................ 14
2.5.4 Intel®945G Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950............................... 15
2.6 INTEL®ICH7 SOUTHBRIDGE CHIPSET ..................................................................... 16
2.6.1 Intel®ICH7 Overview...................................................................................... 16
2.6.2 Intel®ICH7 Audio Codec ’97 Controller......................................................... 17
2.6.3 Intel®ICH7 IDE Interface............................................................................... 17
2.6.4 Intel®ICH7 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface................................................... 18
2.6.5 Intel®ICH7 PCI Interface ............................................................................... 18

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2.6.6 Intel®ICH7 Real Time Clock........................................................................... 19
2.6.7 Intel®ICH7 SATA Controller........................................................................... 19
2.6.8 Intel®ICH7 USB Controller ............................................................................ 19
2.7 PCI BUS COMPONENTS............................................................................................ 19
2.7.1 PCI Bus Overview............................................................................................ 19
2.7.2 Broadcom PCIe GbE interface ........................................................................ 20
2.8 LPC BUS COMPONENTS........................................................................................... 20
2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview........................................................................................... 20
2.8.2 BIOS Chipset.................................................................................................... 20
2.8.3 Super I/O chipset.............................................................................................. 21
2.8.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface ........................................................................... 21
2.8.3.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs ........................................................................ 21
2.8.3.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor................................................... 22
2.8.3.4 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller................................................................ 22
2.8.3.5 Super I/O Parallel Port.............................................................................. 22
2.8.3.6 Super I/O Keyboard Controller................................................................. 22
2.9 ENVIRONMENTALAND POWER SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 23
2.9.1 System Monitoring ........................................................................................... 23
2.9.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control........................................... 24
2.9.3 Power Consumption......................................................................................... 24
3UNPACKING.......................................................................................................... 25
3.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 26
3.2 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 27
3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 27
3.3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST........................................................................................... 27
3.3.1 Package Contents............................................................................................. 27
3.3.2 Optional Components ...................................................................................... 28
4CONNECTOR PINOUTS...................................................................................... 31
4.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS .................................................................... 32
4.1.1 IMBA-9454 Layout........................................................................................... 32
4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 32
4.1.3 External Peripheral Interface Panel Connectors............................................ 34
4.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 34

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4.2.1 ATX Power Supply Connector (4-pins)............................................................ 35
4.2.2 ATX Power Supply Connector (24-pins).......................................................... 36
4.2.3 Audio Connector (8-pin).................................................................................. 37
4.2.4 Auxiliary Audio Connector (4-pin) .................................................................. 38
4.2.5 CD-In Connector ............................................................................................. 39
4.2.6 Compact Flash Socket...................................................................................... 40
4.2.7 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector............................................................ 43
4.2.8 Fan Connectors................................................................................................ 44
4.2.9 Floppy Disk Connector.................................................................................... 45
4.2.10 Front Panel Audio Connector........................................................................ 47
4.2.11 IDE Connector (40-pin)................................................................................. 48
4.2.12 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin)............................................................. 49
4.2.13 Multi-panel Connector................................................................................... 50
4.2.14 PCI Express x16 Slot...................................................................................... 52
4.2.15 PCI Express Power Connector (4-pin).......................................................... 55
4.2.16 PCI Slot.......................................................................................................... 57
4.2.17 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 61
4.2.18 Serial Port Connector (RS-232)..................................................................... 62
4.2.19 Serial Port Connector (RS-232/422/485) ...................................................... 63
4.2.20 Serial Port Connector (RS-422/485) ............................................................. 65
4.2.21 SPDIF Connector........................................................................................... 66
4.2.22 TPM Connector.............................................................................................. 67
4.2.23 USB Connectors (Internal)............................................................................ 69
4.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS .................................................. 70
4.3.1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ............................................................................ 71
4.3.2 Parallel Port Connector .................................................................................. 72
4.3.3 Ethernet Connector.......................................................................................... 73
4.3.4 Audio Connectors............................................................................................. 74
4.3.5 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 75
4.3.6 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 76
4.3.7 Serial Communications Connector.................................................................. 77
4.4 ON-BOARD JUMPERS................................................................................................ 77
5INSTALLATION .................................................................................................... 79
5.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 80

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5.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. 81
5.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 81
5.2.2 Installation Checklist....................................................................................... 82
5.3 CPU, CPU COOLING KITAND DIMM INSTALLATION ............................................. 83
5.3.1 LGA775 CPU Installation................................................................................ 83
5.3.2 LGA775 Cooling Kit Installation..................................................................... 87
5.3.3 DIMM Installation........................................................................................... 89
5.4 JUMPER SETTINGS.................................................................................................... 90
5.4.1 CF Master/Slave Selection............................................................................... 91
5.4.2 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 92
5.4.3 COM2 Mode Selection..................................................................................... 93
5.5 CHASSIS INSTALLATION ........................................................................................... 93
5.5.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 93
5.6 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 94
5.6.1 Peripheral Device Cables................................................................................ 94
5.6.2 ATA Flat Cable Connection ............................................................................. 94
5.6.3 Dual RS-232 Cable Connection....................................................................... 95
5.6.4 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 96
5.7 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION................................................... 98
5.7.1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connection.................................................................. 99
5.7.2 Parallel Device Connection........................................................................... 100
5.7.3 RJ-45 Ethernet Connection............................................................................ 101
5.7.4 USB Connection............................................................................................. 102
5.7.5 Audio Connection........................................................................................... 103
5.7.6 VGA Monitor Connection .............................................................................. 104
5.7.7 Serial Device Connection .............................................................................. 105
6AMI BIOS.............................................................................................................. 107
6.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 108
6.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................. 108
6.1.2 Using Setup.................................................................................................... 108
6.1.3 Getting Help................................................................................................... 109
6.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes............................................ 109
6.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar.............................................................................................. 109
6.2 MAIN ......................................................................................................................110

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6.3 ADVANCED..............................................................................................................111
6.3.1 CPU Configuration.........................................................................................112
6.3.2 IDE Configuration..........................................................................................113
6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ............................................................................115
6.3.3 Floppy Configuration..................................................................................... 120
6.3.4 Super IO Configuration.................................................................................. 121
6.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration.................................................................... 127
6.3.6 ACPI Configuration ....................................................................................... 129
6.3.6.1 General ACPI Configuration................................................................... 130
6.3.7 APM Configuration........................................................................................ 131
6.3.8 ASF Configuration......................................................................................... 134
6.3.9 MPS Configuration ........................................................................................ 135
6.3.10 Trusted Computing....................................................................................... 136
6.3.11 USB Configuration....................................................................................... 137
6.3.11.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration............................................. 139
6.4 BOOT ..................................................................................................................... 139
6.4.1 Boot Settings Configuration........................................................................... 140
6.4.2 Boot Device Priority...................................................................................... 143
6.4.3 Removable Drives.......................................................................................... 144
6.4.4 USB Drives..................................................................................................... 145
6.5 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 146
6.6 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 148
6.6.1 NorthBridge Configuration............................................................................ 150
6.7 EXIT....................................................................................................................... 154
7DRIVER INSTALLATION.................................................................................. 157
7.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 158
7.2 DRIVER CD AUTO-RUN.......................................................................................... 158
7.3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................. 160
7.4 INTEL GRAPHICS MEDIAACCELERATOR DRIVER ................................................... 163
7.5 BROADCOM LAN DRIVER (FOR GBE LAN) INSTALLATION .................................. 169
7.6 REALTEK AC`97 AUDIO DRIVER (ALC665) INSTALLATION .................................. 175
7.6.1 BIOS Setup..................................................................................................... 175
7.6.2 Driver Installation ......................................................................................... 175
7.7 IDE CONTROLLER INSTALLATION.......................................................................... 181

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ABIOS MENU OPTIONS....................................................................................... 187
A.1 BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS........................................................................... 188
BWATCHDOG TIMER .......................................................................................... 191
CADDRESS MAPPING.......................................................................................... 195
C.1 IO ADDRESS MAP ................................................................................................. 196
C.2 1ST MB MEMORYADDRESS MAP ......................................................................... 196
C.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE............................................................................................ 197
C.4 DMA CHANNELASSIGNMENTS............................................................................. 197
DEXTERNALAC’97 AUDIO CODEC................................................................. 199
D.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 200
D.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC....................................................................... 200
D.1.2 Driver Installation......................................................................................... 200
D.2 SOUND EFFECT CONFIGURATION........................................................................... 201
D.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager .......................................................... 201
D.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options ............................................. 202
INDEX............................................................................................................................ 205

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: IMBA-9454 Overview .................................................................................4
Figure 2-1: IMBA-9454 Dimensions (mm)...................................................................9
Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)...........................................10
Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram........................................................................11
Figure 2-4: 240-pin DIMM Sockets.............................................................................14
Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations.........................................................32
Figure 4-2: ATX Power Supply Connector (4-pins) Location .................................35
Figure 4-3: ATX Power Connector Location.............................................................36
Figure 4-4: Audio Connector Location (8-pin) .........................................................37
Figure 4-5: Auxiliary Audio Connector Location (4-pin).........................................38
Figure 4-6: CD-In Connector ......................................................................................39
Figure 4-7: CF Card Socket Location........................................................................41
Figure 4-8: DIO Connector Locations .......................................................................43
Figure 4-9: Fan Connectors Locations .....................................................................44
Figure 4-10: FDC Connector Location ......................................................................45
Figure 4-11: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations............................................47
Figure 4-12: IDE Device Connector Locations.........................................................48
Figure 4-13: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations..................................................50
Figure 4-14: Multi-panel Connector Location...........................................................51
Figure 4-15: PCI Express x16 Slot Connector Location..........................................53
Figure 4-16: PCI Express Power Connector Pinout Locations ..............................56
Figure 4-17: PCI Slot Location...................................................................................58
Figure 4-18: SATA Drive Connector Locations........................................................61
Figure 4-19: Serial Port Connector (RS-232) Pinout Locations..............................63
Figure 4-20: Serial Port Connector (RS-232/422/485) Pinout Locations................64
Figure 4-21: Serial Port Connector (RS-422/485) Pinout Locations.......................65
Figure 4-22: SPDIF Connector Pinout Locations.....................................................66
Figure 4-23: TPM Connector Pinout Locations........................................................67

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Figure 4-24: USB Connector Pinout Locations........................................................69
Figure 4-25: IMBA-9454 External Interface Connectors..........................................70
Figure 4-26: PS/2 Pinouts...........................................................................................71
Figure 4-27: Parallel Port Connector Pinout Locations ..........................................72
Figure 4-28: Ethernet Connector Pinout Locations.................................................73
Figure 4-29: Ethernet Connector...............................................................................74
Figure 4-30: Audio Connector....................................................................................75
Figure 4-31: USB Connector Pinout Locations........................................................75
Figure 4-32: VGA Connector......................................................................................76
Figure 4-33: Serial Communications Connector Pinout Locations .......................77
Figure 5-1: Intel LGA775.............................................................................................84
Figure 5-2: Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield...........................................85
Figure 5-3: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate ..........................................................85
Figure 5-4: Insert the LGA775 CPU ...........................................................................86
Figure 5-5: IEI Cooling Kits ........................................................................................87
Figure 5-6: Securing the Heat sink to the PCB Board.............................................88
Figure 5-7: Installing a DIMM .....................................................................................89
Figure 5-8: Jumper Locations....................................................................................90
Figure 5-9: Jumper Locations....................................................................................91
Figure 5-10: IDE Cable Connection...........................................................................95
Figure 5-11: Dual RS-232 Cable Installation.............................................................96
Figure 5-12: SATA Drive Cable Connection .............................................................97
Figure 5-13: SATA Power Drive Connection ............................................................98
Figure 5-14: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector........................................................99
Figure 5-15: Parallel Device Connector ................................................................. 100
Figure 5-16: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector ................................................................. 101
Figure 5-17: USB Connector ................................................................................... 102
Figure 5-18: Audio Connectors............................................................................... 103
Figure 5-19: VGA Connector................................................................................... 104
Figure 5-20: Serial Device Connector .................................................................... 105
Figure 7-1: Introduction Screen.............................................................................. 159
Figure 7-2: Available Drivers................................................................................... 159

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Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Installation Program................................................... 160
Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen..................................... 160
Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement................................. 161
Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Readme File Information............................................ 162
Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Installation Complete.................................................. 163
Figure 7-8: Select the Operating System............................................................... 164
Figure 7-9: VGA Driver............................................................................................. 164
Figure 7-10: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator InstallShield Wizard................ 165
Figure 7-11: InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files................................................ 166
Figure 7-12: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome Screen ......... 167
Figure 7-13: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver License Agreement..... 167
Figure 7-14: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Installing Notice........... 168
Figure 7-15: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Installation Complete ............. 168
Figure 7-16: Windows Control Panel...................................................................... 169
Figure 7-17: System Icon......................................................................................... 170
Figure 7-18: Device Manager Tab........................................................................... 171
Figure 7-19: Device Manager List........................................................................... 172
Figure 7-20: Search for Suitable Driver.................................................................. 173
Figure 7-21: Locate Driver Files.............................................................................. 174
Figure 7-22: Location Browsing Window............................................................... 174
Figure 7-23: Select the Audio CODEC.................................................................... 176
Figure 7-24: Locate the Setup Program Icon ........................................................ 177
Figure 7-25: Preparing Setup Screen..................................................................... 177
Figure 7-26: InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen.............................................. 178
Figure 7-27: Audio Driver Software Configuration............................................... 179
Figure 7-28: Audio Driver Digital Signal ................................................................ 179
Figure 7-29: Audio Driver Installation.................................................................... 180
Figure 7-30: Restart the Computer......................................................................... 180
Figure 7-31: Access Windows Control Panel........................................................ 181
Figure 7-32: Double Click the System Icon ........................................................... 182
Figure 7-33: Double Click the Device Manager Tab.............................................. 183
Figure 7-34: Device Manager List........................................................................... 184

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Figure 7-35: Search for Suitable Driver.................................................................. 185
Figure 7-36: Locate Driver Files.............................................................................. 186
Figure 7-37: Location Browsing Window............................................................... 186

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications ............................................................................7
Table 2-1: Supported Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processors...........................................12
Table 2-2: Supported Intel® Pentium® 4 Processors..............................................12
Table 2-3: Supported Intel® Pentium® D Processors.............................................13
Table 2-4: Supported Intel® Celeron®D Processors................................................13
Table 2-5: Supported HDD Specifications................................................................18
Table 2-6: Power Consumption .................................................................................24
Table 3-1: Package List Contents..............................................................................28
Table 3-2: Optional Components...............................................................................29
Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................34
Table 4-2: External Peripheral Interface Panel Connectors....................................34
Table 4-3: ATX Power Supply Connector (4-pins) Pinouts.....................................35
Table 4-4: ATX Power Connector Pinouts................................................................37
Table 4-5: Audio Connector Pinouts (8-pin).............................................................38
Table 4-6: Auxiliary Audio Connector Pinouts (4-pin).............................................39
Table 4-7: CD-In Connector........................................................................................40
Table 4-8: CF Card Socket Pinouts ...........................................................................42
Table 4-9: DIO Connector Pinouts.............................................................................43
Table 4-10: Fan Connectors Pinouts.........................................................................44
Table 4-11: FDC Connector Pinouts..........................................................................46
Table 4-12: Front Panel Connector Pinouts .............................................................47
Table 4-13: IDE Connector Pinouts...........................................................................49
Table 4-14: Infrared Connector Pinouts....................................................................50
Table 4-15: Multi-panel Connector Pinouts..............................................................51
Table 4-16: PCIe x16 Side A Pinouts.........................................................................54
Table 4-17: PCIe x16 Side B Pinouts.........................................................................55
Table 4-18: PCI Express Power Connector Pinouts................................................56
Table 4-19: PCI Slot ....................................................................................................60

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Table 4-20: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts .............................................................62
Table 4-21: Serial Port Connector (RS-232) Pinouts ...............................................63
Table 4-22: Serial Port Connector (RS-232/422/485) Pinouts .................................64
Table 4-23: Serial Port Connector (RS-422/485) Pinouts ........................................65
Table 4-24: SPDIF Connector Pinouts.......................................................................66
Table 4-25: TPM Connector Pinouts..........................................................................68
Table 4-26: USB Port Connector Pinouts .................................................................69
Table 4-27: PS/2 Connector Pinouts .........................................................................71
Table 4-28: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts............................................................72
Table 4-29: Ethernet Connector Pinouts...................................................................73
Table 4-30: Ethernet Connector LEDs.......................................................................74
Table 4-31: USB Connector Pinouts..........................................................................75
Table 4-32: VGA Connector Pinouts .........................................................................76
Table 4-33: COM1 RS-232 Mode Connector Pinouts...............................................77
Table 5-1: Jumpers ....................................................................................................90
Table 5-2: CF Master/Slave Selection Settings........................................................91
Table 5-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings ..................................................................92
Table 5-4: COM2 Mode Selection Jumper Settings.................................................93
Table 5-5: IEI Provided Cables...................................................................................94
Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys............................................................................ 109

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List of BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main ................................................................................................. 110
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced.......................................................................................... 112
BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration........................................................................... 112
BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration............................................................................ 113
BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration....................................... 115
BIOS Menu 6: Floppy Configuration ...................................................................... 120
BIOS Menu 7: Super IO Configuration................................................................... 121
BIOS Menu 8: Hardware Health Configuration...................................................... 127
BIOS Menu 9: ACPI Configuration.......................................................................... 129
BIOS Menu 10: General ACPI Configuration......................................................... 130
BIOS Menu 11: Advanced Power Management Configuration............................ 131
BIOS Menu 12: ASF Configuration......................................................................... 134
BIOS Menu 13: MPS Configuration ........................................................................ 135
BIOS Menu 14: Trusted Computing........................................................................ 136
BIOS Menu 15: USB Configuration......................................................................... 137
BIOS Menu 16: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration.................................... 139
BIOS Menu 17: Boot................................................................................................. 139
BIOS Menu 18: Boot Settings Configuration......................................................... 140
BIOS Menu 19: Boot Device Priority Settings....................................................... 143
BIOS Menu 20: Removable Drives.......................................................................... 144
BIOS Menu 21: USB Drives ..................................................................................... 145
BIOS Menu 22: Security........................................................................................... 146
BIOS Menu 23: Chipset............................................................................................ 148
BIOS Menu 24:NorthBridge Chipset Configuration.............................................. 150
BIOS Menu 25:Exit ................................................................................................. 154

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Glossary
AC’97 Audio Codec 97
ACPI Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface
APM Advanced Power Management
ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device
ASKIR Shift Keyed Infrared
ATA Advanced Technology
Attachments
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
CFII Compact Flash Type 2
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide
Semiconductor
CPU Central Processing Unit
Codec Compressor/Decompressor
COM Serial Port
DAC Digital to Analog Converter
DDR Double Data Rate
DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module
DIO Digital Input/Output
DMA Direct Memory Access
EIDE Enhanced IDE
EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
Technology
FDD Floppy Disk Drive
FDC Floppy Disk Connector
FFIO Flexible File Input/Output
FIFO First In/First Out
FSB Front Side Bus
IrDA Infrared Data Association
HDD Hard Disk Drive
IDE Integrated Data Electronics
I/O Input/Output
ICH4 I/O Controller Hub 4
L1 Cache Level 1 Cache
L2 Cache Level 2 Cache
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LPT Parallel Port Connector
LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling
MAC Media Access Controller
OS Operating System
PCI Peripheral Connect Interface
PIO Programmed Input Output
PnP Plug and Play
POST Power On Self Test
RAM Random Access Memory
SATA Serial ATA
S.M.A.R.T Self Monitoring Analysis and
Reporting Technology
SPD Serial Presence Detect
S/PDI Sony/Philips Digital Interface
SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random
Access Memory
SIR Serial Infrared
UART Universal Asynchronous
Receiver-transmitter
USB Universal Serial Bus
VGA Video Graphics Adapter

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1 Introduction
Chapter
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1.1 IMBA-9454 Overview
The IMBA-9454 motherboard is an LGA775 Intel®Core™ 2 Duo/Intel® Pentium®4/Intel®
Pentium®D/Intel® Celeron®D CPU platform with an Intel® 945G Express Chipset and
Intel® I/O Controller Hub 7 (ICH7) Southbridge. The IMBA-9454 has a maximum front side
bus (FSB) frequency of 1066MHz, supports up to 8GB of dual channel 677MHz DDR2
RAM and comes with VGA, PS/2 keyboard/mouse, COM port, serial port and audio
interfaces as well as a dual Broadcom PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet (GbE). The
IMBA-9454 supports up to four serial ATA (SATA 3Gb/s) hard disk drives and up to eight
USB 2.0 devices. Optional VGA or DVI Serial Digital Video Output (SDVO) cards,
supporting dual display, and TPM modules offering advanced security features are
available for the system and can be purchased separately. If RAID support for the system
is required, please contact an IEI sales representative, or send an email to
[email protected].