IEI Technology KINO-945GSE2 User manual

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IEI Technology Corp.
User Manual
MODEL:
KINO-945GSE2
Mini-ITX Motherboard with Intel® Atom™ N270 CPU,
2 x SATA, PCI Card Slot, 2 x LVDS, PCIe Mini Card Slot,
VGA, 6 x USB, GbE LAN and RoHS Compliant
Rev. 1.01 – 29 August 2011

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Revision
Date Version Changes
29 August, 2011 1.01 Modified SATA connector orientation
Modified Figure 1-2: KINO-945GSE2 Overview
Modified Table 3-8: Front Panel Connector Pinouts
09 June, 2010 1.00 Initial release

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 OVERVIEW PHOTO...................................................................................................... 3
1.3 PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS .................................................................. 4
1.4 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 6
1.5 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 8
1.6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 9
2 UNPACKING .................................................................................................................11
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 12
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS....................................................................................... 12
2.3 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 13
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 14
3 CONNECTORS............................................................................................................. 16
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 17
3.1.1 Layout .............................................................................................................. 17
3.1.2 Internal Peripheral Interface Connectors ....................................................... 18
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 19
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 19
3.2.1 AT Power Connector........................................................................................ 19
3.2.2 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 20
3.2.3 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 21
3.2.4 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 22
3.2.5 Fan Connector................................................................................................. 23
3.2.6 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 24
3.2.7 Infrared Interface Connector........................................................................... 25
3.2.8 Keyboard/Mouse Connector............................................................................ 26
3.2.9 LCD Backlight Inverter Connector.................................................................. 27
3.2.10 LVDS1 LCD Connector ................................................................................. 28
3.2.11 LVDS2 LCD Connector.................................................................................. 29

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3.2.12 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 31
3.2.13 PCIe Mini Card Slot ...................................................................................... 32
3.2.14 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 33
3.2.15 SATA Power Connectors................................................................................ 35
3.2.16 Serial Port Connectors (RS-232)................................................................... 36
3.2.17 Serial Port Connectors (RS-422/485)............................................................ 37
3.2.18 SPDIF Connector........................................................................................... 38
3.2.19 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 38
3.2.20 TV Out Connector.......................................................................................... 39
3.2.21 USB Connectors............................................................................................. 40
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 41
3.3.1 AT Power Connector........................................................................................ 42
3.3.2 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 42
3.3.3 LAN Connector ................................................................................................ 43
3.3.4 Serial Port Connector...................................................................................... 44
3.3.5 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 45
3.3.6 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 45
4 INSTALLATION........................................................................................................... 47
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 48
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 49
4.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 49
4.3 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 50
4.4 SO-DIMM INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 50
4.5 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 52
4.5.1 AT/ATX Selection ............................................................................................. 52
4.5.2 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 53
4.5.3 COM4 Mode Setting ........................................................................................ 55
4.5.4 COM6 Mode Setting ........................................................................................ 56
4.5.5 LVDS1 Voltage ................................................................................................. 57
4.5.6 LVDS2 Voltage ................................................................................................. 57
4.5.7 LVDS1 Panel Resolution.................................................................................. 58
4.5.8 LVDS2 Panel Resolution.................................................................................. 59
4.6 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 60
4.6.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 60

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4.6.2 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 61
4.7 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 61
4.7.1 Audio Kit Installation....................................................................................... 61
4.7.2 Dual RS-232 Cable with Slot Bracket.............................................................. 62
4.8 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 63
4.8.1 LAN Connection (Single Connector)............................................................... 63
4.8.2 PS/2 Y-Cable Connection................................................................................. 64
4.8.3 Serial Device Connection ................................................................................ 65
4.8.4 USB Connection (Dual Connector)................................................................. 66
4.8.5 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 67
4.9 SOFTWARE DRIVER INSTALLATION........................................................................... 68
5 BIOS SETUP................................................................................................................. 71
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 72
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 72
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 72
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 73
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 73
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 73
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 74
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 75
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 76
5.3.2 IDE Configuration........................................................................................... 77
5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ............................................................................. 78
5.3.3 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 83
5.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration...................................................................... 89
5.3.5 Power Configuration........................................................................................ 92
5.3.5.1 ACPI Configuration .................................................................................. 92
5.3.5.2 APM Configuration................................................................................... 93
5.3.6 Remote Access Configuration.......................................................................... 96
5.3.7 USB Configuration......................................................................................... 100
5.3.7.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration............................................... 104
5.4 PCI/PNP................................................................................................................. 105
5.5 BOOT...................................................................................................................... 107
5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration........................................................................... 108

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5.5.2 Boot Device Priority.......................................................................................110
5.5.3 Hard Disk Drives............................................................................................111
5.5.4 Removable Drives...........................................................................................112
5.5.5 CD/DVD Drives..............................................................................................112
5.6 SECURITY................................................................................................................113
5.7 CHIPSET ..................................................................................................................114
5.7.1 Northbridge Configuration.............................................................................115
5.7.2 Southbridge Configuration .............................................................................118
5.8 EXIT........................................................................................................................119
A BIOS OPTIONS ......................................................................................................... 121
B TERMINOLOGY........................................................................................................ 125
C DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE....................................................................................... 129
C.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 130
C.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS.................................................................................... 130
C.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 131
C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..................................................................... 131
C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 131
D WATCHDOG TIMER ................................................................................................ 132
E HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE........................................................... 135
E.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ..................................... 136

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: KINO-945GSE2 ............................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: KINO-945GSE2 Overview ...........................................................................................3
Figure 1-3: Dimensions (mm)........................................................................................................6
Figure 1-4: Rear Panel....................................................................................................................7
Figure 1-5: Data Flow Block Diagram...........................................................................................8
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations [Front Side] .....................................................17
Figure 3-2: AT Power Connector Location ................................................................................20
Figure 3-3: Audio Connector Location.......................................................................................21
Figure 3-4: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................22
Figure 3-5: Digital I/O Connector Locations ..............................................................................23
Figure 3-6: CPU Fan Connector Location..................................................................................24
Figure 3-7: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations...............................................................25
Figure 3-8: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations .....................................................................26
Figure 3-9: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location....................................................................27
Figure 3-10: LCD Backlight Connector Pinout Locations........................................................28
Figure 3-11: LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Locations...............................................................29
Figure 3-12: LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Locations...............................................................30
Figure 3-13: Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................................31
Figure 3-14: PCIe Mini Card Slot Location.................................................................................32
Figure 3-15: SATA Drive Connector Locations .........................................................................34
Figure 3-16: SATA Power Connector Locations .......................................................................35
Figure 3-17: RS-232 Connector Pinout Locations.....................................................................36
Figure 3-18: RS-422/485 Connector Pinout Locations..............................................................37
Figure 3-19: SPDIF Connector Location ....................................................................................38
Figure 3-20: SPI Flash Connector Locations.............................................................................39
Figure 3-21: TV Connector Pinout Locations............................................................................40
Figure 3-22: USB Connector Pinout Locations.........................................................................41
Figure 3-23: KINO-945GSE2 External Peripheral Interface Connector...................................42
Figure 3-24: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................43
Figure 3-25: Ethernet Connector.................................................................................................43

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Figure 3-26: RS-232 Serial Port Pinout Locations.....................................................................44
Figure 3-27: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................45
Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Installation................................................................................................51
Figure 4-2: AT/ATX Power Selection Jumper Location............................................................53
Figure 4-3: Clear CMOS Jumper .................................................................................................54
Figure 4-4: COM4 Mode Setting Jumper Location....................................................................55
Figure 4-5: COM6 Mode Setting Jumper Location....................................................................56
Figure 4-6: LVDS1 Voltage Selection Settings ..........................................................................57
Figure 4-7: LVDS2 Voltage Selection Settings ..........................................................................58
Figure 4-8: LVDS1 Panel Resolution Jumper Location............................................................59
Figure 4-9: LVDS2 Panel Resolution Jumper Location............................................................60
Figure 4-10: Audio Kit Cable Connection ..................................................................................62
Figure 4-11: Dual RS-232 Cable Installation ..............................................................................63
Figure 4-12: LAN Connection......................................................................................................64
Figure 4-13: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector.........................................................................65
Figure 4-14: Serial Device Connector.........................................................................................66
Figure 4-15: USB Connector........................................................................................................67
Figure 4-16: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................68
Figure 4-17: Start Up Screen .......................................................................................................69
Figure 4-18: Select Operating System........................................................................................69
Figure 4-19: Drivers......................................................................................................................70

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications............................................................................................10
Table 2-1: Packing List.................................................................................................................14
Table 2-2: Optional Items.............................................................................................................15
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................18
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................19
Table 3-3: AT Power Connector Pinouts....................................................................................20
Table 3-4: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................21
Table 3-5: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................22
Table 3-6: DIO Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................23
Table 3-7: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts......................................................................................24
Table 3-8: Front Panel Connector Pinouts.................................................................................25
Table 3-9: Infrared Connector Pinouts.......................................................................................26
Table 3-10: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts .....................................................................27
Table 3-11: LCD Backlight Connector Pinouts..........................................................................28
Table 3-12: LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts........................................................................29
Table 3-13: LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts........................................................................30
Table 3-14: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts .............................................................................32
Table 3-15: PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts ....................................................................................33
Table 3-16: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts...............................................................................34
Table 3-17: SATA Power Connector Pinouts.............................................................................35
Table 3-18: RS-232 Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................36
Table 3-19: RS-422/485 Connector Pinouts ...............................................................................37
Table 3-20: SPDIF Connector Pinouts........................................................................................38
Table 3-21: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ..................................................................................39
Table 3-22: TV Port Connector Pinouts......................................................................................40
Table 3-23: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................41
Table 3-24: Power Adapter Connector Pinouts.........................................................................42
Table 3-25: Ethernet Connector Pinouts....................................................................................43
Table 3-26: Connector LEDs........................................................................................................44
Table 3-27: RS-232 Serial Port Pinouts ......................................................................................44

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Table 3-28: USB Port Pinouts......................................................................................................45
Table 3-29: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................46
Table 4-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................52
Table 4-2: AT/ATX Power Selection Jumper Settings...............................................................53
Table 4-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings....................................................................................54
Table 4-4: COM4 Mode Setting....................................................................................................55
Table 4-5: COM6 Mode Setting....................................................................................................56
Table 4-6: LVDS1 Voltage Selection Settings............................................................................57
Table 4-7: LVDS2 Voltage Selection Settings............................................................................58
Table 4-8: LVDS1 Panel Resolution Settings.............................................................................59
Table 4-9: LVDS2 Panel Resolution Settings.............................................................................60
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................73

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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................74
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................76
BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................76
BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration.................................................................................................77
BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration...........................................................79
BIOS Menu 6: Super IO Configuration........................................................................................84
BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration..........................................................................89
BIOS Menu 8: ACPI Configuration..............................................................................................92
BIOS Menu 9: General ACPI Configuration ...............................................................................93
BIOS Menu 10: APM Configuration.............................................................................................94
BIOS Menu 11: Remote Access Configuration..........................................................................97
BIOS Menu 12: USB Configuration.......................................................................................... 100
BIOS Menu 13: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration..................................................... 104
BIOS Menu 14: PCI/PnP Configuration.................................................................................... 106
BIOS Menu 15: Boot.................................................................................................................. 107
BIOS Menu 16: Boot Settings Configuration.......................................................................... 108
BIOS Menu 17: Boot Device Priority Settings ........................................................................ 110
BIOS Menu 18: Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................. 111
BIOS Menu 19: Removable Drives........................................................................................... 112
BIOS Menu 20: CD/DVD Drives ................................................................................................ 113
BIOS Menu 21: Security............................................................................................................ 113
BIOS Menu 22: Chipset............................................................................................................. 115
BIOS Menu 23:Northbridge Chipset Configuration................................................................ 115
BIOS Menu 24:Southbridge Chipset Configuration............................................................... 118
BIOS Menu 25:Exit..................................................................................................................... 119

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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: KINO-945GSE2
The KINO-945GSE2 Mini-ITX motherboards are embedded 45 nm Intel® Atom™
processor platforms. The embedded Intel® Atom™ N270 processor has a 1.60 GHz clock
speed, a 533 MHz FSB and a 512 KB L2 cache. The KINO-945GSE2 also supports one
200-pin 533 MHz 2.0 GB (max.) DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM. The board comes with VGA,
18-bit dual-channel LVDS and 24-bit dual-channel LVDS video outputs. The
KINO-945GSE2 also comes with a PCI expansion slot, PCIe Mini card slot, onboard
AC’97 audio, four RS-232 serial ports, two RS-232/422/485 serial ports, six USB 2.0 ports,
and two SATA ports.

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1.2 Overview Photo
The KINO-945GSE2 has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors. 5Figure 1-2 is a
labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the KINO-945GSE2.
Figure 1-2: KINO-945GSE2 Overview

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1.3 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers
The KINO-945GSE2 has the following connectors on-board:
1 x Audio connector
1 x Battery connector
1 x Digital I/O connector
1 x Fan connector
1 x Front panel connectors
1 x Infrared interface connector
1 x Keyboard/mouse connector
2 x LCD backlight inverter connector
2 x LVDS LCD connector
1 x Parallel port connector
1 x PCI slot
1 x PCIe Mini card slot
2 x SATAdrive connectors
2 x SATApower connectors
4 x Serial port connectors (RS-232)
2 x Serial port connectors (RS-232/422/485)
1 x TV out connector
1 x USB connector (with two ports)
The KINO-945GSE2 has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the
board rear panel.
1 x DIN power connector
1 x Audio line-out connector
1 x LAN connector
1 x Serial port connector
2 x USB connectors
1 x VGA connectors
The KINO-945GSE2 has the following on-board jumpers:
AT/ATX selection
Clear CMOS jumper

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COM4 mode setting
COM6 mode setting
LVDS1 voltage
LVDS2 voltage
LVDS1 panel resolution
LVDS2 panel resolution

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1.4 Dimensions
The dimensions of the board are listed below:
Length: 170 mm
Width: 170 mm
Figure 1-3: Dimensions (mm)

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External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in 5Figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4: Rear Panel

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1.5 Data Flow
Figure 1-5 shows the data flow between the two on-board chipsets and other components
installed on the motherboard.
Figure 1-5: Data Flow Block Diagram