IEI Technology KINO-945GSE3 User manual

KINO-945GSE3 User Manual
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IEI Technology Corp.
User Manual
NANO-945GSE3
MODEL:
KINO-945GSE3
Mini-ITX Single Board Computer with Intel® Atom™ N270 1.6
GHz Processor, Dual Gigabit Ethernet, Audio, VGA/
LVDS/DVI-D/HDTV-out, Six USB, Nine RS-232, RS-232/422/485,
CompactFlash® Type II, Two SATA, RoHS Compliant
Rev. 1.00 – 7 September, 2010

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Revision
Date Version Changes
7 September, 2010 1.00 Initial release

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 KINO-945GSE3 OVERVIEW...................................................................................... 3
1.2.1 Dimensions......................................................................................................... 4
1.2.2 Data Flow .......................................................................................................... 5
1.2.3 Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 6
2 UNPACKING................................................................................................................. 8
2.1 UNPACKING CHECKLIST............................................................................................. 9
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS......................................................................................... 9
PACKING LIST ................................................................................................................ 10
2.2.1 Optional Items...................................................................................................11
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 12
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 13
3.2 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 13
3.2.1 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 14
3.3 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 15
3.3.1 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 15
3.3.2 Backlight Inverter Connector .......................................................................... 16
3.3.3 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 17
3.3.4 CompactFlash® Socket.................................................................................... 17
3.3.5 CPU Fan Connector (+12V, 3-pin).................................................................. 19
3.3.6 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector............................................................ 20
3.3.7 Front Panel Connector (8-pin) ........................................................................ 21
3.3.8 Infrared Interface Connector........................................................................... 22
3.3.9 Keyboard/Mouse.............................................................................................. 22
3.3.10 LVDS LCD Connector ................................................................................... 23
3.3.11 Parallel ATA (IDE)......................................................................................... 25
3.3.12 PCI Slot.......................................................................................................... 26
3.3.13 PCIe Mini Card Slot ...................................................................................... 29

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3.3.14 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 30
3.3.15 Serial Port Connector.................................................................................... 31
3.3.16 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 33
3.3.17 HDTV Out Connector .................................................................................... 34
3.3.18 USB Connectors (Internal)............................................................................ 34
3.4 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 35
3.4.1 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 36
3.4.2 DVI Connector................................................................................................. 36
3.4.3 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ............................................................................ 37
3.4.4 LAN Connector ................................................................................................ 38
3.4.5 Serial Port Connector (COM1 RS-232)........................................................... 39
3.4.6 Serial Port Connectors (COM3 RS-232/422/485)........................................... 40
3.4.7 USB Connector ................................................................................................ 41
3.4.8 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 41
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 43
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 44
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 44
4.2.1 SO-DIMM Installation..................................................................................... 45
4.2.2 CompactFlash® Installation............................................................................ 46
4.3 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 47
4.3.1 AT Power Select Jumper Settings..................................................................... 48
4.3.2 AT/ATX Power Supply Type Jumper ................................................................ 49
4.3.3 CF Card Setup ................................................................................................. 50
4.3.4 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 51
4.3.5 COM2 Function Select Jumper........................................................................ 52
4.3.6 LVDS1 Panel Resolution Jumper..................................................................... 53
4.3.7 LVDS Voltage Selection.................................................................................... 54
4.3.8 USB Power Supply Type Setting ...................................................................... 55
4.4 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 56
4.4.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 56
4.4.2 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 56
4.5 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 56
4.5.1 Four Serial Port Connector............................................................................. 57
4.5.2 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 58

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4.6 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 60
4.6.1 DVI Display Device Connection...................................................................... 61
4.6.2 LAN Connection (Single Connector)............................................................... 62
4.6.3 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection ........................................................... 62
4.6.4 Serial Device Connection ................................................................................ 63
4.6.5 USB Connection (Dual Connector)................................................................. 64
4.6.6 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 65
4.7 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 66
5 BIOS SCREENS........................................................................................................... 68
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 69
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 69
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 69
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 70
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 70
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 70
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 71
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 72
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 73
5.3.2 IDE Configuration........................................................................................... 74
5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ............................................................................. 76
5.3.3 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 81
5.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration...................................................................... 89
5.3.5 Power Configuration........................................................................................ 90
5.3.5.1 ACPI Configuration .................................................................................. 91
5.3.6 APM Configuration.......................................................................................... 91
5.3.7 Remote Access Configuration.......................................................................... 94
5.3.8 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 97
5.3.8.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration................................................. 99
5.4 PCI/PNP................................................................................................................. 100
5.5 BOOT...................................................................................................................... 103
5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration........................................................................... 103
5.5.2 Boot Device Priority...................................................................................... 106
5.5.3 Hard Disk Drives ........................................................................................... 107
5.5.4 Removable Drives.......................................................................................... 108

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5.5.5 CD/DVD Drives............................................................................................. 108
5.6 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 109
5.7 CHIPSET ..................................................................................................................110
5.7.1 Northbridge Configuration.............................................................................111
5.7.2 Southbridge Configuration .............................................................................114
5.8 EXIT........................................................................................................................115
A BIOS OPTIONS .........................................................................................................118
B ONE KEY RECOVERY........................................................................................... 122
B.1 ONE KEY RECOVERY INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 123
B.1.1 System Requirement....................................................................................... 123
B.1.2 Supported Operating System......................................................................... 123
B.2 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS........................................................................ 125
B.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup ............................................................................ 126
B.2.2 Create Partitions ........................................................................................... 126
B.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications..................................... 129
B.2.4 Build-up Recovery Partition.......................................................................... 130
B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image....................................................................... 132
B.3 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR LINUX.............................................................................. 137
B.4 RECOVERY TOOL FUNCTIONS ................................................................................ 140
B.4.1 Factory Restore ............................................................................................. 142
B.4.2 Backup System............................................................................................... 143
B.4.3 Restore Your Last Backup.............................................................................. 144
B.4.4 Manual........................................................................................................... 145
B.5 OTHER INFORMATION............................................................................................ 146
B.5.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller....................... 146
B.5.2 System Memory Requirement ........................................................................ 148
C TERMINOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 149
D DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 153
D.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 154
D.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS ................................................................................... 154
D.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 155
D.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function .................................................................... 155
D.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 155

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E WATCHDOG TIMER............................................................................................... 156
F COMPATIBILITY..................................................................................................... 159
F.1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS ........................................................................ 160
G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE....................................................... 161
G.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ..................................... 162

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: KINO-945GSE3 ............................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: KINO-945GSE3 Overview ...........................................................................................3
Figure 1-3: KINO-945GSE3 Dimensions (mm).............................................................................4
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Block Diagram...........................................................................................5
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations [Front Side] .....................................................13
Figure 3-2: ATX Power Connector Pinout Locations................................................................15
Figure 3-3: Backlight Inverter Connector Pinout Locations ....................................................16
Figure 3-4: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................17
Figure 3-5: CF Card Socket Location .........................................................................................18
Figure 3-6: +12V Fan Connector Location.................................................................................19
Figure 3-7: DIO Connector Locations.........................................................................................20
Figure 3-8: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations (8-pin)...................................................21
Figure 3-9: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations .....................................................................22
Figure 3-10: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location..................................................................23
Figure 3-11: LVDS Connector Location......................................................................................24
Figure 3-12: IDE Connector Location.........................................................................................25
Figure 3-13: PCI Slot Location ....................................................................................................26
Figure 3-14: PCIe Mini Card Slot Location.................................................................................29
Figure 3-15: SATA Drive Connector Locations .........................................................................31
Figure 3-16: Serial Port Connector Location.............................................................................32
Figure 3-17: SPI Flash Connector...............................................................................................33
Figure 3-18: TV Connector Pinout Locations............................................................................34
Figure 3-19: USB Connector Pinout Locations.........................................................................35
Figure 3-20: External Peripheral Interface Connector..............................................................35
Figure 3-21: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................36
Figure 3-22: PS/2 Pinouts ............................................................................................................37
Figure 3-23: Ethernet Connector.................................................................................................38
Figure 3-24: Serial Port Pinouts..................................................................................................39
Figure 3-25: Serial Port Pinouts..................................................................................................40
Figure 3-26: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................41

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Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Installation................................................................................................46
Figure 4-2: CompactFlash® Card Installation ...........................................................................47
Figure 4-3: AT Power Select Jumper Location..........................................................................49
Figure 4-4: AT/ATX Power Mode Jumper Location...................................................................50
Figure 4-5: CompactFlash® Setup Jumper Location ...............................................................50
Figure 4-6: Clear CMOS Jumper .................................................................................................52
Figure 4-7: COM2 Function Select Jumper Location................................................................53
Figure 4-8: LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Pinout Locations................................................54
Figure 4-9: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations...............................................55
Figure 4-10: USB Power Supply Type Setting Jumper Pinout Locations...............................56
Figure 4-11: Four Serial Port Connector....................................................................................57
Figure 4-12: Serial Device Connector.........................................................................................58
Figure 4-13: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................59
Figure 4-14: SATA Power Drive Connection..............................................................................60
Figure 4-15: DVI Connector .........................................................................................................61
Figure 4-16: LAN Connection......................................................................................................62
Figure 4-17: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector.........................................................................63
Figure 4-18: Serial Device Connector.........................................................................................64
Figure 4-19: USB Connector........................................................................................................65
Figure 4-20: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................66
Figure 4-21: Introduction Screen................................................................................................67
Figure 4-22: Available Drivers.....................................................................................................67
Figure B-1: Recovery Tool Setup Menu .................................................................................. 127
Figure B-2: Command Mode..................................................................................................... 127
Figure B-3: Partition Creation Commands.............................................................................. 128
Figure B-4: System Configuration for Windows .................................................................... 130
Figure B-5: Build-up Recovery Partition................................................................................. 131
Figure B-6: Press any key to continue.................................................................................... 131
Figure B-7: Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode................................................................. 132
Figure B-8: Recovery Tool Menu ............................................................................................. 132
Figure B-9: About Symantec Ghost Window.......................................................................... 133
Figure B-10: Symantec Ghost Path ......................................................................................... 133
Figure B-11: Select a Local Source Drive ............................................................................... 134
Figure B-12: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive ...................................................... 134
Figure B-13: File Name to Copy Image to ............................................................................... 135

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Figure B-14: Compress Image.................................................................................................. 135
Figure B-15: Image Creation Confirmation............................................................................. 136
Figure B-16: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 136
Figure B-17: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 136
Figure B-18: Press Any Key to Continue ................................................................................ 137
Figure B-19: Partitions for Linux.............................................................................................. 138
Figure B-20: System Configuration for Linux......................................................................... 139
Figure B-21: Access menu.lst in Linux (Text Mode).............................................................. 139
Figure B-22: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 140
Figure B-23: Recovery Tool Main Menu.................................................................................. 141
Figure B-24: Restore Factory Default...................................................................................... 142
Figure B-25: Recovery Complete Window.............................................................................. 142
Figure B-26: Backup System.................................................................................................... 143
Figure B-27: System Backup Complete Window ................................................................... 143
Figure B-28: Restore Backup ................................................................................................... 144
Figure B-29: Restore System Backup Complete Window..................................................... 144
Figure B-30: Symantec Ghost Window ................................................................................... 145

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................7
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................14
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................14
Table 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts .................................................................................16
Table 3-4: Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts..........................................................................16
Table 3-5: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................17
Table 3-6: CF Card Socket Pinouts.............................................................................................19
Table 3-7: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................20
Table 3-8: DIO Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................20
Table 3-9: Front Panel Connector Pinouts.................................................................................21
Table 3-10: Infrared Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................22
Table 3-11: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts .....................................................................23
Table 3-12: LVDS Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................24
Table 3-13: IDE Connector Pinouts.............................................................................................26
Table 3-14: PCI Slot......................................................................................................................28
Table 3-15: PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts ....................................................................................30
Table 3-16: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts...............................................................................31
Table 3-17: Serial Port Connector Pinouts ................................................................................33
Table 3-18: SPI Flash Connector.................................................................................................33
Table 3-19: TV Port Connector Pinouts......................................................................................34
Table 3-20: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................35
Table 3-21: DVI Connector Pinouts.............................................................................................37
Table 3-22: PS/2 Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................38
Table 3-23: Ethernet Connector Pinouts....................................................................................38
Table 3-24: Connector LEDs........................................................................................................39
Table 3-25: Serial Port Pinouts....................................................................................................39
Table 3-26: COM3 Pinouts ...........................................................................................................40
Table 3-27: USB Port Pinouts......................................................................................................41
Table 3-28: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................42
Table 4-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................48

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Table 4-2: AT Power Select Jumper Settings ............................................................................48
Table 4-3: AT/ATX Power Supply Type Jumper Settings.........................................................49
Table 4-4: CompactFlash® Setup Jumper Settings..................................................................50
Table 4-5: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings....................................................................................51
Table 4-6: JP1, JP2 COM2 Function Select Jumper Settings ..................................................52
Table 4-7: LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Settings.................................................................53
Table 4-8: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings................................................................54
Table 4-9: USB Power Supply Type Setting...............................................................................55
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................70

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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................71
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................73
BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................73
BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration.................................................................................................74
BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration...........................................................77
BIOS Menu 6: Super IO Configuration........................................................................................82
BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration..........................................................................89
BIOS Menu 8: Power Configuration............................................................................................90
BIOS Menu 9: ACPI Settings .......................................................................................................91
BIOS Menu 10: APM Configuration.............................................................................................92
BIOS Menu 11: Remote Access Configuration..........................................................................94
BIOS Menu 12: USB Configuration.............................................................................................97
BIOS Menu 13: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration........................................................99
BIOS Menu 14: PCI/PnP Configuration.................................................................................... 101
BIOS Menu 15: Boot.................................................................................................................. 103
BIOS Menu 16: Boot Settings Configuration.......................................................................... 103
BIOS Menu 17: Boot Device Priority Settings ........................................................................ 106
BIOS Menu 18: Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................. 107
BIOS Menu 19: Removable Drives........................................................................................... 108
BIOS Menu 20: CD/DVD Drives ................................................................................................ 109
BIOS Menu 21: Security............................................................................................................ 109
BIOS Menu 22: Chipset............................................................................................................. 111
BIOS Menu 23: Northbridge Chipset Configuration............................................................... 111
BIOS Menu 24: Southbridge Chipset Configuration.............................................................. 115
BIOS Menu 25: Exit.................................................................................................................... 116

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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: KINO-945GSE3
The KINO-945GSE3 Mini-ITX motherboards are embedded 45 nm Intel® Atom™
processor platforms. The Intel® Atom™ processor N270 embedded on the
KINO-945GSE3 has a 1.60 GHz clock speed, a 533 MHz FSB and a 512 KB L2 cache.
The KINO-945GSE3 supports one 200-pin 400/533 MHz 2.0 GB (max.) DDR2 SDRAM
SO-DIMM. The KINO-945GSE3 comes with an 18-bit dual-channel LVDS connector, a
VGA port, a HDTV-out connector, and a DVI-D port. The KINO-945GSE3 also comes with
two PCI Express (PCIe) Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports, a RS-232 serial port (eight
additional serial ports by internal connectors) and a RS-232/422/485 connector, four USB
ports and two additional USB ports by internal connector. Two SATA connectors, a
parallel ATA (IDE) and a CompactFlash® slot provide storage options to the
KINO-945GSE3.

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1.2 KINO-945GSE3 Overview
The KINO-945GSE3 has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors. 6Figure 1-2 is a
labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the KINO-945GSE3.
Figure 1-2: KINO-945GSE3 Overview

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1.2.1 Dimensions
The dimensions of the board are listed below:
Length: 170 mm
Width: 170 mm
Figure 1-3: KINO-945GSE3 Dimensions (mm)

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1.2.2 Data Flow
6Figure 1-4 shows the data flow between the two on-board chipsets and other components
installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter.
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Block Diagram

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1.2.3 Technical Specifications
KINO-945GSE3 technical specifications are listed below.
Specification/Model KINO-945GSE3
Form Factor Mini-ITX
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel® Atom™ N270
Front Side Bus (FSB) 533 MHz
Northbridge Chipset Intel® 945GSE
Integrated Graphics Intel® 945GSE, Intel® Generation 3.5 integrated GFX Core
(133Mhz), Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Memory One 200-pin 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM supported
(system max. 2.0 GB)
Southbridge Chipset Intel® ICH7M
Audio Realtek ALC655 AC’97 Codec
BIOS AMI BIOS
Digital I/O 8-bit, 4-bit input/4-bit output
Ethernet Controllers Two Realtek RTL8111E GbE controllers withASF2.0 support
Super I/O Controller Fintek F81865
Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1~255 sec. system reset
Infrared One infrared connector through the Fintek F81865
I/O Interface Connectors
Audio Connectors One Line-out jack
One Mic-in jack
Display One VGA
One DVI-D
One LVDS (internal)
One HDTV (internal)
Ethernet Two RJ-45 ports