MSI IM-945GSE SERIES MS-9830 User manual
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CopyrightNotice
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guaranteeisgivenastothecorrectnessofitscontents.Ourproductsareunder
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RevisionHistory
Revision RevisionHistory Date
V1.1 Addingoption D,Emainboards January2009
TechnicalSupport
Ifaproblemariseswithyoursystemandnosolutioncanbeobtainedfromtheuser’s
manual,pleasecontactyourplaceofpurchaseorlocaldistributor.Alternatively,
pleasetrythefollowing helpresourcesforfurtherguidance.
VisittheMSIwebsiteat http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?
func=service forFAQ,technicalguide, BIOSupdates,driverupdates,and
otherinformation.
Contactourtechnicalstaffat http://ocss.msi.com.tw.
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SafetyInstructions
1. Alwaysread thesafetyinstructionscarefully.
2. KeepthisUser’sManualforfuturereference.
3. Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.
4. Laythisequipmentonareliableflatsurfacebeforesetting itup.
5. Theopeningsontheenclosureareforairconvectionhenceprotectstheequip-
ment fromoverheating.DONOTCOVERTHEOPENINGS.
6. Makesurethevoltageofthe powersourceandadjustproperly110/220Vbe-
foreconnectingtheequipmenttothepowerinlet.
7. Placethe powercordsuchawaythatpeoplecannotstepon it. Donotplace
anythingoverthepowercord.
8. AlwaysUnplug thePowerCordbeforeinsertinganyadd-oncardormodule.
9. All cautionsand warningsontheequipmentshouldbenoted.
10. Neverpouranyliquidintotheopeningthatcoulddamage orcauseelectrical
shock.
11. If anyofthefollowingsituationsarises,gettheequipmentcheckedbyservice
personnel:
Thepowercordorplug isdamaged.
Liquidhaspenetratedintotheequipment.
Theequipmenthasbeenexposedtomoisture.
Theequipmentdoesnot workwell oryoucannotgetitworkaccording to
User’sManual.
Theequipmenthasdroppedanddamaged.
Theequipmenthasobvioussign of breakage.
12.DONOTLEAVETHISEQUIPMENTINANENVIRONMENTUNCONDITIONED,STOR-
AGETEMPERATUREABOVE600C(1400F),IT MAYDAMAGETHEEQUIPMENT.
CAUTION: Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Replaceonlywiththesameorequivalenttyperecommendedbythe
manufacturer.
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FCC-BRadio Frequency Interference Statement
Thisequipmenthasbeen
tested and found tocomply
withthe limitsforaClassB
digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart
15of the FCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable protection
againstharmful interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,
usesand canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand used in accor-
dancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful interferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisno guarantee thatinterferencewill notoccurin aparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful interferencetoradioortelevision
reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturning theequipmentoff and on,the useris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyone ormoreof themeasureslisted
below.
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increasetheseparationbetweenthe equipmentandreceiver.
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutlet on acircuitdifferentfromthatto
whichthereceiverisconnected.
Consult thedealeroranexperiencedradio/televisiontechnicianforhelp.
Notice1
Thechangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible for
compliancecould void theuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Notice2
Shieldedinterfacecablesand A.C.powercord,ifany,mustbeusedinorderto
complywiththeemissionlimits.
VOIRLANOTICED’ INSTALLATIONAVANTDERACCORDERAURESEAU.
Micro-StarInternational
MS-9830
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
(2)thisdevicemustaccept anyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation.
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CONTENTS
CopyrightNotice..............................................................................................................ii
Trademarks.......................................................................................................................ii
RevisionHistory..............................................................................................................ii
Technical Support...........................................................................................................ii
SafetyInstructions.........................................................................................................iii
FCC-B RadioFrequencyInterferenceStatement........................................................iv
WEEE(WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment)Statement....................................v
Chapter1ProductOverview................................................................................1-1
MainboardSpecifications...................................................................................1-2
BlockDiagram.......................................................................................................1-5
MainboardLayout................................................................................................1-6
BoardDimension.................................................................................................1-11
BackPanel &I/OShield Drawing......................................................................1-12
PowerConsumption..........................................................................................1-17
SafetyCompliance&MTBF..............................................................................1-19
Chapter2HardwareSetup....................................................................................2-1
Quick ComponentsGuide....................................................................................2-2
Memory.................................................................................................................2-3
PowerSupply......................................................................................................2-4
BackPanel I/O......................................................................................................2-5
Connector...........................................................................................................2-11
Jumper................................................................................................................2-19
Slot......................................................................................................................2-20
Chapter3BIOSSetup.............................................................................................3-1
EnteringSetup.....................................................................................................3-2
The Menu Bar......................................................................................................3-4
Main......................................................................................................................3-5
Advanced............................................................................................................3-6
Boot....................................................................................................................3-17
Security..............................................................................................................3-19
Chipset...............................................................................................................3-20
Power.................................................................................................................3-25
Exit......................................................................................................................3-26
Chapter4SystemResources.............................................................................4-1
WatchDog TimerSetting.....................................................................................4-2
AMIPOSTCode...................................................................................................4-3
ResourceList......................................................................................................4-7
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ProductOverview
Chapter1
ProductOverview
Thankyouforchoosing theIM-945GSESeries(MS-
9830v1.X)MiniITXmainboardsfromMSI.
Basedontheinnovative Intel 945GSE &ICH7M con-
trollersforoptimalsystemefficiency,the IM-945GSE
Seriesaccommodatethelatest Intel AtomTM processor
N270(1.6GHzsingle corewithHT)and supportone
DDR2533/667/800 SO-DIMM slot toprovide themaxi-
mumof1GBmemorycapacity.
Three optionsareavailablefortheIM-945GSE Series:
OptionA ATXPower,High RearI/O,DVI, VGA,
1RS-232/422/485Port,5RS-232 Ports
OptionB DCPower,LowRear I/O,DVI-I,
1RS-232/422/485Port,4RS-232 Ports
OptionC DCPower,LowRear I/O,VGA,LVDS,
1RS-232/422/485Port,4RS-232 Ports
OptionD DCPower,High Rear I/O,DVI,VGA,
1RS-232/422/485Port
OptionE DCPower,High Rear I/O,VGA,LVDS,
1RS-232/422/485Port,4RS-232 Ports
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MS-9830Mainboard
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MainboardSpecifications
Processor
-IntelAtomprocessorN270 (1.6GHzsinglecorewithHT)
FSB
-533MHz
Chipset
-Northbridge:Intel945GSE chipset
-Southbridge:IntelICH7Mchipset
Memory
-1unbufferednon-ECC DDR2533/667/800 SO-DIMM slot
-Upto1GBmemorycapacity
LAN
-SupportsGigabitEthernetbyIntel82574LController
Audio
-HDACodecbyRealtek ALC888 7.1channel(compliantwith
Azalia1.0specs)
-TPA3005D2amplifier(forOptionC,E)
IDE
-1IDEportbyIntelICH7M
-SupportsUltraDMA66/100mode
-SupportsPIO,BusMasteroperationmode
SATA
-2SATAportsbyIntelICH7M
-Supports2SATAdevices
-Supportsup to1.5Gb/sdatatransferrate
Graphics
-Onboardgraphics integratedinIntel945GSE
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ProductOverview
Connectors
OptionABack Panel
-1doublestackDB-9connector
-1stackup VGAand DVI-Dconnector
-1stackupRJ45and USBconnector
-1 doublestackUSB connector
-1GigabitLANjack
-3audiojacks
OptionBBack Panel
-1DB-9connector
-1DVI-Iconnector
-2doublestack USB connectors
-1GigabitLANjack
-2audiojacks
OptionCBack Panel
-1DB-9connector
-1VGAconnector
-2doublestack USB connectors
-1GigabitLANjack
-2audiojacks
OptionDBack Panel
-1DB-9connector
-1stackup VGAand DVI-Dconnector
-2doublestack USB connectors
-1GigabitLANjack
-2audiojacks
OptionE Back Panel
-1DB-9connector
-1VGAconnector
-1stackupRJ45and USBconnector
-1 doublestackUSB connector
-1GigabitLANjack
-2audiojacks
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MS-9830Mainboard
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OnboardConnectors
-1frontaudiopinheader
-1USB 2.0pinheader(2ports)
-1parallelportconnector
-4serialportconnectors(foroptionA, B, C,Eonly)
-1SPIFlashROMpinheader(fordebugging)
-1chassisintrusionswitchpinheader
-1S/PDIF-Outpinheader
-1amplifierpinheader(foroption C,Eonly)
-1LVDSconnector(foroptionC,Eonly)
-120-pinATXpowerconnector(foroptionAonly)
-14-pinDC12Vpowerconnector(foroptionB, C,D,Eonly)
-14-pinDC5V/12Vpowerconnector(foroptionB, C,D,Eonly)
Slots
-1MiniPCI-Eslot
-132-bit/33MHzPCIslot
FormFactor
-MiniITX: 170mmx170mm
Mounting
-4mountingholes
Environmental
StorageEnvironment
-Temperature:-20oC~80oC
-Humidity:5%~90% noncondensing
OperationEnvironment
-Temperature:0oC~60oC
-Humidity:5%~90% noncondensing
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MS-9830Mainboard
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PCI1
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JSPI1
JRTC1
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ATX1
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Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB Ports
T:Line-In
M:Line-Out
B:Mic-In
Top: VGAPort
Bottom: DVI Port
Intel
ICH7M
Intel
945GSE
Intel
AtomCPU
JLAN1
USBPorts
COM Ports
JCOMP1
JCOMP3
JCOMP4
JCOMP5
JCOMP6
MainboardLayout
IM-945GSE Series Mini ITXMainboard-Option A
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ProductOverview
PCI1
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Intel945GSE IntelAtomCPU
IntelICH7M
JCOMP1
COM1
COM2
COM3
COM4
JCOMP3
JCOMP4
JCOMP5
JCOMP6
IM-945GSE Series Mini ITXMainboard-Option B
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MS-9830Mainboard
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SATA1 SATA2
JSPI1
JRTC1
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JLAN1
USBPorts
USBPorts
COM5
JVGA1
Intel945GSE
IntelAtomCPU
IntelICH7M
JVDD1
JPW1
(DC-IN)
JPWR1
(For HDD)
COM1
COM2
COM3
COM4
JCOMP4 JCOMP6
JCOMP3
JCOMP5
PCI1
IM-945GSE Series Mini ITXMainboard-Option C
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ProductOverview
IM-945GSE Series Mini ITXMainboard-Option D
PCI1
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JPW1
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T: Line-Out
B: Mic-In
JLAN1
USBPorts
USBPorts
COM5
Intel945GSE IntelAtomCPU
IntelICH7M
JCOMP1
JCOMP3
JCOMP4
JCOMP5
JCOMP6
Top:VGAPort
Bottom:DVI Port
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IM-945GSE Series Mini ITXMainboard-Option E
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JRTC1
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JLAN1
USBPorts
COM5
JVGA1
Intel945GSE
IntelAtomCPU
IntelICH7M
JVDD1
JPW1
(DC-IN)
JPWR1
(For HDD)
COM1
COM2
COM3
COM4
JCOMP4 JCOMP6
JCOMP3
JCOMP5
PCI1
Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB Ports
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