MI950 LGA775 Core™ 2 Duo Intel® Q45 Chipset Mini-ITX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.
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Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................... 1 Checklist .............................................................................. 1 Product Description ............................................................. 2 Specifications ...................................................................... 3 Board Dimensions ............................................................... 4 Installations .......................................................
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INTRODUCTION Introduction Checklist Your MI950 Core 2 Duo motherboard package should include the items listed below: • The MI950 motherboard • This User’s manual • 1 x I/O shield • 1 x serial port cable • 2 x SATA cable • 1 CD containing the following: • Chipset Drivers • Flash Memory Utility MI950 User’s Manual 1
INSTALLATIONS Product Description The MI950 Mini-ITX motherboard is designed for either the Intel® Core™2 Duo or Core™2 Quad processors of up to 1333MHz FSB. It is based on the Intel Q45/G45 Express chipset and it comes with two dual-channel DDR3 memory slots and 8GB memory capacity for faster system responsiveness and support of 64-bit computing. Dual independent display comes to life with the onboard Intel® Q45/G45 integrated graphics with CRT and DVI display interface.
INTRODUCTION Specifications Form Factor CPU Type CPU Speed CPU FSB L2 Cache Green /APM CPU Socket Chipset BIOS Memory VGA LAN USB Serial ATA Parallel IDE Audio LPC I/O Digital IO TPM1.
INSTALLATIONS Board Dimensions 4 MI950 User’s Manual
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI950 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ................................................................................. 6 ATX Power Installation ......................................................................... 6 Installing the Memory ........................................................................... 7 Setting the Jumpers............
INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MI950 motherboard supports an LGA 775 processor socket for Intel® Core 2 Duo processors. The LGA 775 processor socket comes with a lever to secure the processor. Refer to the pictures below, from left to right, on how to place the processor into the CPU socket. Please note that the cover of the LGA775 socket must always be installed during transport to avoid damage to the socket.
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI950 motherboard supports two DDR3 memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 8GB. It supports DDR3 800/1066MHz. Basically, the system memory interface has the following features: Supports two 64-bit wide DDR data channels Available bandwidth up to 6.4GB/s (DDR3 1066) for two-channel mode. Supports 512Mb, 1Gb, 2Gb DDR3 technologies.
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on the motherboard are used to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following lists the connectors and their respective functions. Jumper Locations on MI950F/MI950AF/MI950GF .............................. 9 JP4: ME (Management Engine) – Disabled / pin closed ..................... 10 JP5: Clear CMOS Contents ...................
INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MI950F/MI950AF/MI950GF Jumper Locations on MI950/MI950F/MI950AF .................................. 9 JP4: ME (Management Engine) – Disabled / pin closed ..................... 10 JP5: Clear CMOS Contents ................................................................. 10 JP1, JP2, JP3: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ..............................
INSTALLATIONS JP4: ME (Management Engine) – Disabled / pin closed The factory default setting of the 2-pin JP4 jumper is closed. This means the management engine function is disabled. JP5: Clear CMOS Contents Use JP8, a 3-pin header, to clear the CMOS contents. Note that the ATX-power connector should be disconnected from the motherboard before clearing CMOS.
INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MI950 The connectors on MI950 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on MI950 and their respective functions. ATX2: 24-pin ATX Power Connector ................................................ 13 ATX1: ATX 12V Power Connector .................................................... 13 DDRIII1: Channel A DDR3 Socket ....................................................
INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MI950F/MI950AF/MI950GF ATX2: 24-pin ATX Power Connector ................................................................................................... 13 ATX1: ATX 12V Power Connector ....................................................................................................... 13 DDRIII1: Channel A DDR3 Socket ....................................................................................................... 13 DDRIII2: Channel B DDR3 Socket .........
INSTALLATIONS ATX2: 24-pin ATX Power Connector Signal Name 3.3V -12V Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground -5V +5V +5V +5V Ground Pin # 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pin # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Signal Name 3.3V 3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground Power good 5VSB +12V +12V +3.3V ATX1: ATX 12V Power Connector This connector supplies the CPU operating voltage.
INSTALLATIONS SYS_FAN2: System Fan2 Power Connector Pin # 1 2 3 Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection CN1: Serial Ports(COM1) CN1 (COM1) is a DB-9 connector, Signal Name DCD, Data carrier detect RXD, Receive data TXD, Transmit data DTR, Data terminal ready GND, ground Pin # 1 2 3 4 5 Pin # 6 7 8 9 10 Signal Name DSR, Data set ready RTS, Request to send CTS, Clear to send RI, Ring indicator Not Used J2: COM2 is jumper selectable for RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485.
INSTALLATIONS CN2: DVI+CRT Connector CN3: ESATA & USB8/USB9 Connector(for MI950F/AF) CN4: Line-in, Line-out & Microphone Connector CN5: Gigabit LAN (Intel 574L) RJ-45 &USB 6/7 Connector CN6: Gigabit LAN (Intel 567LM) RJ-45&USB 4/5 Connector SATA1~SATA4: SATAII Connectors Pin # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Signal Name Ground TX+ TXGround RXRX+ Ground J1: Digital I/O Connector (4 in, 4 out) This 10-pin digital I/O connector supports TTL levels and is used to control external devices requiring ON/OFF circuitry.
INSTALLATIONS J3: Keyboard & Mouse Connector (Testing use only) Signal Name Vcc MDA MCL Ground J4: Audio Front Header Signal Name MIC2_L MIC2_R Line2_R Sense Line2_L Pin 1 3 5 7 Pin # 1 3 5 7 9 Pin 2 4 6 8 Signal Name VCC KBDA KBCL Ground Pin # 2 4 6 8 10 Signal Name Ground Presence# MIC2_ID NC Line2_ID J5: SPI Debug Tools Port (Factory use only) J6: USB2/USB3 Connector J7: USB0/USB1 Connector Signal Name Vcc D0D0+ Ground Pin 1 3 5 7 Pin 2 4 6 8 Signal Name Ground D1+ D1Vcc J8: Power LED The pow
INSTALLATIONS J9: System Function Connector ATX Power ON Switch: Pins 1 and 2 This 2-pin connector is an “ATX Power Supply On/Off Switch” on the system that connects to the power switch on the case. When pressed, the power switch will force the system to power on. When pressed again, it will force the system to power off. Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 3 and 4 This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed.
INSTALLATIONS J10: COM3, COM4 Serial Port (DF11 Connector) Signal Name DSR1 Pin # 2 Pin # 1 4 3 Signal Name DCD1 Data set ready RTS1 Data carrier detect Request to send CTS1 6 5 Clear to send RI1 8 7 DTR1 Data terminal ready 10 12 14 16 18 20 9 11 13 15 17 19 PCI1: PCI Slot (supports two masters) 18 TXD1 Transmit data Ringing indicator Not used DSR2 RTS2 CTS2 RI2 Not used RXD1 Receive data MI950 User’s Manual Ground DCD2 RXD2 TXD2 DTR2 Ground
BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: BIOS Introduction ........................................................................ 20 BIOS Setup ................................................................................... 20 Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................. 22 Advanced BIOS Features .................................
BIOS SETUP BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports Intel processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for a standard device such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports. It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
BIOS SETUP Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Ç È Æ Å : Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk Type… The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays
BIOS SETUP Standard CMOS Setup “Standard CMOS Setup” choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option. You will need to run the Standard CMOS option, however, if you change your system hardware configurations, the onboard battery fails, or the configuration stored in the CMOS memory was lost or damaged.
BIOS SETUP To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time. Time The time format is: Hour : 00 to 23 Minute : 00 to 59 Second : 00 to 59 To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and use the / or +/- keys to set the current time. IDE Channel Master/Slave MI950 with ICH10DO supports 4 Serial ATA connectors The onboard Serial ATA connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four Serial ATA hard disks .
BIOS SETUP Video This field selects the type of video display card installed in your system. You can choose the following video display cards: EGA/VGA For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters. (default) CGA 40 Power up in 40 column mode. CGA 80 Power up in 80 column mode. MONO For Hercules or MDA adapters. Halt On This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up. No errors The system boot will not be halted for any error that may be detected.
BIOS SETUP Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference.
BIOS SETUP First/Second/Third Boot Device These fields determine the drive that the system searches first for an operating system. The options available include Removable, Hard Disk, CDROM, Legacy LAN and Disabled. Boot Other Device These fields allow the system to search for an OS from other devices other than the ones selected in the First/Second/Third Boot Device. Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up the system.
BIOS SETUP MPS Version Control for OS This option is specifies the MPS (Multiprocessor Specification) version for the OS. MPS version 1.4 added extended configuration tables to improve support for multiple PCI bus configurations and improve future expandability. The default setting is 1.4. OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory when used with OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory. The default setting is Non-OS/2.
BIOS SETUP Advanced Chipset Features This Setup menu controls the configuration of the chipset.
BIOS SETUP VT-d By default, this feature is disabled. Intel AMT Configuration This configuration is supported only with MI950AF (with iAMT function).
BIOS SETUP Integrated Peripherals This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals. The first screen shows three main items for user to select. Once an item selected, a submenu appears. Details follow.
BIOS SETUP Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting USB 1.0 Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Operation Mode USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function USB Storage Function Enabled Enabled High Speed Enabled Enabled Enabled ITEM HELP Menu Level > *** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting *** IDE HDD Block Mode This field allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive.
BIOS SETUP LEGACY Mode Support This configuration is supported only with MI950F/MI950AF. When the Serial ATA (SATA) is set with the legacy mode enabled, then the SATA is set to the conventional IDE mode. Legacy mode is otherwise known as compatible mode. PWRON After PWR-Fail This field sets the system power status whether on or off when power returns to the system from a power failure situation.
BIOS SETUP Power Management Setup Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup PCI Express PM Function Press Enter ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Power Management Video Off Method Video Off In Suspend Suspend Type Modem Use IRQ Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN CPU THRM-Throttling Wake-Up by PCI Card Power On by Ring Resume by Alarm Date (of Month) Alarm Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Enabled S1(POS) Auto User Define DPMS Yes Stop Grant 3 Disabled Disabled Ins
BIOS SETUP Power Management This field allows you to select the type of power saving management modes. There are four selections for Power Management. Min. Power Saving Minimum power management Max. Power Saving Maximum power management. User Define Each of the ranges is from 1 min. to 1hr. Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. Video Off Method This field defines the Video Off features. There are three options.
BIOS SETUP CPU THRM-Throttling When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock runs only part of the time. You may select the percent of time that the clock runs. Wake up by PCI Card By default, this field is Disabled. Power On by Ring This field enables or disables the power on of the system through the modem connected to the serial port or LAN. Resume by Alarm This field enables or disables the resumption of the system operation. When enabled, the user is allowed to set the Date and Time.
BIOS SETUP PNP/PCI Configurations This option configures the PCI bus system. All PCI bus systems on the system use INT#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.
BIOS SETUP PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature CPU Warning Temperature System Temp. CPU Temp. System2 Fan Speed CPU Fan Speed System1 Fan Speed Vcore +12 V Vmem +5 V 3.3 V VBAT (V) 3.3VSB(V) Disabled Disabled 32°C/89°F 39°C/102°F 0 RPM 4440 RPM 0 RPM 1.31 V 12.19 V 1.90 V 5.14 V 3.32 V 3.21 V 3.
BIOS SETUP Frequency/Voltage Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk Disabled Spread Spectrum CPU Host/SRC/PCI Clock Disabled Default ITEM HELP Menu Level > Auto Detect PCI Clk This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock. Spread Spectrum This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only. CPU Host/SRC/PCI Clock This field is set as Default.
BIOS SETUP Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high-performance features. Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to your system configuration. These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features. Set Supervisor/User Password These two options set the system password.
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION Drivers Installation This section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under the Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. The software and drivers are included with the board. If you find the items missing, please contact the vendor where you made the purchase. The contents of this section include the following: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ........................................... 42 Intel Graphics Driver Installation .....................
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel® Chipset Drivers should be installed first before the software drivers to enable Plug & Play INF support for Intel chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation under Windows 2000/XP/Vista. (Before installing this utility, please update your system to Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2) 1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45/G45 Chipset Drivers.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 3. On the Readme Information screen, click Next to continue. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel Graphics Driver Installation To install the Graphics drivers, follow the steps below to proceed with the installation. 1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45/G45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) Q45/G45 Chipset Family Graphics Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 3.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION 4. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next to continue. 5. Setup is complete. Click Finish to restart the computer.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Realtek HD Codec Audio Driver Installation Follow the steps below to install the Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver. 1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45/G45 Chipset Drivers. Click Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 3. InstallShield Wizard is complete. Click Finish to restart the computer.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION LAN Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to start installing the Intel PRO LAN drivers. 1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45/G45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Drivers. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the process.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. On the Setup Options screen, the checkbox for Drivers should be checked. Now, click Next to continue. 4. The wizard is ready to begin installation Now, click Install to continue. 5. InstallShield wizard is complete. Click Finish.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver This driver is needed to be installed when the board supports SATA AHCI or SATA RAID. 1. Insert the drivers DVD in the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45/G45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Drivers. 2. In the welcome screen to the Setup Program, click Next. In the next “warning” page as below, click Next.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. In the License Agreement page, click Yes to agreement with the agreement. Then , in the Readme File Information page, click Next. 4. In the Setup Progress page, click Next, and restart the computer when prompted.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel Management Engine Interface This driver is used only on MI950AF (with iAMT function). 1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45/G45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) IAMT. 2. In the next page, click Intel(R) MEI Driver. 2 3. In the welcome screen to the Setup Program, click Next. In the next License Agreement page, click Yes to accept to all the terms with the agreement and continue the setup program.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION 4. Click Yes in the Readme File Information page and continue the setup program. Setup is now in progress. Click Next. 5. Setup is complete. Click Finish.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel Active Management Technology This driver is used only on MI950AF (with iAMT function). It will first install the update for “Hotfix for Windows XP (KB942288-v3)” and Microsoft .NET Frame 3.5 SP1 Setup. 1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q45/G45 Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) IAMT, then Intel(R) SOL/LSM Driver. 2. In the welcome screen to the Setup Program, click Next to continue.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION 7. The next screen will show the setup welcome screen to the Microsoft .NET Frame 3.5 SP1 Setup. Follow the instructions accordingly to finish the setup process. In this screen, check the checkbos for “I have read and ACCEPT the terms of the License Agreement”, and then click Install.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION 8. After the Setup is complete, click Exit.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION 9. Once the Microsoft .NET Frame 3.5 SP1 Setup is complete, the next screen shows the Intel Active Management Technology Setup Progress. Click Next to continue. 10. The Intel Active Management Technology Setup is now complete. Click Finish to complete the setup process.
APPENDIX Appendix A. I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses that also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used.
APPENDIX B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board.
APPENDIX C. Watchdog Timer Configuration The WDT is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock-up, such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock. Under these sorts of circumstances, the timer will count to zero and the selected outputs will be driven. Under normal circumstance, the user will restart the WDT at regular intervals before the timer counts to zero.
APPENDIX printf("System will reset after %d seconds\n", bTime); EnableWDT(bTime); return 0; } //======================================================================= void copyright(void) { printf("\n======== Winbond 83627EHF Watch Timer Tester (AUTO DETECT) ========\n"\ " Usage : W627E_WD reset_time\n"\ " Ex : W627E_WD 3 => reset system after 3 second\n"\ " W627E_WD 0 => disable watch dog timer\n"); } //======================================================================= void EnableWDT(int interval) {
APPENDIX //======================================================================= // // THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY // KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE. // //======================================================================= ==== #include "W627EHF.H" #include
APPENDIX Lock_W627EHF(); } //======================================================================= void Set_W627EHF_Reg( unsigned char REG, unsigned char DATA) { Unlock_W627EHF(); outportb(W627EHF_INDEX_PORT, REG); outportb(W627EHF_DATA_PORT, DATA); Lock_W627EHF(); } //======================================================================= unsigned char Get_W627EHF_Reg(unsigned char REG) { unsigned char Result; Unlock_W627EHF(); outportb(W627EHF_INDEX_PORT, REG); Result = inportb(W627EHF_DATA_PORT); Lock
APPENDIX File of the Main.cpp //===================================================================== // THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY // KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE. //===================================================================== #include #include #include #include #include "W627HF.
