ADLINK Technology MI-960 User manual

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Manual Rev.: 2.01
Revision Date: April 14, 2009
Part No: 50-1X001-1010
MI-960
Mini-ITX Industrial Motherboard with
Intel® Q965 Chipset
User’s Manual

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Revision History
Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
2.00 2008/11/18 Initial Release
2.01 2009/04/14 Correct graphics spec, GbE pin/LED def’n

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Preface
Copyright 2009 ADLINK Technology Inc.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copy-
right. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be repro-
duced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form
without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without prior
notice in order to improve reliability, design, and function and does
not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, spe-
cial, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or
inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of
the possibility of such damages.
Environmental Responsibility
ADLINK is committed to fulfill its social responsibility to global
environmental preservation through compliance with the Euro-
pean Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) direc-
tive and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
directive. Environmental protection is a top priority for ADLINK.
We have enforced measures to ensure that our products, manu-
facturing processes, components, and raw materials have as little
impact on the environment as possible. When products are at their
end of life, our customers are encouraged to dispose of them in
accordance with the product disposal and/or recovery programs
prescribed by their nation or company.
Trademarks
Product names mentioned herein are used for identification pur-
poses only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.

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Using this Manual
Audience and Scope
The MI-960 User’s Manual is intended for hardware technicians
and systems operators with knowledge of installing, configuring
and operating industrial grade computers.
Manual Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
Preface: Presents copyright notifications, disclaimers, trade-
marks, and associated information on the proper usage of this
document and its associated product(s).
Chapter 1, Introduction: Introduces the MI-960, its features,
applications, and specifications, including functional descriptions
and board layout.
Chapter 2, Connectors & Jumpers: Provides technical informa-
tion on connectors and jumpers as well as pin assignments for
configuring the MI-960 and any attached external devices.
Chapter 3, Getting Started: Describes how to install components
on the MI-960: CPU, memory modules, and drivers.
Chapter 4, BIOS Setup: Presents information and illustrations to
help understand and configure the system BIOS.
Chapter 5, POST Codes: Presents POST information and
detailed descriptions for users.
Appendix A, Watchdog Timer: Presents information on under-
standing and configuring the embedded Watchdog timer.
Appendix B, System Resources: Presents information on I/O
mapping, IRQ routing, and resource allocation.
Important Safety Instructions: Presents safety instructions all
users must follow for the proper setup, installation and usage of
equipment and/or software.
Getting Service: Contact information for ADLINK’s worldwide
offices.

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Conventions
Take note of the following conventions used throughout this
manual to make sure that users perform certain tasks and
instructions properly.
NOTE:
NOTE:
Additional information, aids, and tips that help users perform
tasks.
CAUTION:
Information to prevent minor physical injury, component dam-
age, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to com-
plete a task.
WARNING:
Information to prevent serious physical injury, component
damage, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to
complete a specific task.

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MI-960.........................................................................................i
Revision History...................................................................... ii
Preface.................................................................................... iii
List of Figures........................................................................ xi
List of Tables........................................................................ xiii
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Package Contents ............................................................... 1
1.2 Overview.............................................................................. 2
1.3 Features............................................................................... 2
1.4 Specifications....................................................................... 3
1.5 Power Consumption ............................................................ 5
1.6 Block Diagram ..................................................................... 6
1.7 Functional Description ......................................................... 7
1.8 Board Layout ..................................................................... 10
1.9 Mechanical Drawings......................................................... 12
2 Connectors & Jumpers.................................................... 15
2.1 Rear I/O Connectors.......................................................... 15
2.2 Onboard Connectors ......................................................... 18
2.3 Jumpers ............................................................................. 25
3 Getting Started ................................................................. 27
3.1 Installing the CPU .............................................................. 27
3.2 Memory Module Installation............................................... 31
3.3 Driver Installation ............................................................... 33

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4 BIOS Setup........................................................................ 35
4.1 Starting the BIOS ............................................................... 35
4.2 Main Setup......................................................................... 39
4.3 Advanced BIOS Setup ....................................................... 40
4.3.1 IDE Configuration .......................................................... 41
4.3.2 Super IO Configuration .................................................. 42
4.3.3 Hardware Health Configuration ..................................... 43
4.3.4 APM / Resume Event Configuration .............................. 44
4.3.5 Remote Access Configuration ....................................... 45
4.3.6 USB Configuration ......................................................... 47
4.4 Advanced PCI/PnP Settings .............................................. 50
4.4.1 IRQ/DMA ....................................................................... 50
4.5 Boot Settings ..................................................................... 51
4.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........................................... 51
4.6 Security Setup.................................................................... 54
4.7 Chipset Setup .................................................................... 57
4.7.1 North Bridge Configuration ............................................ 58
4.7.2 South Bridge Configuration............................................ 60
4.8 Exit Menu ........................................................................... 61
5 POST Codes...................................................................... 63
5.1 Post Code Checkpoints ..................................................... 63
A Appendix: Watchdog Timer ..............................................67
A.1 Sample Code ..................................................................... 67
B Appendix: System Resources..........................................71
B.1 System Memory Map ......................................................... 71
B.2 Direct Memory Access Channels....................................... 72
B.3 IO Map ............................................................................... 73
B.4 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines............................................ 75
B.5 PCI Configuration Space Map ........................................... 78
B.6 PCI Interrupt Routing Map ................................................. 80

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Important Safety Instructions.............................................. 81
Getting Service...................................................................... 83

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