American Megatrends MB961 Series User manual

MB961 Series
Intel 2nd Gen. CoreTM i Desktop CPU
+ H61/Q67
Sugar Bay based Micro ATX MB
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.0

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Table of Contents
Introduction...................................................... 1
Product Description............................................................1
Checklist.............................................................................2
MB961 Series Specifications..............................................3
Board Dimensions..............................................................5
Installations...................................................... 6
Installing the CPU ..............................................................7
Installing the Memory.........................................................8
Setting the Jumpers.............................................................9
Connectors on MB961Series............................................15
BIOS Setup.......................................................29
Drivers Installation......................................53
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility.........................54
VGA Drivers Installation..................................................56
Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation ..............................58
LAN Drivers Installation ..................................................59
Realtek LAN Controller Drivers Installation ....................61
Intel® Management Engine Interface ...............................64
ASMedia USB 3.0 Drivers...............................................67
Appendix...........................................................69
A. I/O Port Address Map..................................................69
B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)......................................70
C. Watchdog Timer Configuration...................................71

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INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
Product Description
The MB961 Series Micro ATX motherboard is based on the latest Intel®
H61/Q67 Express chipset. The platform supports 2nd generation Intel®
Core™ processor family with LGA1155 packing and features an
integrated dual-channel DDR3 memory controller as well as a graphics
core.
The latest Intel processors provide advanced performance in both
computing and graphics quality. The MB961 Series board utilizes the
dramatic increase in performance provided by this Intel’s latest
cutting-edge technology. This meets the requirement of customers in the
gaming, POS, digital signage and server market segment.
Measuring 244mm x 244mm, the MB961 Series offers 3Gbps/6Gbps
SATA support, USB3.0 (2 ports) and interfaces for DVI-I, HDMI and
LVDS displays.
MB961 Series FEATURES:
•Supports Intel 2nd Generation Core i7/i5/i3 QC/DC desktop
processors
•Two DDR3 DIMM, 1066/1333MHz; supports up to 16GB memory
•One Intel PCI-Express Gigabit LAN and one RealtekPCI-Express
Gigabit LAN
•Integrated Graphics for DVI-I and HDMI (MB961F/MB961RF only)
displays
•Support LVDS 24 bit dual channel for MB961F/MB961RF only
•4x SATA 2.0 for MB961/MB961F, 2x SATA 2.0 and 2x SATA 3.0
for MB961RF, 10x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0 for MB961/MB961F, 12x
USB, 2.0, 2x USB 3.0 for MB961RF
•4x COM, Watchdog timer
•Supports LPT port for MB961 only
•1x PCI-E (x16), 1x PCI-E (x8) Slot (MB961/MB961F only supports
PCIE x1 lane, MB961RF supports PCIE x1 lane or PCIE x4 lanes)

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Checklist
Your MB961 Series package should include the items listed below.
•The MB961 Series motherboard
•This User’s Manual
•1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility
•Serial ATA cable

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MB961 Series Specifications
Product Name
MB961RF (Q67 based)
MB961F (H61 based)
MB961 (H61 based)
Form Factor
Micro ATX
CPU Type
Intel®2nd generation CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron®DT
processor
TDP for QC= 95W/65W/45W;DC= 65W/35W
[Package = FC-LGA10, 37.5 mm x 37.5mm]
CPU Speed
Up to 3.40 GHz
Cache Size
Up to 8MB shared L2 Cache
CPU Socket
LGA1155 (Socket H2)
Chipset
Intel®BD82H61 PCH for MB961/MB961F (TDP=6.1W)
or BD82Q67 PCH for MB961RF
[27mm x 27mm, 942-pin FCBGA package]
BIOS
AMI BIOS, support ACPI Function
Memory
Intel® 2nd generation CoreTM I7/I5/I3/Pentium®/Celeron® DT
processor integrated memory controller support DDR3-1600
(Non-ECC)
UDIMM x 2, Max. 16GB
VGA
Intel®2nd generation CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium®DT processor
integrated Gfx(HD2000/HD3000)
DVI-Ix 1(thru Level shifter ASM1442)
HDMI x 1 for MB961F/MB961RF only
LVDS (thru CH7511 via DP) for MB961F/MB961RF only
LAN
Intel 82579V PCIe Gigabit LAN PHY x1
Realtek RTL8111E PCIe Gigabit LAN controller x1
USB
USB 2.0 host controller, supports 10/12 ports
- 4ports in the rear panel.
- 6ports for onboard pin header (MB961/MB961F) or 8
ports for onboard pin header (MB961RF)
USB 3.0 host controller (ASM1042), support 2 ports
-2ports in the rear panel
Serial ATA
Intel®H61/Q67 PCH build-in SATA controller,
Supports 4ports x SATA 2.0 from H61 PCH
(MB961/MB961F)
Supports 2ports xSATA 3.0 + 2ports x SATA 2.0 from Q67
PCH (MB961RF)
Audio
Intel®H61/Q67 PCH built-in High Definition Audio controller:
ALC892 w/ 7.1 channels
LPC I/O
Fintek F81866AD-I
COM1 (RS232/422/485) [Auto flow control/ Jumper less
selection];
COM2~4 (RS232 only)
COM1/2 with pin-9 with power for 2 ports (500 mA each)
Hardware Monitor (2 thermal inputs, 4 voltage monitor inputs
& 2Fan headers)
CPU Fan = 4-pin type (PWM); SYS Fan= 3-pin type (DC)
LPT port (MB961 only)
Digital IO
4 in & 4 out

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Expansion
Slots
PCIe (16x) x1
PCIe (8x) x1
**Actual signal will be PCIe(4x) for MB961RF or PCIe(1x) for
MB961/MB961F**
PCI x 2 [Thru ITE8893 PCIe to PCI converter]
Edge
Connector
Dual DB9 stack connector for COM #1, #2
DVI-Iconnector x1
Dual USB (3.0) stack connector x1
HDMI x1 (for MB961F/MB961RF only)
RJ-45 GbE + dual USB (2.0) stack connector x2
RCA Jack 3x1 for HD Audio
Onboard
Header/Connec
tor
-4 ports x SATA II (MB961/MB961F)
or 2 ports x SATA II + 2 ports x SATA III (MB961RF)
-2x5 pin-header x 3 for 6 ports USB 2.0 (MB961/MB961F)
or 2x5 pin-header x4 for 8 ports USB 2.0 (MB961RF)
-2x5 pin-header x1 for front panel audio
-DF11-10 box header x1 for COM3
-DF11-10 box header x1 for COM4
-2x5 pins pin-header x1 for Digital I/O
-2x13 pin-header x1 for LPT (MB961)
-2x5 pins male connector [for debugging purpose]
-2x10 pins pin-header x 1 for front panel indicators+2x2 pins
pin header for ACPI LED (For MB961)
-DF13-20pin x2 for 24-bit dual channel LVDS
(MB961F/MB961RF)
4-pin JST header [pitch=2.5] for brightness control
(MB961F /MB961RF)
Watchdog
Timer
Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min)
System Voltage
+5V, +3.3V, +12V, -12V, 5VSB (2A)
24-pin ATX main power + 4-pin 12V
Other
- iSMART controller [EuP/ErP ; Auto-scheduler ; Power
resume]
- ACPI LED function (MB961 only)
- RAID function (MI961RF only)
RoHS
Yes
Board Size
244mm x 244mm

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Board Dimensions

INSTALLATIONS
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Installations
This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and
connectors on the MB961 Series in order to set up a workable system.
The topics covered are:
Installing the CPU....................................................................... 7
Installing the Memory................................................................. 8
Setting the Jumpers..................................................................... 9
Connectors on MB961Series .................................................... 15