American Megatrends MB970 User manual

MB970
Intel ®Ivy Bridge / PCH
ATX Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.0

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Table of Contents
Introduction...................................................... 1
Product Description............................................................1
Checklist.............................................................................2
MB970 Specifications........................................................3
Board Dimensions..............................................................5
Installations...................................................... 6
Installing the CPU ..............................................................7
Installing the Memory.........................................................8
Setting the Jumpers.............................................................9
Connectors on MB970 .....................................................13
BIOS Setup.........................錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
Drivers Installation........錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
VGA Drivers Installation................錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
LAN Drivers Installation ................錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
Intel® Management Engine Interface錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
ASMedia USB 3.0 Drivers.............錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
Appendix.............................錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
A. I/O Port Address Map................錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)....錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。
C. Watchdog Timer Configuration.錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。

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INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
Product Description
The MB970 ATX motherboard is based on the latest Intel@Q77 chipset.
The platform supports 3rd 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. This meets the requirement of customers
in the gaming, POS, digital signage and server market segment.
The Q77 platform is made with 22 nanometer technology that supports
Intel’s first processor architecture to unite the CPU and the graphics core
on the transistor level. The MB970 ATX board utilizes the dramatic
increase in performance provided this Intel’s latest cutting-edge
technology. Measuring 305mm x 244mm, the MB970 offers fast 6Gbps
SATAsupport (2 ports), USB3.0 (2 ports) and interfaces for DVI-D,
DVI-I and DP displays. MB970VF features IntelActive Management
Technology 8.0.
MB970 FEATURES:
Supports Intel@3rd Generation Core i7/i5/i3 QC/DC desktop
processors
Four DDR3 DIMM, 1066/1333/1600MHz, Max. 32GB
memory
Dual Intel@ PCI-Express Gigabit LAN
Integrated Graphics for DVI-I, DVI-D/HDMI displays
4x SATA 2.0, 2x SATA 3.0, 10x USB 2.0, USB 3.0 (4 ports),
4x COM, Watchdog timer
1x PCI-E (x16), 3x PCI-E (x1), 3x PCI
Optional AMT (MB970VF only)

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Checklist
Your MB970 package should include the items listed below.
The MB970 ATX motherboard
This User’s Manual
1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility
Serial ATA cable

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MB970 Specifications
Product Name
MB97VF/MB970F
Form Factor
ATX
CPU Type
- Intel®Ivy Bridge 22nm QC/DC DT processor
- LGA package 37.5 mm x 37.5mm(TDP: QC= 95W/65W/45W ;
DC=65W/45W)
**Ivy-DT CPU socket compatible with Sandy Bridge
CPU Speed
Up to 3.8GHz
Cache
Up to 8MB
CPU Socket
LGA1155 (Socket H2)
Chipset
Intel®Q77[MB970VF] / B75[MB970F] PCH
27 x 27 mm package size
BIOS
AMI BIOS, support ACPI Function
Memory
Intel®Ivy-Bridge DT processors integrated memory controller
DDRIII 1067/1333/1600 MHz
- DIMM x 4 (w/o ECC), Max.32GB
VGA
- Intel®Ivy-Bridge DT processor integrated Gfx
- Supports 3 independent displays
- Improvement in 3D graphic performance (DX 11.1, OpenGL 3.1, Open CL1.1)
- One analog port (VGA) and 3 digital ports (DisplayPort, DVI/HDMI & SDVO)
DVI-I X 1 (thru Level shifter ASM1442)
DVI-D X 1 (thru DP to DVI converter PS161)
DisplayPort X 1
LAN
1. Intel® Lewisville 82579LM GbE PHY[MI970VF only]
or 82579VGbE PHY [MI970F only]
2. Intel®82583V as 2nd GbE
USB
USB 2.0 host controller, supports 8or 10 ports w/ two EHCI, 7 UHCI controllers
- 4ports in the rear panel
- Others reserved for onboard pin header
- 6ports for MB970VF ; 4ports for MB970F
USB 3.0 host controller, supports 4ports
Serial ATA
Intel®Q77 / B75 PCH built-in SATA controller, supports total 6 ports
2x SATA (3.0) 6Gbps/+ 4 x SATA (2.0) 3Gbps ports [MB970VF]
1x SATA (3.0) 6Gbps/+ 4 x SATA (2.0) 3Gbps ports [MB970F]
Storage Device
CFast [SATA CF] connector x1
Audio
Intel®Q77 PCH built-in High Definition Audio controller+ ALC892 w/ 7.1 CH
LPC I/O
Fintek F81866AD-I (Ver. C)
COM1 (RS232/422/485), COM2~COM4 (RS232)
Hardware Monitor (2 thermal inputs, 4 voltage monitor inputs & 3x fan
headers)
COM1/2 with pin-9 with power for 2 ports (500mA for each port)
Digital IO
4 in & 4 out
IAMT(8.0)
Intel®Q77 PCH built-in (MB970VF only)
- Intel®Active Management Technology Version 8.0
TPM 1.2
Winbond WPCT210A (MB970VF only)
PCI to ISA
ITE IT8888G x1 for high ISA bus
Expansion Slots
- PCI-Express (16x) x1 [PEG]; PCI-Express 1x) x3; PCI x3; ISA x1
Edge
Connectors
DVI-D + DVI-I stack connector; Dual DB9 stack connector for COM #1, #2
Dual USB (3.0) dual stack connector; DP stack connector
Gigabit LAN RJ-45 + dual USB (2.0) stack connector x2
RCA Jack 3 x 1 for HD Audio
Onboard
Header/
Connector
2 ports x SATA III [Blue color]; 4 ports x SATA II
2x5 pin-header x3 for 6 ports USB; 2x5 pin-header for front panel audio
2x10 box-header for COM3 (RS232) & COM4 (RS232)
2x5 pin-header for Digital IO
Watchdog Timer
Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min)
System Voltage
ATX
Others
LAN Wakeup, vProTM[MB970VF only], EuP feature (F81866AD-I integrated)

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Board Size
305mm 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 MB970 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 MB970....................................................................... 13