AMI MI982 User manual

MI982
Intel® H81 Based Mini-ITX board
Mini ITX Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.0

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Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................1
Product Description.............................................................1
Checklist..............................................................................1
MI982 Specifications...........................................................2
Board Dimensions................................................................4
Installations........................................................6
Installing the Memory...........................................................7
Setting the Jumpers...............................................................8
Connectors on MI982.........................................................14
BIOS Setup........................................................28
Drivers Installation......................................54
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility..........................55
VGA Drivers Installation...................................................56
Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation ...............................57
LAN Drivers Installation...................................................58
Intel® Management Engine Interface..................................59
Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers .....................................................60
Appendix............................................................62
A. I/O Port Address Map...................................................62
B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) .......................................63
C. Watchdog Timer Configuration .....................................64

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INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
Product Description
The MI982 Mini ITX motherboard is based on the latest Intel®H81
chipset. The platform supports Intel®4th Generation Core™DT i7/i5/i3
processors.Thelatest Intel®processors provide advanced performance in
both computing and graphics quality. This meets the requirement of
customersin the gaming, POS, digitalsignage and server market segment.
The platform supports two SO-DIMM sockets that can accommodate up
to16GB ofDDR3-1600 Non ECC memory. The Intel® 4th Gen. Core™
DT processor integrated HD graphics supports 3 independent displays,
Direct X 11.1, OpenGL3.2, and Open CL 1.2. Display interfaces are for
HDMI, DisplayPort and VGACRT.
With two Gigabit Ethernets, the MI982 Mini ITX board utilizes the
dramatic increase in performance provided Intel’s latest cutting-edge
technology. Expansion is provided by PCIe(16x), one full sized MiniPCIe
and a half sized MiniPCIe. Onboard connectors support 4x SATA III, 4x
or 6x USB 2.0 depending on the MI982 model and 6x COM ports. The
board measures 170mm x 170mm.
Checklist
Your MI982 package should include the items listed below.
The MI982 MINI ITX motherboard
This User’s Manual
1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility

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MI982 Specifications
Model Name
MI982EF
Form Factor
Mini ITX
CPU Type
- Haswell Refresh 4th Generation Intel®CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium DT
processor & FCLGA1150 package [37.5 mm x 37.5mm]
-TDP: 35W ~ 84W
CPU Speed
Up to 4.0GHz
Cache Size
Up to 8MB
CPU Socket
LGA1150 (Socket H3)
Chipset
Intel®H81 PCH
Package =23 mm x 22 mm, 0.65 mm ball pitch
BIOS
AMI BIOS
Memory
Haswell Refresh 4th Generation Intel®CoreTM DT processors integrated
memory controller,
-DDR3-1600 M[email protected]
-SO-DIMM x 2, Max. 16GB (Non-ECC)
VGA
Haswell Refresh 4th Generation Intel®DT processor integrated HD Gfx,
supports 3 independent displays, Direct X 11.1, OpenGL 3.2, Open CL
1.2
-DVI-D x 1 (Thru port C, with level shifter ASM1442K)
-DisplayPort x 1 (Thru port D)
-VGA x 1 (Thru PCH)
LAN
1. Intel® I217LM PHY GbE
2. Intel® I211AT PCIe GbE as 2nd LAN
USB
USB 2.0 host controller [H81 Integrated], support 8 ports
-4 ports via the rear panel I/O
-2 ports via MiniPCIe socket
-2 ports via pin-header
USB 3.0 host controller [H81 Integrated], support 2 ports
-2 ports via the rear panel I/O
Serial ATA
Intel®H81 PCH built-in SATA controller, support 4 ports
-2 x SATA III (6Gbps) + 2 x SATA II (3Gbps)
Audio
Intel®H81 PCH built-in High Definition Audio controller + Realtek
ALC892 w/ 7.1 channels
LPC I/O
Fintek F81866AD-I (128-pin LQFP [14mm x 14 mm])
-COM #1 (RS232/422/485) support ring-in with power @500 mA
(selectable for 5V or 12V) [EXAR SP339EER1 232/422/485
transceiver x 1 for jumper-less]
-COM #2~COM #6 (RS232 only)
Hardware Monitor (2 thermal inputs,4 voltage monitor inputs & 2 Fan
headers)
-CPU FAN x 1(PWN Fan type, 4-pin connector)
-SYS fan x 1(PWM Fan type, 4-pin connector)]
Digital IO
4 in & 4 out

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Expansion
Slots
- PCI-Express (16x) x1 [Gen 2.0 PEG]
- Mini PCI-Express x 2 port [1 x Full-sized,1 x Half-sized] , both support
USB 2.0 signal
Edge
Connectors
Dual DB9 stack connector for COM #1 / #2
VGA + DVI-D stack connector x1
DisplayPort + dual USB (2.0) stack connector x1
RJ-45 + dual USB (3.0) stack connector x1
RJ-45 + dual USB (2.0) stack connector x1
Triplet type Jack 3x1 for Audio port [Line-in / Line-out / Mic-in]
Onboard
Header/Conn
ector
2 ports x SATA III [Blue color]
2 ports x SATA II
DF-11 2x4 header x 1 for 2 ports USB 2.0
DF-11 2x5 box header x 4 for COM 3/4/5/6 (RS232 only)
2x5 header for Digital IO
2x5 header for front Audio
2x4 header for front panel I/O (2.54 pitch)
2x2 pin ATXpower connector x1
1x ATXstandard 24-pin type for power connector
Watchdog
Timer
Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min)
System
Voltage
ATX standard 24-pins type
4 pin type (+12V only)
Other
-LAN Wakeup
-EuP/ErP
-iSMART 3.0
Environment
Operation Temperature: 0~60 degree C
Storage Temperature: -20~80 degree C
Relative humidity: 0~90%, non-condensing
Board Size
170mm x 170mm
Operation
System
Windows 7, Windows 8, Linux

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Board Dimensions

INSTALLATIONS
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INSTALLATIONS
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Installations
This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and
connectorsonthe MI982 in order to set up a workable system. The topics
covered are:
Installing the Memory......................................................................6
Setting the Jumpers .........................................................................7
Connectors on MI982....................................................................12