AMI MI987 User manual

MI987
Intel® Q87 / 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
MI987 Specifications ................................................................... 2
Board Dimensions........................................................................ 4
Installations.......................................................4
Installing the Memory .................................................................. 6
Setting the Jumpers ...................................................................... 7
Connectors on MI987................................................................. 12
BIOS Setup.......................................................23
Drivers Installation......................................45
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility.................................. 46
VGA Drivers Installation ........................................................... 47
Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation........................................ 48
LAN Drivers Installation............................................................ 49
Intel® Management Engine Interface ........................................ 50
Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers.............................................................. 51
Appendix............................................................53
A. I/O Port Address Map ........................................................... 53
B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)............................................... 54
C. Digital I/O Sample Code ....................................................... 55
D. Watchdog Timer Configuration............................................. 60

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INTRODUCTION
MI987 User’s Manual 1
Introduction
Product Description
The MI987 Mini ITX motherboard is based on the latest Intel®Q87
chipset. The platform supports Intel® 4th Generation CoreTM DT
i7/i5/i3 processors.
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 platform supports two SO-DIMM sockets that can accommodate up
to 16GB of DDR3-1600 Non ECC memory. The Intel® 4th Gen. Core™
DT processor integrated HD graphics supports 3 independent displays,
Direct X 11.1, OpenGL 3.2, and Open CL 1.2. Display interfaces are for
HDMI, DisplayPort and VGA CRT.
With two Gigabit Ethernets, the MI987 Mini ITX board utilizes the
dramatic increase in performance provided Intel’s latest cutting-edge
technology. Expansion is provided by PCIe(4x), two full sized MiniPCIe
and a half sized MiniPCIe. Onboard connectors support 2x SATAIII, 4x
or 6x USB 2.0 depending on the MI987 model and 2x COM ports. The
board measures 170mm x 170mm.
Checklist
Your MI987 package should include the items listed below.
The MI987 MINI ITX motherboard
This User’s Manual
1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility
Cables???????????????