Commell MS-C71 User manual

MS-C71
Micro ATX Motherboard
User’s Manual
Edition 1.0
2011/04/25

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Copyright
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Packing List:
Please check the package content before you starting using the board.
Hardware:
MS-C71 Micro ATX Motherboard x 1
Cable Kit:
SATA Cable x 2
(OALSATA-L)
COM Port Cable x 1
(OAL1S)
I/O Shield x 1
(OALATE-67A)
Printed Matters:
Driver CD (Including User’s Manual) x 1
CPU Cooler x 1
(OHS-P-M-G)
DVI Module With DVI Cable x 1
(BADPDVI-A + OALDVI-P)
(MS-C71D only)
VGA cable x 1
(OAL-10PCRT)
(MS-C71T only)

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Index
Chapter 1 <Introduction>..............................................................................6
1.1 <Product Overview>..........................................................................6
1.2 <Product Specification>....................................................................7
1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>......................................................................8
1.4 <Block Diagram>...............................................................................9
Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>......................................................................10
2.1 <Connector Location>.....................................................................10
External I/O Port....................................................................................10
2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>....................................................11
2.3 <Connector Reference>..................................................................13
2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>.........................................................13
2.3.2 <External Connectors>........................................................13
2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>.............................................................14
2.4.1 <CPU Setup> ......................................................................14
2.4.2 <Memory Setup>.................................................................15
2.5 <CMOS Setup>...............................................................................16
2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>.....................................................................17
2.6.1 IDE interface & CF interface................................................17
2.7 <Ethernet Interface> .......................................................................18
2.8 <Onboard Display Interface>..........................................................19
2.8.1 <Analog Display>................................................................19
2.8.2 <Digital Display>..................................................................21
2.8.3 <DVI Interface> ...................................................................25
2.9 <Integrated Audio Interface>...........................................................26
2.10 <GPIO and SMBUS Interface>.....................................................28
2.11 <Power Supply>............................................................................29
2.11.1 <Power Input> ...................................................................29
2.12 <Switch and Indicator> .................................................................30
Chapter 3 <System Setup>.........................................................................31

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3.1 <Audio Configuration>.....................................................................31
3.2 <Display Properties Setting>...........................................................32
Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> .............................................................................34
Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>.....................................................36
A.1 <Serial ATA Port>............................................................................36
A.2 <IrDA Port> .....................................................................................36
A.3 <Serial Port 1>................................................................................36
A.4 <Serial Port 2>................................................................................36
<Serial Port 3> .....................................................................................37
A.5 <VGA Port>.....................................................................................37
A.6 <LAN Port>.....................................................................................38
A.7 < USB Interface > ...........................................................................38
Appendix B <Flash BIOS>...........................................................................39
B.1 <Flash Tool> ...................................................................................39
B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure>................................................................39
Appendix C <System Resources>..............................................................40
C.1 <I/O Port Address Map>.................................................................40
C.2 <Memory Address Map>.................................................................42
C.3 <System DMA & IRQ Resources>..................................................43
Appendix D <Programming GPIO’s> .........................................................44
Appendix E <Programming Watchdog Timer > ........................................45
Appendix F <How to setting RS-232/RS-422/RS-485>..............................46
Contact Information.....................................................................................47

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Chapter 1 <Introduction>
1.1 <Product Overview>
MS-C71 the new generation of the Micro ATX motherboard, supports Intel Core i7 Core
i5 and Core i3 Processors and features Intel QM57 chipset, integrated HD Graphics,
DDR3 memory, REALTEK High Definition Audio, Serial ATA and two Intel Gigabit LAN .
Intel Arrandale and Clarkfield Processor
The board supports Intel Core i7 Core i5 and Core i3 Processors with, 8MB Intel® Smart
Cache, to provide more powerful performance than before.
New features for Intel QM57 chipset
The board integrates Intel QM57 chipset, to provide new generation of the mobile
Solution, supports integrated HD Graphics, DDR3 800/1066 MHz memory, built-in high
Speed mass storage interface of serial ATA, High Definition Audio with 2 channels
Sound.
All in One multimedia solution
Based on Intel QM57 chipset, the board provides high performance onboard graphics,
24-bit dual channel LVDS interface, DVI and 2 channels High Definition Audio, to meet
the very requirement of the multimedia application.
Flexible Extension Interface
The board provides, one mini-PCIE socket, one mini-PCI socket ,two PCI
one PCIE X16 slot and one PCIE X 4 slot.

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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor Micro ATX motherboard
CPU Intel® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Celeron® / Pentium® Mobile Processor
Package type: rPGA988A
Memory 2 x DDRIII SO-DIMM 800/1066 MHz up to 8GB
Chipset Intel QM57
Real Time Clock Chipset integrated RTC with onboard lithium battery
Watchdog Timer Generates a system reset with internal timer for 1min/s ~255min/s
Power Management Supports ACPI 2.0 compliant,
Serial ATA Interface 6 x serial ATAII interface with 300MB/s transfer rate
2 x serial ATAI interface with 150MB/s transfer rate
IDE UltraATA133 IDE interface supports up to 2 ATAPI devices
One 40-pin IDE port onboard with VT-6421
VGA Interface Intel integrated HD Graphic Technology
LVDS interface Onboard 24-bit dual channel LVDS connector
with +3.3V/+5V/+12V supply
Audio Interface Realtek ALC888 HD Audio
LAN Interface 2 x Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN
GPIO interface Onboard programmable 8-bit Digital I/O interface
Extended Interface 1 x PCIE x16 slot, 1 x PCIE x 4 slot, 1 x Mini PCIE socket, 2 x PCI Slot
1 x Mini PCI socket to support Mini PCI Type IIIA
Internal I/O Port 3 x RS232, 1 x SMBUS, 1 x GPIO port, 8 x USB ports, 1 x IrDA,
8 x Serial ATA, 1x LVDS, 1x LCD inverter connector, 1 x CF
1 x Audio connector and 1 x CDIN connector
External I/O Port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port, 2 x RJ45 LAN ports, 1 x DB15 VGA port, 4 x USB2.0 ports, 1x RS232/422/485 port, 2 x RS232 port
2 Channel Audio, 1 x SPDIF connector
Power Requirement Standard 24-Pin ATX power
Dimension 244mm x 244mm
Temperature Operating within 0~60 centigrade
Storage within –20~85 centigrade
Ordering Code
MS-C71 Intel Arrandale + QM57 Onboard VGA, LVDS, LAN, USB2.0, HD Audio,
SATA, SMBUS, PCIE x16, PCIE x4, PCI , Mini PCI and PCIE mini card
MS-C71XD Same as MS-C71X with 1x DVI Interface
MS-C71XT Same as MS-C71X with secondary CRT
MPX-7202 PCI Express mini card supports
2 x USB 3.0 provides up to 4.8Gbps of transferring rate.
The specifications may be different as the actual production.
For further product information please visit the website at TUhttp://www.commell.com.twUT

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1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>
Unit: mm

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1.4 <Block Diagram>
W25X80 SPI
1 x Mini-PCI
2 x Intel 82574L
Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5,
Core™ i3, Celeron®, and
Pentium®
Mobile Processor
1 x PCIE
x16
2 x 204-pin
DDR3 SO-DIMM
800/1066 MHz
Up to 8GB
ALC888 HD Audio
1 x LVDS
6 x Serial ATA
QM57
10 x USB 2.0
1 x PCIE mini card
1 x DVI
(MS-C71XD)
1 x CRT2
(MS-C71XT)
1 x CRT
2 x Serial ports
8-bit GPIO
IrDA
COM3~6
PCI bus
Mini-PCI slot
2 x PCI Slot
BIOS
1 x PCI Express x4
LPT

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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>
2.1 <Connector Location>
External I/O Port
SYSFAN
MINIPCI
PCIE_4X
JFRNT
CN_DIO
SATA1/2/3/4/5/6
CPUFAN
PCI2
CN_USB3/4/5/6
CF
CN_LVDS
CN_AUDIO
SO-DIMM2
ATX
CN_SMBUS
MINI_CARD
IDE
PCI1
PCI_E16X
CPU
SO-DIMM1
SATA7/8
CD_IN
CN_IR
PS/2 USB1/2/3/4
LAN1 LAN2 COM1
CRT COM2
COM3
AUDIO SPDIF
CN-LPT CN_COM4/ 5/ 6

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2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>
Jumper Function
JRTC CMOS Operating/Clear Setting
JVLCD Panel Voltage Setting
JAT Power mode select
JP1 Com1 Voltage Setting
JP2 Com2 Voltage Setting
JVLCD
JAT
JRTC
JCSEL2
JCSEL1
JP1
JP2

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Jumper: JAT
Type: onboard 3-pin header
Power Mode JAT
AT Mode 1-2
ATX Mode 2-3
Default setting: ATX Mode
Jumper: JP1 (COM 1)
Type: onboard 6-pin header
Power Mode JP1
Pin1 with 5V signal 1-3,4-6
Pin9 with 12V signal 2-4,3-5
Default setting: 3-5, 4-6
Jumper: JP2 (COM 2)
Type: onboard 6-pin header
Power Mode JP2
Pin1 with 5V signal 1-3,4-6
Pin9 with 12V signal 2-4,3-5
Default setting: 3-5, 4-6
6
5
2
1
1
3
6
5
2
1

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2.3 <Connector Reference>
2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
CPU Socket rPGA988A for PGA988 CPU
SO-DIMM1/2 204 -pin DDR3 SO-DIMM socket
SATA1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 7-pin Serial ATA connector
IDE 40-pin primary IDE connector
ATX 24-pin power input connector
CN_AUDIO 5 x 2-pin audio connector
CD_IN 4-pin CD-ROM audio input connector
CN_DIO 6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector
CN_USB 3/4/5/6 5 x 2-pin USB connector
CPUFAN 4-pin CPU cooler fan connector
SYSFAN 3-pin system cooler fan connector
CN_LVDS 20 x 2-pin LVDS connector
CN_DVI 13 x 2-pin DVI connect
CN_INV 5-pin LCD inverter connector
CN_IR 5-pin IrDA connector
JFRNT 14-pin front panel switch/indicator connector
Mini-PCI 124-pin Mini-PCI socket Type IIIA
PCIE X16 164-pin x16 PCIE slot
PCIE X4 64-pin x4 PCIE slot
PCI1/2 120-pin slot
Mini-PCIE 52-pin Mini-PCIE socket
CN_COM4/5/6 9-pin RS232
JAT 3-pin Power mode select
JPT1/2 3-pin Com Voltage Setting
CN_LPT 13 x 2-pin printer connector
2.3.2 <External Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
USB_RJ45 4 x USB and 2 x RJ45 LAN connector
COM1 + CRT COM1 Connect DB15 and analog VGA connector
PS/2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector
AUDIO Audio connector
COM2&COM3 COM2/3 Connect
SPDIF SPDIF digital audio output connector

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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>
2.4.1 <CPU Setup>
The board comes with the socket rPGA988A for Intel Arrandale and Clarkfield
Processor, Intel® Smart 8MB Cache. Please follow the instruction to install the CPU
properly.
1. Use the flat-type screw
drive to unlock the CPU
socket
Unlock wa
y
Check
p
oint
2. Follow the pin direction to install
the processor on the socket
3. Lock the socket
4. CPU socket has 988 pins
PGA 988 CPU Check point

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2.4.2 <Memory Setup>
The board provides 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM to support 800/1066MHz DDR3
memory module up to 8GB.
SO-DIMM1
SO-DIMM2

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2.5 <CMOS Setup>
The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due
to inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS
to its default values.
Jumper: JRTC
Type: Onboard 3-pin jumper
JRTC Mode
1-2 Clear CMOS
2-3 Normal Operation
Default setting: 2-3
JRTC
13

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2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>
Based on Intel QM57, the board provides Six Serial ATAII interfaces SATA1 to SATA6
with up to 300MB/s transfer rate and VIA 6421 two Serial ATAI interfaces SATA7 and
SATA8 with 150MB/s of transfer rate.
2.6.1 IDE interface & CF interface
The MS-C71 has VIA 6421 chip supports one 40-pin IDE connector, dual channel for
two ATAPI devices with ATA100 and one CompactFlash Type II socket.
SATA Port 1/2/3/4/5/6 SATA Port 7/8
IDE
CF

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2.7 <Ethernet Interface>
The board integrates with one Intel PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controllers, as the PCI
Express x1 can speed up to 250MB/s of transfer rate instead of late PCI bus with
133MB/s of transfer rate. The Intel Gigabit Ethernet supports triple speed of
10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.
RJ45 LAN connector