CyberResearch MXGF Series User manual

Motherboards
USER’S MANUAL
VER. 2.0C• Aug-09
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MXGF Series
ATX Motherboard with 4 PCI and
2 PCIe Slots, VGA, SATA, RAID,
USB, LAN and Audio
®
CyberResearch®,Inc.
www.cyberresearch.com
25 Business Park Dr., Branford, CT 06405 USA
203-643-5000 (9 A.M. to 5 P.M. EST) FAX: [phone]

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August 29, 2009
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support systems, medical equipment, and/or medical devices without the written
approval of the President of CyberResearch, Inc. Life support devices and
systems are devices or systems which are intended for surgical implantation into
the body, or to support or sustain life and whose failure to perform can be
reasonably expected to result in injury. Other medical equipment includes devices
used for monitoring, data acquisition, modification, or notification purposes in
relation to life support, life sustaining, or vital statistic recording. CyberResearch
products are not designed with the components required, are not subject to the
testing required, and are not submitted to the certification required to ensure a
level of reliability appropriate for the treatment and diagnosis of humans.

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Revision History
Revision # Description Date of Issue
1.0 Initial Release March 6, 2009
2.0C Revision August 29, 2009

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 MXGF MOTHERBOARD OVERVIEW ........................................................................... 2
1.1.1 Benefits............................................................................................................... 3
1.1.2 Features ............................................................................................................. 3
1.1.3 Board Dimensions.............................................................................................. 3
1.1.4 External Peripheral Interface Panel Dimensions.............................................. 4
1.2 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 5
1.3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: ..................................................................................... 5
2 UNPACKING................................................................................................................. 9
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 10
2.2 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 10
2.3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST ............................................................................................11
2.3.1 Package Contents..............................................................................................11
2.3.2 Optional Items.................................................................................................. 12
3 CONNECTOR PINOUTS........................................................................................... 14
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 15
3.1.1 MXGF Layout .................................................................................................. 15
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 16
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 17
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 18
3.2.1 ATX CPU Power Connector ............................................................................ 18
3.2.2 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 19
3.2.3 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 20
3.2.4 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 21
3.2.5 Fan Connectors, CPU and Northbridge.......................................................... 22
3.2.6 Fan Connector, System..................................................................................... 23
3.2.7 Floppy Disk Connector.................................................................................... 24
3.2.8 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 25

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3.2.9 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin)............................................................... 26
3.2.10 PCI Express x4 Slot........................................................................................ 27
3.2.11 PCI Express x16 Slot...................................................................................... 29
3.2.12 PCI Slot.......................................................................................................... 31
3.2.13 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 34
3.2.14 S/PDIF Connector ......................................................................................... 35
3.2.15 Serial Port Connectors .................................................................................. 36
3.2.16 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 37
3.2.17 USB Connectors............................................................................................. 38
3.3 EXTERNAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS....................................................................... 39
3.3.1 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 40
3.3.2 Ethernet Connector.......................................................................................... 41
3.3.3 Keyboard and Mouse Connector ..................................................................... 42
3.3.4 Parallel Port Connector .................................................................................. 43
3.3.5 Serial Port Connector...................................................................................... 44
3.3.6 USB Ports......................................................................................................... 44
3.3.7 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 45
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 46
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 47
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 47
4.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 48
4.3 CPU, CPU COOLING KIT AND DIMM INSTALLATION .............................................. 49
4.3.1 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation.................................................................... 49
4.3.2 Socket LGA775 CF-520 Cooling Kit Installation............................................ 52
4.3.3 DIMM Installation........................................................................................... 54
4.4 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 56
4.4.1 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 57
4.4.2 iTPM Setup Jumper.......................................................................................... 58
4.5 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 59
4.5.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 59
4.5.2 Dual RS-232 Cable with Slot Bracket.............................................................. 60
4.5.3 Single RS-232 Cable with Slot Bracket............................................................ 61
4.5.4 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 62
4.5.5 USB Cable (Dual Port) with Slot Bracket ....................................................... 63

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4.5.6 USB Cable (Four Port).................................................................................... 65
4.6 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 66
4.6.1 Keyboard and Mouse....................................................................................... 67
4.6.2 LAN .................................................................................................................. 67
4.6.3 Parallel Device Connection............................................................................. 68
4.6.4 Serial Device.................................................................................................... 69
4.6.5 USB .................................................................................................................. 70
4.6.6 VGA Monitor.................................................................................................... 71
4.6.7 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 72
5 BIOS SETUP................................................................................................................ 74
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 75
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 75
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 75
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 76
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 76
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 76
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 77
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 78
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 79
5.3.2 IDE Configuration........................................................................................... 80
5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ............................................................................. 81
5.3.3 Floppy Configuration....................................................................................... 86
5.3.4 Super I/O Configuration .................................................................................. 87
5.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration...................................................................... 91
5.3.6 AHCI Configuration......................................................................................... 95
5.3.6.1 AHCI Port n .............................................................................................. 95
5.3.7 Intel AMT Configuration.................................................................................. 97
5.3.7.1 ME Subsystem Configuration................................................................... 98
5.3.8 Remote Access Configuration........................................................................ 100
5.3.9 Trusted Computing......................................................................................... 103
5.3.10 USB Configuration....................................................................................... 104
5.4 PCI/PNP................................................................................................................. 105
5.5 BOOT...................................................................................................................... 108
5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration........................................................................... 108

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5.5.2 Boot Device Priority.......................................................................................110
5.5.3 Hard Disk Drives............................................................................................111
5.5.4 CD/DVD Drives..............................................................................................112
5.5.5 Removable Drives...........................................................................................113
5.6 SECURITY................................................................................................................114
5.7 CHIPSETS.................................................................................................................115
5.7.1 Northbridge Chipset Configuration................................................................116
5.7.2 Southbridge Chipset Configuration................................................................118
5.8 EXIT....................................................................................................................... 121
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS............................................................................................ 123
6.1AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 124
6.2 STARTING THE DRIVER PROGRAM .......................................................................... 124
6.3 CHIPSET DRIVER .................................................................................................... 126
6.4 GRAPHICS DRIVER ................................................................................................. 129
6.5 LAN DRIVER ......................................................................................................... 133
6.6AUDIO DRIVER....................................................................................................... 136
6.6.1 BIOS Setup..................................................................................................... 136
6.6.2 Driver Installation ......................................................................................... 137
6.7 INTEL®MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER DRIVER ....................................................... 138
6.8 INTEL®AMT(HECI) DRIVER............................................................................... 143
6.9 INTEL®AMT(SOL) DRIVER................................................................................. 146
7 INTEL® AMT SETUP .............................................................................................. 150
7.1 INTEL®AMTSETUP PROCEDURE........................................................................... 151
7.2 INTEL®MANAGEMENT ENGINE BIOS EXTENSION................................................. 151
7.3 USING THE INTEL®AMT WEB INTERFACE ............................................................. 156
A BIOS OPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 160
B TERMINOLOGY...................................................................................................... 164
C DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 168
C.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 169
C.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS.................................................................................... 169
C.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 169
C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..................................................................... 169

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C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 170
D WATCHDOG TIMER .............................................................................................. 171
E COMPATIBILITY.................................................................................................... 174
E.1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS........................................................................ 175
E.2 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS ..................................................................................... 175
E.3 COMPATIBLE MEMORY MODULES.......................................................................... 176

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List of Figures
Figure 1–1: MXGF...........................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: MXGF Dimensions (mm).............................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)..............................................................4
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Block Diagram...........................................................................................5
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations...........................................................................15
Figure 3-2: ATX Power Connector Location..............................................................................18
Figure 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinout Locations................................................................19
Figure 3-4: Audio Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................20
Figure 3-5: Digital I/O Connector Locations ..............................................................................21
Figure 3-6: CPU and Northbridge Fan Connectors Location...................................................22
Figure 3-7: System Fan Connector Location.............................................................................23
Figure 3-8: 34-pin FDD Connector Location..............................................................................24
Figure 3-9: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations...............................................................26
Figure 3-10: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations ...................................................................27
Figure 3-11: PCIe x4 Connector Locations................................................................................28
Figure 3-12: PCIe x16 Connector Location................................................................................29
Figure 3-13: PCI Slot Location ....................................................................................................32
Figure 3-14: SATA Drive Connector Locations .........................................................................35
Figure 3-15: SPDIF Connector Pinout Locations......................................................................36
Figure 3-16: Serial Port Connectors Pinout Locations.............................................................37
Figure 3-17: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts.................................................................................38
Figure 3-18: USB Connector Pinout Locations .........................................................................39
Figure 3-19: MXGF External Interface Connectors ...................................................................40
Figure 3-20: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................40
Figure 3-21: Ethernet Connector.................................................................................................41
Figure 3-22: PS/2 Connector .......................................................................................................42
Figure 3-23: Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................................43
Figure 3-24: Serial Port Pinout Locations..................................................................................44
Figure 3-25: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................45
Figure 4-1: Intel LGA775 Socket .................................................................................................50