IBASE Technology MI950 User manual

MI950
LGA775 CoreÔ 2 Duo
Intel
® Q45 Chipset
MiniITX Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.0

Acknowledgments
AwardisaregisteredtrademarkofAwardSoftwareInternational,
Inc.
PS/2isatrademarkofInternationalBusinessMachines
Corporation.
IntelisatrademarkorregisteredtrademarkofIntelCorporation.
MicrosoftWindowsisaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoft
Corporation.
WinbondisaregisteredtrademarkofWinbondElectronics
Corporation.
Allotherproductnamesortrademarksarepropertiesoftheir
respectiveowners.

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TableofContents
Introduction .......................................................1
Checklist ...........................................................................1
ProductDescription...........................................................2
Specifications....................................................................3
BoardDimensions .............................................................4
Installations .......................................................5
InstallingtheCPU .............................................................6
ATXPowerInstallation.....................................................6
InstallingtheMemory........................................................7
SettingtheJumpers............................................................8
ConnectorsonMI950 ......................................................11
BIOSSetup.......................................................20
DriversInstallation ......................................43
IntelChipsetSoftwareInstallationUtility.........................44
IntelGraphicsDriverInstallation.....................................46
RealtekHDCodeAudioDriverInstallation .....................48
LANDriversInstallation .................................................51
IntelMatrixStorageManagerDriver ...............................53
IntelManagementEngineInterface ..................................55
IntelActiveManagementTechnology ..............................57
Appendix............................................................61
A.I/OPortAddressMap.................................................61
B.InterruptRequestLines(IRQ).....................................62
C.WatchdogTimerConfiguration...................................63

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INTRODUCTION
MI950 User’s Manual 1 
Introduction
Checklist
Your MI950Core2Duo motherboard packageshouldincludetheitems
listedbelow:
· TheMI950motherboard
· ThisUser’smanual
· 1xI/Oshield
· 1xserialportcable
· 2xSATAcable
· 1CDcontainingthefollowing:
· ChipsetDrivers
· FlashMemoryUtility

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Pr oductDescr iption
TheMI950MiniITXmotherboard is designedforeithertheIntelâ
Coreä2Duo or Coreä2 Quad processorsofupto1333MHzFSB.
ItisbasedontheIntel’sQ45Expresschipsetanditcomeswith
twosinglechannelDDR3memoryslotsand8GBmemory
capacityforfastersystemresponsivenessandsupportof64bit
computing.
DualindependentdisplaycomestolifewiththeonboardIntelâ
Q45integratedgraphicsforCRTandDVIdisplayinterface.LAN
functionalityissupportedwithasingleordualtwoGigabit
Ethernetcontrollers.
MI950issupportshighendfeaturesincludinghighdefinition
audio,tenfastUSB2.0ports,fourSATAIIandaneSATAport,
watchdogtimer,digitalI/Oandfourserialports.Board
dimensionsare170mmby170mm.
MI950FEATURES
· SupportsIntel®Core™2Quad/Core™2Duo/
Pentium®DualCore/Celeron®processors
· 800MHz/1066MHz/1333MHzFSB
· DDR3DIMMx2,Max.8GB
· SingleGigabitLANordualGigabitLAN
· IntegratedQ45VGAforCRT&DVIinterface
· 10xUSB2.0,4xSATAII,1xeSATA,4xCOM
· HDaudio,Watchdogtimer,1xPCI

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Specifications
FormFactor MiniITX
CPUType Intel®Core™2ExtremeprocessorQX9000series
Intel®Core™2QuadprocessorQ9000series,
Intel®Core™2DuoprocessorE8000andE7000series
Intel®Pentium®DualCore,Intel®Celeron®DualCore
CPUSpeed Upto3.0GHz
CPUFSB 800/1066/1333MHzFSB
L2Cache Upto6MB
Green/APM APM1.2
CPUSocket LGA775
Chipset IntelEaglelake:Q45+ICH10DOChipset
BIOS AwardBIOS,supportACPIFunction
Memory DDRIII800/1066MHz
DIMMx2(w/oECC),Max.8GB
VGA IntelQ45GMCHintegratedgraphicsdevice(GMA4500)
SupportsDirectX10(Vista)&OpenGL2.1
LAN 1.ICH10DOGigabitMAC+IntelGigabitPHY:Intel82567
x1
2.Intel82574LPCIe GigabitLANcontrollerx1
USB ICH10DO builtinUSB2.0 hostcontroller,supports10 ports
SerialATA ICH10DObuiltinSATAcontroller,4x ports+1xeSATA
ParallelIDE N/A
Audio ICH10DObuiltinHighDefinitionAudio controller:ALC888
w/7.1channels
LPCI/O WinbondW83627DHG:COM1(RS232),COM2
(RS232/422/485),Hardwaremonitor
Fintek 81216:COM3(RS232)+COM4(RS232)
DigitalIO 4in&4out
TPM1.2 N/A
Keyboard/Mouse
Connector
Viapinheader(Fortestingpurposeonly)
ExpansionSlots PCIx1
EdgeConnector: COM1,DVI+VGA,GbE RJ45 +dualUSBstackconnector
x2,DualUSB+eSATAstackconnector,
RCAJack3x1forHDAudio
OnBoard
Header/Connector
SATAx4for4portsSATAI/SATAII,
2x4pinspinheaderx2for4portsUSB
2x5pinspinheaderx1forfrontpanelaudio
2x5pinspinheaderx1forCOM2
2x10pinspinheaderforCOM3,COM4
2x5pinspinheaderx1forDigitalIO
WatchdogTimer Yes(256segments,0,1,2…255sec/min)
SystemVoltage +5V,+3.3V,+12V,12V,5VSB(2A)
Other LANWakeup,RAID
RoHS Yes
BoardSize 170mmx 170mm

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Boar dDimensions

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Installations
This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and
connectorsontheMI950 inordertosetupaworkablesystem.Thetopics
coveredare:
InstallingtheCPU.............................................................................. 6
ATXPowerInstallation..................................................................... 6
InstallingtheMemory........................................................................ 7
SettingtheJumpers............................................................................ 8
ConnectorsonMI950....................................................................... 11

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InstallingtheCPU
The MI950 motherboard supports an LGA 775 processor socket for
Intel®Core2Duoprocessors.
The LGA 775 processor socket comes with a lever to secure the
processor. Refertothepicturesbelow,fromlefttoright,onhow toplace
theprocessor intotheCPU socket. Please notethatthecover of the
LGA775 socket must always be installed during transport to avoid
damagetothesocket. 
ATXPower Installation
Thesystempowerisprovidedtothe motherboardwiththe ATX2and
ATX1 powerconnectors. ATX2 is a 24pinpowerconnectorandATX1
isa4pin12Vpowerconnector.
The 24pinpowerconnectorcantobeconnectedto astandard20pin
ATXpower connectorinastandardATXpowersupply(Min. 400watt).
Note:Thepowersupply5VSBvoltagemustbeatleast2A.

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InstallingtheMemor y
The MI950 motherboard supports two DDR3 memory sockets for a
maximumtotalmemoryof 8GB.ItsupportsDDR3800/1066MHz.
Basically,thesystemmemory interface hasthefollowingfeatures:
Supportstwo64bitwideDDRdatachannels
Availablebandwidthupto6.4GB/s(DDR31066)fortwochannel
mode.
Supports512Mb,1Gb,2GbDDR3technologies.
Supportsonlyx8,x16,DDR3deviceswithfourbanks
SupportsonlyunbufferedDIMMs
Supportsopportunistic refresh
Upto32simultaneously openpages(fourperrow,fourrows
maximum)

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SettingtheJ umper s
Jumpersareusedonthemotherboardareusedto selectvarioussettings
andfeaturesaccordingtoyourneedsandapplications.Contactyour
supplierifyouhavedoubtsaboutthebestconfigurationforyourneeds.
Thefollowingliststheconnectorsandtheirrespectivefunctions.
JumperLocationsonMI950/MI950F/MI950AF................................. 9
JP4:ME(ManagementEngine)–Disabled/pinclosed ................... 10
JP5:ClearCMOSContents.............................................................. 10
JP1,JP2,JP3:RS232/422/485(COM2)Selection ............................ 10

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JumperLocationsonMI950/MI950F/MI950AF
JumperLocationsonMI950/MI950F/MI950AF ................................. 9
JP4:ME(ManagementEngine)–Disabled/pinclosed ................... 10
JP5:ClearCMOSContents.............................................................. 10
JP1,JP2,JP3:RS232/422/485(COM2)Selection............................. 10

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JP4:ME(ManagementEngine)–Disabled/pinclosed 
Thefactorydefaultsettingofthe2pinJP4jumperisclosed.Thismeans
themanagementenginefunctionisdisabled.
JP5:ClearCMOSContents
Use JP8,a3pinheader,tocleartheCMOScontents. 
Notethat theATXpowerconnectorshould bedisconnected from the
motherboardbeforeclearingCMOS. 
JP5 Setting Function
Pin12
Short/Closed Normal
Pin23
Short/Closed ClearCMOS
JP1,JP2,JP3:RS232/422/485(COM2)Selection
COM2isselectableforRS232,RS422andRS485.
COM2
Function RS232 RS422 RS485
Jumper
Setting
(pinclosed)
JP1:
12
JP2:
35&46
JP3:
35&46
JP1:
34
JP2:
13&24
JP3:
13&24
JP1:
56
JP2:
13&24
JP3:
13&24

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Connector sonMI950
TheconnectorsonMI950 allowsyoutoconnectexternaldevicessuchas
keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The
following table lists the connectors on MI950 and their respective
functions.
ATX2:24pinATXPowerConnector .............................................. 13
ATX1:ATX12VPowerConnector.................................................. 13
DDRIII1:ChannelADDR3Socket.................................................. 13
DDRIII2:ChannelBDDR3Socket .................................................. 13
CPU_FAN1:CPUFanPowerConnector ......................................... 13
SYS_FAN1:systemFan1PowerConnector .................................... 13
SYS_FAN2:SystemFan2PowerConnector..................................... 15
CN1:SerialPorts(COM1) ................................................................ 15
CN2:DVI+CRTConnector.............................................................. 16
CN3:ESATA&USB8/USB9Connector.......................................... 16
CN4:Linein,Lineout&MicrophoneConnector ............................ 16
CN5:GigabitLAN(Intel574L)RJ45&USB6/7Connector .......... 16
CN6:GigabitLAN(Intel567LM)RJ45&USB4/5Connector ......... 16
SATA1~SATA4:SATAIIConnectors.............................................. 16
J1:DigitalI/OConnector(4in,4out).............................................. 16
J3:Keyboard&MouseConnector(Testinguseonly) ....................... 17
J5:SPIDebugToolsPort(Factoryuseonly)..................................... 17
J6:USB2/USB3Connector............................................................... 17
J7:USB0/USB1Connector............................................................... 17
J8:PowerLED................................................................................. 17
J9:SystemFunctionConnector ........................................................ 17
J10:COM3,COM4SerialPort(DF11Connector) ........................... 18

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ConnectorLocationsonMI950/MI950F/MI950RF
ATX2:24pinATXPowerConnector......................................................................................................... 13
ATX1:ATX12VPowerConnector ............................................................................................................ 13
DDRIII1:ChannelADDR3 Socket............................................................................................................ 13
DDRIII2:ChannelBDDR3Socket ............................................................................................................ 13
CPU_FAN1:CPUFanPowerConnector................................................................................................... 13
SYS_FAN1:systemFan1PowerConnector.............................................................................................. 13
SYS_FAN2:SystemFan2PowerConnector .............................................................................................. 15
CN1:SerialPorts(COM1) ........................................................................................................................... 15
CN2:DVI+CRTConnector......................................................................................................................... 16
CN3:ESATA&USB8/USB9Connector................................................................................................... 16
CN4:Linein,Lineout&MicrophoneConnector...................................................................................... 16
CN5:GigabitLAN(Intel574L)RJ45&USB6/7Connector................................................................... 16
CN6:GigabitLAN(Intel567LM)RJ45&USB4/5Connector................................................................. 16
SATA1~SATA4:SATAIIConnectors........................................................................................................ 16
J1:DigitalI/OConnector(4in,4out) ......................................................................................................... 16
J3:Keyboard&MouseConnector(Testinguseonly) ................................................................................ 17
J5:SPIDebugToolsPort (Factoryuseonly) .............................................................................................. 17
J6:USB2/USB3Connector.......................................................................................................................... 17
J7:USB0/USB1Connector.......................................................................................................................... 17
J8:PowerLED ............................................................................................................................................. 17
J9:SystemFunctionConnector.................................................................................................................... 17
J10:COM3,COM4SerialPort(DF11Connector)..................................................................................... 18

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ATX2:24pinATXPowerConnector
SignalName Pin# Pin# SignalName
3.3V 13 1 3.3V
12V 14 2 3.3V
Ground 15 3 Ground
PSON 16 4 +5V
Ground 17 5 Ground
Ground 18 6 +5V
Ground 19 7 Ground
5V 20 8 Powergood
+5V 21 9 5VSB
+5V 22 10 +12V
+5V 23 11 +12V
Ground 24 12 +3.3V
ATX1:ATX12VPowerConnector
ThisconnectorsuppliestheCPUoperatingvoltage.
Pin# SignalName
1 Ground
2 Ground
3 +12V
4 +12V
DDRIII1:ChannelADDR3Socket
DDRIII2:ChannelBDDR3Socket
CPU_FAN1:CPUFanPowerConnector
Pin# SignalName
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Rotationdetection
4 Control
SYS_FAN1: systemFan1PowerConnector
Pin# SignalName
1 Ground
2 +12V

INSTALLATIONS
14 MI950 User’s Manual 
3 Rotationdetection

INSTALLATIONS
MI950 User’s Manual 15 
SYS_FAN2:SystemFan2PowerConnector
CN1:SerialPorts(COM1)
CN1(COM1)isaDB9connector,
SignalName Pin# Pin# SignalName
DCD,Datacarrierdetect 1 6 DSR,Datasetready
RXD,Receivedata 2 7 RTS,Requesttosend
TXD,Transmitdata 3 8 CTS,Clearto send
DTR,Dataterminalready 4 9 RI,Ringindicator
GND,ground 5 10 NotUsed
J2:COM2isjumperselectableforRS232,RS422andRS485.
Pin# SignalName
RS232 R2422 RS485
1 DCD TX DATA
2 RX TX+ DATA+
3 TX RX+ NC
4 DTR RX NC
5 Ground Ground Ground
6 DSR NC NC
7 RTS NC NC
8 CTS NC NC
9 RI NC NC
10 NC NC NC
Pin# SignalName
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Rotationdetection

INSTALLATIONS
16 MI950 User’s Manual 
CN2:DVI+CRTConnector
CN3:ESATA&USB8/USB9Connector
CN4:Linein,Lineout&MicrophoneConnector
CN5:GigabitLAN(Intel574L)RJ45&USB6/7Connector
CN6:GigabitLAN(Intel567LM)RJ45&USB4/5Connector
SATA1~SATA4:SATAIIConnectors
Pin# SignalName
1 Ground
2 TX+
3 TX
4 Ground
5 RX
6 RX+
7 Ground
J1:DigitalI/OConnector(4in,4out)
This10pindigitalI/OconnectorsupportsTTLlevelsandisusedto
controlexternaldevicesrequiringON/OFFcircuitry.
SignalName Pin# Pin# SignalName
Ground 1 2 +5V
Out3 3 4 Out1
Out2 5 6 Out0
IN3 7 8 IN1
IN2 9 10 IN0