Intel MB966 User manual

MB966
Intel®Xeon®/ Core™i3/i5/i7
Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.2

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Acknowledgments
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Table of Contents
Introduction ..............................................................1
Product Description.............................................................1
Specifications......................................................................1
Checklist..............................................................................4
Board Dimensions...............................................................5
Installations ..............................................................7
Installing the CPU...............................................................8
Installing the Memory.........................................................9
Setting the Jumpers...........................................................10
Jumper Locations on MB966............................................. 11
Jumper Settings on MB966................................................ 12
JP1: TPM Enable/Disable Setting ..................................... 12
JP2, JP3: Watchdog Timer & LAN Bypass Settings (MB966)
........................................................................................... 12
JP4: Clear CMOS Contents ............................................... 13
JP5: ME (Intel®Management Engine) Enable/Disable...... 13
JP7: PCIE1 & PCIE2 Golden Finger PCIe Configuration. 13
Connectors on MB966 ......................................................14
Connector Locations on MB966........................................ 15
USB_LAN1: 10/100/1000 RJ-45 (MB966) and USB1/2
Ports................................................................................... 16
ATX1: 24-pin ATX Power Connector............................... 16
ATX_12V1: ATX 12V Power Connector ......................... 16
DIMM1, DIMM2: Channel A DDR3 Socket .................... 16
DIMM3, DIMM4: Channel B DDR3 Socket..................... 16
FAN1/2: CPU Fan Power Connectors ............................... 16
FAN3/4: System Fan Power Connectors ........................... 17
CN1: Front Side Bridge Board to ID370........................... 17
CN2: Slim Type II Compact Flash Connector................... 17
CN3: COM1 Serial Port .................................................... 18
J8: COM2 Serial Port ........................................................ 18
CN4: USB Connector ........................................................ 18
J3: USB Header................................................................. 18
CN5: SGPIO Connector .................................................... 18
CN6, CN9, CN11, CN12, CN13, CN14, CN15, CN16: LAN
RJ-45 ................................................................................. 19
CN7, CN8, CN10: SATA HDD Connector....................... 19
J1: LPC Debug Port (Factory use only)............................. 19

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J4: PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector .................................19
J5: SPI Debug Port (Factory use only)...............................19
J6: Mini-Card Connector ...................................................19
J7: VGA Box Header.........................................................20
J14: Power Output Connector............................................20
J15: Power Output Connector............................................20
LED GPIO Definition........................................................21
Digital I/O Sample Configuration..........................22
Watchdog Timer Configuration ............................26
BIOS Setup.............................................................29
Drivers Installation.................................................53

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INTRODUCTION
MB966 User’s Manual 1
Introduction
Product Description
MB966 incorporates Intel®3450 PCH chipset. Currently, the board is
available in three models, namely:
Model
Chipset
LAN Bypass
Watchdog
Timer
MB966
Intel®3450 PCH
Yes
Yes
MB966-NB
Intel®3450 PCH
No
Yes
MB966 Features
Supports 6 Intel® 10/100/1000 LAN ports with 2 segments Bypass
Supports Intel® Xeon® / CoreTM i7/i5/i3/Pentium® G6950 processor
DDR3 x4, up to 16GB
Mini PCI-e (m-SATA compatible) slot, Compact Flash socket
Hardware LAN Bypass function on Eth 1/2 & 3/4 (MB966)
Specifications
Product Name
MB966
Processor
Support for Intel®Lynnfield and Clarkdale processors
which fall within mainstream TDP envelope, up to 95W
TDP.
Support for the following Intel®technologies:
Turbo Boost
Intel®64 (64-bit extensions)
XD (Execution Disable Bit)
Hyper-Threading
VT-d (Intel®Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O)
TXT (Trusted Execution Technology)
Processor
Speed
Intel® Xeon X3450, X3430
Intel® Core i7-860
Intel® Core i5-750
Intel® Core i5-660 (integrated graphics support)
Intel® Core i3-540 (integrated graphics support)
Intel® Pentium® Processor G6950 (integrated graphics
support)
CPU VRD
Appropriate VRD for Lynnfield and Clarkdale
Chipset
Intel®3450 PCH chip (single chip w/o ICH)
BIOS
AMI BIOS

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Memory
Dual channel DDR3 up to 1333MHz
Unbuffered with ECC or Unbuffered & non-ECC
Four DIMM sockets for max. 16GB memory
Video
Intel® CoreTM i5 / Pentium integrated
Network
Controller
MGN1: Intel®Nineveh Gigabit PHY (82578DM) w/ AMT
support
LAN1~6: Intel®82574L Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Supports SNMP, PXE & Wake-on-LAN
Network Bypass
(MB966)
Supports two bypass segments
Control by GPIO / Watchdog
SATA II
Intel® 3450 built-in SATA II controller (3.0Gb/sec),
3 ports
Compact Flash
CF Flash type II

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USB
Intel® 3450 built-in High Speed USB host controller, use 4
ports:
2-port at front panel
2-port USB by box header 2x4
LPC I/O
Winbond W83627DHG:
COM1 by pin header 1x8
KB/Mouse by pin header 1x6
Hardware monitor
(3 thermal inputs, 4 voltage monitor inputs & 2 fan
headers)
RTC
Intel® 3450 built-in RTC with on-board lithium battery &
holder
Expansion
Two PCI-e x8 (Golden Finger)
One Type II CF (Internal socket)
Front Panel
LEDs
Status LED function as follows:
#1 LED: System Power (Green, defined by S/W)
#2 LED: Status2 / Alarm (Red / Green, defined by S/W)
#3 LED: Status1 (Red / Yellow, defined by S/W)
Front Panel
Connectors
One Dual layer USB type A connector
One RJ-45 for Management port
Six RJ-45 with Link/Act, Speed LED for 10/100/1000M
Ethernet
Three status LED
Fan Connectors
4 pins pin-header x2 for CPU fan (near CPU w/
tachometer sense)
4 pins pin-header x2 for System fan (near rear side)
Power
Connector
Supports 24pins + 8pins
Power
Management
ACPI compliant –5 levels: Full-on (S0) / Stop Grant (S1) /
Suspend to Disk (S4) / Soft-off (S5)
Watchdog Timer
Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min)
TPM
Winbond WPCT200 TPM1.2 controller x1 for Trust
Platform 1.2
RoHS Compliant
Yes
MTBF
100,000
Board Size
8.11” x 14”(206 x 355.6 mm)

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Checklist
Your MB966 package should include the items listed below.
The MB966 motherboard
This User’s Manual