Nvidia MCP7A ION User manual

CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Product Overview................................................................................1-1
Mainboard Specifications................................................................................... 1-2
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1-6
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup....................................................................................2-1
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Memory.................................................................................................................2-2Power
Supply......................................................................................................2-3
Back Panel I/O......................................................................................................
Connector............................................................................................................
Jumper.................................................................................................................
Slot.......................................................................................................................
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup.............................................................................................3-1
BIOS Setup.......................................................................................................... 3-2
Software Information ........................................................................................ 3-5
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ProductOverview
Chapter1
ProductOverview
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Thankyouforchoosing theNvidia MCP79/7A Ion
SeriesMiniITXmainboards.
Basedontheinnovative Nvidia® con-
trollersforoptimalsystemefficiency, the Nvidia®
MCP79 Ion Seriesaccommodatethelatest Intel
AtomTM processor N270/230/330 and supporttwo
DDR2533/667/800 DDR2-DIMM slot toprovide the
maximumof4GBmemorycapacity.
Three optionsare availablefortheMCP79/7A ION
Series:
Option A MCP7A ION or MCP79 ion
Option B
CPU ATOM 230/330/N270
OptionC
1 RS-232/422/485 Port, 4 RS-232 Ports
OptionD Mini IDE port
Option E LVDS (based on MCP79 ION chipset)
MCP79/7A Ion
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Mainboard Specifications
Processor
- Intel Atom processor 230/330/N270 (optional)
FSB
- 533MHz
Chipset
- Nvidia MCP79 Ion or MCP7A Ion
- Single chipset design
Memory
- 2 DDR2 533/667/800 DIMM slot
- Up to 4GB memory capacity
LAN
- Supports 100/1000M by RTL8103EL or 8111DL Controller
Audio ALC662 5.1 channel
- compliant with Azalia 1.0 specs
IDE
- 1 Mini-IDE port
- Supports Ultra DMA 66/100 mode
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation mode
SATA
- 4 SATA ports by Main Chipset
- Supports 4 SATA devices
- Supports up to 3Gb/s data transfer rate
Graphics
- Onboard graphics integrated in Nforce 9400
- Share memory Max to 512M based on 2G memory sticker
- HDAudio Codec by Realtek channelor ALC882 7.1
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ProductOverview
Connectors
Back Panel
- 1 double stack USB connector with KB port
- 1 stack up VGA and DVI connector
- 1 stack up RJ45 LAN jack and duble stack USB connector
- 1 double stack USB connector and ESATA port
- 6 Audio jacks
- 1 HDMI jack
- 1SPDIF(Fiber+RCA)
Onboard Connectors
- 1 front audio pinheader
- 1 USB 2.0 pinheader (2 ports)
- 1 parallel port connector
- 4 serial port connectors
- 1 ESATA port connector
- 1 CD_IN pinheader
- 1 HDMI_SPDIF pinheader
- 1 Com2 mode jumper
- 1 ESATA connector
- 1 LCD power connector
- 1 VGA pinheader
- 1 COM1_PW pinheader
- 5 COM port pinheaders
- 1 Mini-IDE connector
- 1 Clear_Coms jumper
- 1 F_panel pinheader
- 1 Inverter pinheader
- 1 Inverter power pinheader
- 1 Irda pinheader
- 1 LVDS connector
- 2 Fan connectors
- 1 Keyboard pinheader
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Slots
-1MiniPCI-Eslot
-1 32-bit/33MHzPCIslot
FormFactor
-MiniITX: 170mmx170mm
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Mounting
- 4 mounting holes
Environmental
Storage Environment
- Temperature: -20oC ~ 80oC
- Humidity: 5% ~ 90% non condensing
Operation Environment
- Temperature:0oC ~ 60oC
- Humidity: 5% ~ 90% non condensing
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Key Board
RCA
2*USB Ports
2*USB
Ports
2*USB
Ports
Fiber
HDMI
DVI
ESATA
LAN VGA Port
PCI
F-PANEL
MINI-I DE
4XSATA
ESATA
LVDS
ATXPower SYS-FAN
2XDDR2
LPT
F-USB
4*COM Ports
CPU-FAN
IRDA
Nvidia
MCP79-ION
Intel Atom
N270/N230/N330
Audio
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MCP79/7A-ION Series Mini ITX Mainboard-Back
Mainboard
MCP79/7A
MINI-PCIE
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HardwareSetup
HardwareSetup
Chapter2
Thischapterprovidesyou withtheinformation about
hardwaresetupprocedures.Whiledoingthe installation,
becarefulinholdingthecomponentsandfollowthe
installationprocedures.Forsomecomponents,ifyou
install inthewrong orientation,thecomponentswillnot
workproperly.
Useagroundedwrist strapbeforehandlingcomputer
components.Staticelectricitymaydamagethe
components.
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System Power Connector: ATX
This connector allows you to connect a 20-pin power supply. To connect the power
supply, make sure the power supply connector is inserted in the proper orientation
and the pins are aligned.Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector.
Power Supply
PIN SIGNAL
11 +3.3V
12 -12V
13 GND
14 PS-ON#
15 GND
16 GND
17 GND
18 Res
19 +5V
20 +5V
PIN SIGNAL
1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 GND
4 +5V
5 GND
6 +5V
7 GND
8 PWR OK
9 5VSB
10 +12V
Pin Definition
ATX
10 1
20 11
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Memory
TheDIMM slotsareintended forsystem memorymodules.
Installing Memory Modules
1. LocatetheDDRII slotsonthe mainboard.
2. Alignthenotchonthe DIMMwiththe keyonthe slot. Insert theDIMM verticallyinto
theDDRII slot.
3. Manuallycheckif the DIMMhasbeenlockedin placebytheretaining clipsat the
sides.
DDR2DIMMSlot
184-pin,1.8V
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HardwareSetup
Back PanelI/O
VGA Port
The
DB15-pin female connector is providedfor monitor.
DVI Port
The
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) connector allows you to connect a LCD monitor. It
provides
a high-speed digital interconnection between the computer and its display
device.
To connect an LCD monitor, simply plug your monitor cable into the DVI
connector,
and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to
your
monitor (refer to your monitor manualfor more information.)
USB Port
The
USB (Universal Serial Bus) port isfor attaching USB devices such as keyboard,
mouse,
or other USB-compatible devices.
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Key Board RCA VGA Port
2*USB
Ports
2*USB
Ports
2*USB
Ports
FiberHDMI DVI ESATA
LAN
Audio
Rear Panel
ESATA Port
The SATA defines only internal drives, but eSATA (External SATA) enables them to reside in their
own housing outside the computer and be plugged in as required. Providing an external, hot swap-
pable drive solution similar to USB, SATA offers much higher speeds than the USB bus.
SPDIF Port (Fiber+RCA)
(Sony/Philips Digital InterFace) A serial interface for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD
players to amplifiers and TVs. S/PDIF is typically used to transmit PCM and Dolby Digital 5.1, but
is not tied to any sampling rate or audio standard.
S/PDIF uses unbalanced 75 ohm coaxial cable up to 10 meters with RCA connectors or optical fiber
terminated with a Toslink (Toshiba link) connector. See AES/EBU and Toslink.
HDMI Port
(High-Definition Multimedia Interface) A digital interface for both audio and video signals designed
as a small-socket, single-cable solution for home theater and consumer electronics equipment. In-
troduced in 2002, HDMI is electrically identical to DVI, which is video only, and an HDMI source can
detect a DVI device on the other end and switch to the DVI protocol. In the photo below, the 19-pin
HDMI plug (left) is much smaller than the 19-pin DVI video-only plug, yet HDMI also supports up to
eight channels of 24-bit uncompressed audio at 192kHz.
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Audio Ports
These audio connectors are used for audio devices. You can differentiate the color
of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects.
Line-In (Blue) - LineIn, is used for external CD player, tapeplayer or other
audio devices.
Line-Out (Green) - Line Out, is a connectorfor speakers or headphones.
Mic (Pink) - Mic, is a connector for microphones.
LAN
The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is for con-
nection to the Local Area Network (LAN).
You can connect a network cable to it.
Speed IndicatorActivity Indicator
Left LED Right LED
Active LED 100M/1000M Speed LED
LED Color Yellow Green/Orange
10M Cable Plug-in No Transmission Slow Blinking OFF
Transition Swiftly Blinking OFF
100M Cable Plug-in No Transmission Slow Blinking Green(Lighting)
Transition Swiftly Blinking Green(Lighting)
1000M Cable Plug-in No Transmission Slow Blinking Orange(Lighting)
Transition Swiftly Blinking Orange(Lighting)
In S3/S4/S5 Standby State Green (Lighting) OFF
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Mainboard
MCP79/7A
Center Channel Speaker Subwoofer (Black)
Back Surround Speaker (Oriange)
Side Surround Speaker (Gray)
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HardwareSetup
Connector
MiNi-IDEConnector:MiNi IDE
ThisconnectorsupportsIDEharddiskdrives, opticaldiskdrivesandotherIDEdevices.
MiNi-IDE
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SerialATAConnector: SATA1,SATA2, SATA3, SATA4
This connectorisahigh-speedSerialATAinterfaceport. Eachconnectorcancon-
nectto oneSerialATAdevice.
SATA4 SATA1
SATA2SATA3
Important
If youinstalltwoIDEdevicesonthesamecable,you mustconfigurethe drives
separatelytomaster/slavemode by settingjumpers.RefertoIDEdevices
documentation supplied bythevendorsforjumpersetting instructions.
Pleasedo not fold theSerialATAcableinto 90-degreeangle.Otherwise,
datalossmayoccurduring transmission.
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MCP79/7A
FanPower Connector:CPUFAN / S SFAN
Thefan powerconnectorsupports systemcooling fanwith+12V.Whenconnecting
the wiretotheconnectors,alwaysnotethat theredwireisthepositive andshould
beconnectedtothe +12V; the blackwireisGroundandshouldbeconnectedtoGND.
If themainboard hasaSystemHardwareMonitorchipsetonboard,youmustusea
speciallydesignedfan withspeedsensortotake advantage oftheCPUfancontrol.
CPUFAN
SENSOR
+12V
GND
FrontUSBPinheader:
Thispinheader,compliantwithIntel I/OConnectivityDesignGuide,isidealforcon-
necting high-speedUSB interfaceperipherals suchas USB HDD, digitalcameras,
MP3players, printers, modems andthelike.
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1VCC 2 VCC
3USB0- 4 USB1-
5USB0+ 6 USB1+
7GND 8 GND
9Key(nopin) 10 USBOC
PinDefinition
USB2.0Bracket
(Optional)
1
29 10
F-USB1
Important
Pleaserefertotherecommended CPUfansatCPUvendor sofficialwebsite
orconsult the mainboardvendorforproperCPUcooling fan.
Notethat the pinsofVCCandGNDmustbeconnectedcorrectlyto avoid
possible damage.
F-USB1
®
y
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BacklightConnector:Inverter (for mcp79 ion only)
This connectorisprovidedforLCD backlightoptions.
1
PIN SIGNAL
112V
2GND
3InverterOn
4BacklightControl
55V
PinDefinition
VGA-Connector:VGA-CON
1
3
DATA
5CLK
7GND
9
PinDefinition
KB-Connector:KB-CON
VGA-CON
1
29 10
2
4
6
8
10
BLUE
RDE
HSYNC
VSYNC
GND
GND-
GREEN
1 2 3 4
KB-CON 1VCC
2KB-DT
3KB-CLK
4GND
PinDefinition
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Serial PortConnector:COM1~COM5
This connectorisa16550Ahighspeedcommunicationsport thatsends/receives16
bytesFIFOs.Youcan attachaserial devicetoit throughthe optional serialport
bracket.
PIN SIGNAL
1 DCD-
2 DSR-
3 RXD
4 RTS-
5 TXD
6 CTS-
7 DTR-
8 RI-
9 GND
PinDefinition
Parallel PortHeader:LPT1
The mainboard providesa26-pin headerforconnection to an optionalparallelport
bracket. Theparallelportisastandard printerport thatsupportsEnhancedParallel
Port(EPP)andExtendedCapabilitiesParallel Port (ECP)mode.
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 RSTB# 2 AFD#
3PRND0 4 ERR#
5PRND1 6 PINIT#
7PRND2 8 LPT_SLIN#
9PRND3 10 GND
11 PRND4 12 GND
13 PRND5 14 GND
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
15 PRND6 16 GND
17 PRND7 18 GND
19 ACK# 20 GND
21 BUSY 22 GND
23 PE 24 GND
25 SLCT 26 KEY
2 1
26 25
LPT1
COM1~5
1
9
2
10
10 NC
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PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1HD_LED+ HarddiskLEDpull-up
2FPPWR/SLP MSGLEDpull-up
3HD_LED- HarddiskactiveLED
4FPPWR/SLP MSGLEDpull-up
5RST_SW- ResetSwitchlowreferencepull-downtoGND
6PWR_SW- PowerSwitchlowreferencepull-downtoGND
7RST_SW+ ResetSwitchhighreference pull-up
8PWR_SW+ PowerSwitchhigh referencepull-up
9RSVD_DNU Reserved.Donotuse.
PinDefinition
Front PanelConnector:F-PANEL
Themainboard providesone frontpanelconnectorforelectricalconnection tothe
frontpanelswitchesand LEDs.The JFP1iscompliantwithIntel FrontPanel I/O
ConnectivityDesign Guide.
12
910
F-PANEL
HDD
LED
Reset
Switch
Power
LED
Power
Switch
+
-
-
+-
+
Front PanelAudio Connector:F-AUDIO
This connectorallowsyou toconnect the frontpanelaudio andis compliantwith
Intel Front PanelI/OConnectivityDesignGuide.
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1MIC_L Microphone-Leftchannel
2GND Ground
3 MIC_R Microphone-Rightchannel
4PRESENCE# Activelowsignal-signalsBIOSthataHighDefinitionAudiodongle
isconnectedtotheanalogheader.PRESENCE#=0whena
HighDefinitionAudio dongleisconnected
5 LINEout_R AnalogPort-Rightchannel
6MIC_JD JackdetectionreturnfromfrontpanelmicrophoneJACK1
7Front_JD JackdetectionsenselinefromtheHighDefinitionAudioCODEC
jackdetectionresistornetwork
8NC Nocontrol
9 LINEout_L AnalogPort-Leftchannel
10 LINEout_JD JackdetectionreturnfromfrontpanelJACK2
HDAudioPinDefinition
F-AUDIO
1
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LVDSFlat PanelConnector:LVDS CON(For MCP79 ION Only)
TheLVDS(LowVoltageDifferentialSignal)connectorprovidesa digital interface
typicallyusedwithflatpanels.Afterconnecting anLVDSinterfacedflatpaneltothe
JLVDS1,besuretocheck the paneldatasheetandset the JVDD1LVDSPower
Selection Jumper (p.2-17)to a propervoltage.
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Jumper
LVDS Power Selection Jumper:LCD-PWR
Usethisjumpertospecifythe operationvoltage oftheLVDSinterfacedflatpanel.
LCD-PWR
16
251
6
+12V
2
51
6
2
51
6
2
5
+5V+3.3V
Inverter Power umper:INVERTER-PWR
INVERTER-PWR
J
16
251
6
+12V
2
51
6
2
51
6
2
5
+5V+3.3V
COM Port Power Jumper:COM1-PW
COM1-PW
16
251
6
+12V
2
51
6
2
51
6
2
5
+5VRI
COM Port Power Jumper:COM2-MODE
COM2-MODE
16
251
6
RS485
2
51
6
2
51
6
2
5
RS422RS232
COM2
PIN-1 DCD TX-
PIN-3 RXD TX+
PIN-6 CTS RX+
PIN-8 R1 RX-
JP2 1-2 3-4
RS232 RS422 RS485
RTX-
RTX+
X
X
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2
JP1
16
51 2
DISABLE
PS2 WAKE UP JUMPER: JP1
3 1 2
ENABLE
3
3
Slot
Important
When addingorremovingexpansioncards,makesurethatyouunplugthe
powersupplyfirst. Meanwhile,readthedocumentation fortheexpansion
cardtoconfigure anynecessaryhardware orsoftwaresettingsforthe expan-
sioncard,such asjumpers,switchesorBIOSconfiguration.
PCI(PeripheralComponentInterconnect) Express Slot
TheConnector isMini PCI-E connectorforwireless LAN,TVtuner,and Robson
NAND Flash.
PCI(PeripheralComponentInterconnect) Slot
ThePCIslotsupportsLANcard,SCSIcard,USB card,and otheradd-oncardsthat
complywithPCIspecifications.
32-bitPCISlot
Mini PCI-ESlot
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Chapter3
BIOS Setup
ThischapterprovidesinformationontheBIOSSetup
programandallowsyoutoconfigurethe systemfor
optimumuse.
Youmayneedtorun theSetup programwhen:
²Anerrormessage appearsonthe screenduring the
systembootingup, and requestsyou torunSETUP.
²You want tochangethe defaultsettingsforcus-
tomizedfeatures.
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