Nvidia MCP79MH User manual

TECHNICAL M A NUAL
Of
NVIDIA MCP79MH
Based
Mini-ITX M/B for Intel Socket 479 Processor
NO.G03-NC64-F
Revision：2.0
Release date: July, 2010
Trademark:
* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

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USER’S NOTICE
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INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED
OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN
PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.
THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO USE THIS MOTHER-BOARD SERIES AND WE
DO ASSURE THIS MANUAL MEETS USER’S REQUIREMENT BUT WILL CHANGE, CORRECT ANY TIME
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KIND, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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Manual Revision Information
Reversion Revision History Date
2.0 Second Edition July, 2010
Item Checklist
5Motherboard
5User’s Manual
5DVD for motherboard utilities
5Cable(s)
5I/O Back panel shield

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Environmental Safety Instruction
zAvoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in
any area where it may become wet.
z0 to 60 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request
of the main chipset)
zGenerally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact
malfunction and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from
the welding spots’ that connect components and PCB. Computer should go
through an adaptive phase before it boots when it is moved from a cold
environment to a warmer one to avoid condensation phenomenon. These water
drops attached on PCB or the surface of the components can bring about
phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from corrosion and oxidation
from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can burn the
components. Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up.
zThe increasing temperature of the capacitor may decrease the life of computer.
Using the close case may decrease the life of other device because the higher
temperature in the inner of the case.
zAttention to the heat sink when you over-clocking. The higher temperature may
decrease the life of the device and burned the capacitor.

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Environmental Protection Announcement
Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize
pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

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USER’S NOTICE .......................................................................................................................i
MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION.......................................................................................i
ITEM CHECKLIST.....................................................................................................................i
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION...........................................................................ii
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ANOUNCEMENT..............................................................iii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE MOTHERBOARD
1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD................................................................................1
1-2 SPECIFICATION.........................................................................................................2
1-3 LAYOUT DIAGRAM....................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2-1 JUMPER SETTING.....................................................................................................7
2-2 CONNECTORS AND HEADERS................................................................................11
2-2-1 CONNECTORS .............................................................................................11
2-2-2 HEADERS .....................................................................................................12
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS
3-1 ENTERNING SETUP...................................................................................................20
3-2 GETTING HELP ..........................................................................................................20
3-3 THE MAIN MENU........................................................................................................20
3-4 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES ..................................................................................22
3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES..................................................................................25
3-5-1 CPU FEATURE...............................................................................................26
3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ...........................................................................27
3-7 INTEGRATED PHERIPHRALS ..................................................................................28
3-7-1 ONBOARD SATAFUNCTION .........................................................................29
3-7-2 ONBOARD DEVICE FUNCTION.....................................................................29
3-7-3 ONBOARD SUPERIO FUNCTION..................................................................30
3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP...............................................................................31
3-9 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL...................................................................................32
3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS.................................................................................................33
3-10-1 SMART FAN CONFIGURATIONS ................................................................34
TABLE OF CONTENT

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3-11 POWER USER OVERCLOCK SETTINGS.................................................................35
3-12 PASSWORD SETTINGS.............................................................................................36
3-13 LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS/LOAD STANDARD DEFAULTS................................37
3-14 SAVE CHANGES AND EXIT/DISCARD CHANGES AND EXIT................................38

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Chapter 1
Introduction of the Motherboard
1-1 Feature of Motherboard
zNVIDIA MCP79MH chipset.
zOnboard Intel Socket 479 CPU, with low power consumption never denies high
performance.
zSupport FSB 667/800/1066 MHz.
zSupport SO-DIMM DDRIII 1066 up to 8GB.
zOnboard Realtek RTL 8111DL Gigabit Ethernet LAN.
zIntegrated ALC 888 6-channel HD audio codec.
zSupport USB2.0 data transport demands.
zSupport PCI Express x16(by 16-lane) slot and MINI-PCIE x1 slot

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1-2 Specification
Spec Description
Design zMini-ITX form factor 6 layers ; PCB size: 17.0x17.0cm
Chipset zNVIDIA MCP79MH
Embedded CPU zIntel Socket 479 CPU
zSupport FSB1066 MHz
zLow Power Consumption
Memory Socket
z204-pin DDRIII SODIMM socket x2
zSupport DDRIII 1066 MHz system modules DDR memory
expandable to 8GB
zSupport dual channel function
Expansion Slot zMini-PCIE x1 slot x1
zPCI Express x16(by 16) slot x1
LAN
zIntegrated Realtek RTL8111DL PCI-E Gigabit LAN
zSupport Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing
10Mb/100Mb/1000Mb Ethernet data transfer rate
Audio zALC 888 6-channel audio codec integrated
zAudio driver and utility included
BIOS zAMI 8MB DIP Flash ROM
Multi I/O zPS/2 keyboard connector x 1
zUSB port connector x 6 and USB header x2
zHDMI connector x 1
zDVI connector x1 (HDMI Connector and DVI Connector can not be
used at the same time)
zVGA connector x1
zRJ-45 LAN connector x1
zAudio connector x1 (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)
zCoaxial S/PDIF Out connector x1
zOptical S/PDIF Out connector x1
zSATAII connector x 4
zE-SATA connector x1

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zFront panel audio header x1
zSerial port header x1
zGPIO header x1
zCIR header x1
zCDIN header x1
zLVDS header x1
zRS422/RS485 header x1
1-3 Layout Diagram
NC64 Series Rear I/O
MIC-IN
VGA
Connector
DVI
Connector RJ-45 LAN
Line-Out
Line-In
PS/2
Keyboard
USB
Connectors
HDMI
Connector USB
Connectors
E-SATA
Connector
Coaxial
SPDIF＿OUT
Optical
SPDIF＿OUT

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DiagramforNC64Series:
ATX Powe
r
Connector
DDRIII SODIMM1
/ SODIMM2
(DDRIII 1066 MHz)
SYS FAN1
Power LED
PS2 Keyboard
Over USB Ports
HDMI Por
t
CPU FAN
NVIDIA MCP79MH
PCI Express x16(by 16) slot
DVI over
VGA
p
or
t
E-SATA Port
Over USB Port
RJ-45 over
USB Port
Audio
Connecto
r
GPIO Header
SATAII Connectors
(
SATAII 1~SATAII 4
)
JP1
Mini-PCIE Slot
Coaxial
SPDIF＿OUT
Over Optical
SPDIF＿OUT
ATX12V Power Intel CPU Socket
COM1
Header
JP5
JP3 JP4
TX-RXCOM1
JP6
Inverter Header
LVDS
JBAT
8MB DIP Flash ROM
Front Panel Header
Front Panel Audio Header
USB Headers
CIR Header
Spea
k
Heade
r
JP8
CDIN
HDMI-SPDIF
ALC888 HD Audio Codec
SYS FAN2
JP9/JP10