Spectra MI952 User manual

MI950
LGA775 Core2 Duo
Intel®Q45 Chipset
Mini-ITX Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.0B

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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.......................................................19
Drivers Installation......................................41
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility.........................42
Intel Graphics Driver Installation......................................44
Realtek HD Codec Audio Driver Installation ...................46
LAN Drivers Installation...................................................48
Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver................................50
Intel Management Engine Interface..................................52
Intel Active Management Technology..............................54
Appendix...........................................................58
A. I/O Port Address Map...................................................58
B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)......................................59
C. Watchdog Timer Configuration....................................60

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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