IBASE Technology MB899 User manual - Introduction

Manual is about: Intel Core 2 Duo/ Core Duo/ Solo 945GM Mini-ITX Motherboard

Summary of MB899

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    Mb899 intel ® core tm 2 duo/ core tm duo/ solo 945gm mini-itx motherboard user’s manual version 1.0a.

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    Ii mb899 user’s manual acknowledgments award is a registered trademark of award software international, inc. Ps/2 is a trademark of international business machines corporation. Intel and intel® core 2 duo and intel® core duo/solo processors are registered trademarks of intel corporation. Microsoft w...

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    Mb899 user’s manual iii table of contents introduction .......................................................1 product description............................................................. 1 checklist.............................................................................. 2 mb899 specifica...

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    Iv mb899 user’s manual important note: when the system boots without the crt being connected, there will be no image on screen when you insert the crt/vga cable. To show the image on screen, the hotkey must be pressed (ctrl-alt-f1). The mb899 mini itx motherboard.

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    Introduction mb899 user’s manual 1 introduction product description the mb899 mini itx board incorporates the mobile intel® 945gm express chipset for embedded computing, consisting of the intel® 945gm graphic memory controller hub (gmch) and intel® i/o controller hub 7-m (ich7-m), an optimized integ...

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    Introduction 2 mb899 user’s manual checklist your mb899 package should include the items listed below. • the mb899 mini-itx motherboard • this user’s manual • 1 cd containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • cable kit (ide, serial port, serial ata).

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    Introduction mb899 user’s manual 3 mb899 specifications cpu supported intel® core tm 2 duo , intel® core tm duo /solo processors cpu voltage 0.700v ~ 1.5v (imvp-6) system speed up to 2.33ghz or above cpu fsb 533mhz/667mhz fsb cache 2mb green /apm apm1.2 cpu socket mpga 478mt socket chipset intel 945...

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    Introduction 4 mb899 user’s manual [ board dimensions.

  • Page 9: Installations

    Installations mb899 user’s manual 5 installations this section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the mb899 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: installing the cpu........................................................................ 6 install...

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    Installations 6 mb899 user’s manual installing the cpu the mb899 board supports a socket 478mt (napa) processor socket for intel® core tm 2 duo , intel® core tm duo and intel® core tm solo mobile processors. The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the processor. As shown in the left pictur...

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    Installations mb899 user’s manual 7 installing the memory the mb899 board supports two ddr2 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 4gb in ddr2 memory type. Installing and removing memory modules to install the ddr2 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1....

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    Installations 8 mb899 user’s manual setting the jumpers jumpers are used on mb899 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 on mb899 and th...

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    Installations mb899 user’s manual 9 jumper locations on mb899 jumpers on mb899...........................................................................Page jp2: cpu fsb selection .............................................................. 10 jp5: lcd panel power selection .........................

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    Installations 10 mb899 user’s manual jp2: cpu fsb selection(reserved) jp2 cpu fsb 533mhz 667mhz jp5: lcd panel power selection jp3 lcd panel power 3.3v 5v jp6: 1394 eprom write selection jp6 1394 eprom for eprom write normal jp7: clear cmos setting jp4 setting normal clear cmos jp8: compactflash sla...

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    Installations mb899 user’s manual 11 connectors on mb899 the connectors on mb899 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on mb899 and their respective functions. Cn1: ps/2 keyboard and ps/2...

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    Installations 12 mb899 user’s manual connector locations on mb899.

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    Installations mb899 user’s manual 13 cn1: ps/2 keyboard and ps/2 mouse connectors ps/2 mouse ps/2 keyboard signal name keyboard mouse signal name keyboard data 1 1 mouse data n.C. 2 2 n.C. Gnd 3 3 gnd 5v 4 4 5v keyboard clock 5 5 mouse clock n.C. 6 6 n.C. Cn2, cn3: com1 and vga connector [ signal na...

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    Installations 14 mb899 user’s manual cn4: 10/100 rj-45 and usb1/2 ports cn5: 1394 connector j12: spdif out connector cn6: gbe rj-45 and usb3/4 ports cn8: audio connector the audio connector, from top to bottom, is composed of line in, line out and microphone jacks. Cn9, cn10: serial ata connectors f...

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    Installations mb899 user’s manual 15 ide1: ide connector signal name pin # pin # signal name reset ide 1 2 ground host data 7 3 4 host data 8 host data 6 5 6 host data 9 host data 5 7 8 host data 10 host data 4 9 10 host data 11 host data 3 11 12 host data 12 host data 2 13 14 host data 13 host data...

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    Installations 16 mb899 user’s manual j14: atx power supply connector signal name pin # pin # signal name 3.3v 11 1 3.3v -12v 12 2 3.3v ground 13 3 ground ps-on 14 4 +5v ground 15 5 ground ground 16 6 +5v ground 17 7 ground -5v 18 8 power good +5v 19 9 5vsb 11 1 20 10 +5v 20 10 +12v j1: irda connecto...

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    Installations mb899 user’s manual 17 j3: system function connector j3 provides connectors for system indicators that provide light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status. J3 is a 20-pin header that provides interfaces for the following functions. Hard disk d...

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    Installations 18 mb899 user’s manual reset switch: pins 9 and 19 the reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on again. Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header. Hard disk drive led connector: pins 10 and 20 this c...

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    Installations mb899 user’s manual 19 j6: usb5/6 port pin header signal name pin pin signal name vcc 1 5 ground d- 2 6 d+ d+ 3 7 d- ground 4 8 vcc j7: com2 serial port com2 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 ...

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    Installations 20 mb899 user’s manual j9, j10: lvds connectors (1st channel, 2nd channel) the lvds connectors on board consist of the first channel (j9) and second channel (j10) and supports 18-bit or 36-bit. Signal name pin # pin # signal name tx0- 2 1 tx0+ ground 4 3 ground tx1- 6 5 tx1+ 5v/3.3v 8 ...

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    Installations mb899 user’s manual 21 j16: 1394 connector signal name pin pin signal name tpa+ 1 2 tpb+ tpa- 3 4 tpb- +12v 5 6 nc gnd 7 8 nc j17: front audio connector signal name pin pin signal name rear audio r 1 2 rear audio l front audio r 3 4 front audio l mic in 5 6 vref out ground 7 8 remarks:...

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    Installations 22 mb899 user’s manual con1: sdvo port connector signal name pin # pin # signal name +12v a1 b1 +12v +12v a2 b2 +12v +5v a3 b3 +5v 3.3v a4 b4 3.3v reset a5 b5 gnd gnd a6 b6 gnd sdvoc_clk+ a7 b7 sdvoc_clk- sdvoc_blue+ a8 b8 sdvoc_blue- gnd a9 b9 gnd sdvoc_green+ a10 b10 sdvoc_green- sdv...

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    Installations mb899 user’s manual 23 headers and connectors on mb899 daughter cards id390 – jp4 lcd panel power selection jp4 voltage 3.3v 5v id390 – j1 lcd backlight setting pin # signal name 1 +12v 2 backlight enable 3 ground id390 – j3 and j2 1 st /2 nd lvds channel connectors signal name pin # p...

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    Installations 24 mb899 user’s manual id390c – j4 vga connector [[[[ signal name pin # pin # signal name +5v 2 1 red ground 4 3 green n.C. 6 5 blue sda 8 7 n.C. Hsync 10 9 ground vsync 12 11 ground scl 14 13 ground n.C. 16 15 ground.

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    Installations mb899 user’s manual 25 id391 – j2 dvi connector signal name pin # pin # signal name tdc1- 2 1 tdc1+ ground 4 3 ground tlc- 6 5 tlc+ +5v 8 7 ground nc 10 9 hpdet tdc2- 12 11 tdc2+ ground 14 13 ground tdc0- 16 15 tdc0+ nc 18 17 nc ddc_sc 20 19 ddc_sd id391d – j1, j2 1 st /2 nd dvi connec...

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  • Page 31: Bios Setup

    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 27 bios setup this chapter describes the different settings available in the award bios that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: bios introduction ........................................................................ 28 bios setu...

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    Bios setup 28 mb899 user’s manual bios introduction the award bios (basic input/output system) installed in your computer system’s rom supports intel processors. The bios provides critical low-level support for a standard device such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports. It also adds viru...

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    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 29 phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility standard cmos features frequency/voltage control advanced bios features load fail-safe defaults advanced chipset features load optimized defaults integrated peripherals set supervisor password power management setup set user pa...

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    Bios setup 30 mb899 user’s manual standard cmos setup “standard cmos setup” choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select thi...

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    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 31 to set the date, highlight the “date” field and use the pageup/ pagedown or +/- keys to set the current time. Time the time format is: hour : 00 to 23 minute : 00 to 59 second : 00 to 59 to set the time, highlight the “time” field and use the / or +/- keys to set th...

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    Bios setup 32 mb899 user’s manual video this field selects the type of video display card installed in your system. You can choose the following video display cards: ega/vga for ega, vga, sega, svga or pga monitor adapters. (default) cga 40 power up in 40 column mode. Cga 80 power up in 80 column mo...

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    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 33 advanced bios features this section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility advanced bios features cpu feature press enter item help hard disk ...

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    Bios setup 34 mb899 user’s manual quick power on self test when enabled, this field speeds up the power on self test (post) after the system is turned on. If it is set to enabled, bios will skip some items. First/second/third boot device these fields determine the drive that the system searches firs...

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    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 35 typematic delay (msec) when the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. By default, this item is set to 250msec. Security option this field allows you to limit access to the system and ...

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    Bios setup 36 mb899 user’s manual advanced chipset features this setup menu controls the configuration of the chipset. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility advanced chipset features dram timing selectable by spd item help cas latency time 4 dram ras# to cas# delay 4 dram ras# precharge 4 precharge...

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    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 37 dram ras# precharge this option sets the number of cycles required for the ras to accumulate its charge before the sdram refreshes. The default setting for the active to precharge delay is 4. Precharge delay (tras) the default setting for the precharge delay is 12. ...

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    Bios setup 38 mb899 user’s manual panel scaling the default setting is auto. The options available include on and off. Panel number these fields allow you to select the lcd panel type. The default values for these ports are: 640x480 18bit sc 800x480 18bit sc 800x600 18bit sc 1024x768 18bit sc 1280x1...

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    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 39 integrated peripherals this section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals. The first screen shows three main items for user to select. Once an item selected, a submenu appears. Details follow. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility ...

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    Bios setup 40 mb899 user’s manual phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility superio device power on function button only item help kb power on password enter hot key power on ctrl-f1 onboard fdc controller enabled onboard serial port 1 3f8/irq4 onboard serial port 2 2f8/irq3 uart mode select normal rxd...

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    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 41 on-chip serial ata setting the fields under the sata setting includes on-chip serial ata (auto), pata ide mode (secondary) and sata port (po, p2 is primary). Usb controller the options for this field are enabled and disabled. By default, this field is set to enabled...

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    Bios setup 42 mb899 user’s manual onboard serial port these fields allow you to select the onboard serial ports and their addresses. The default values for these ports are: serial port 1 3f8/irq4 serial port 2 2f8/irq3 uart mode select this field determines the uart 2 mode in your computer. The defa...

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    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 43 power management setup phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility power management setup acpi function enabled item help acpi suspend s1(pos) run vgabios if s3 resume auto power management user define video off method dpms video off in suspend yes suspend type stop gran...

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    Bios setup 44 mb899 user’s manual video off method this field defines the video off features. There are three options. V/h sync + blank default setting, blank the screen and turn off vertical and horizontal scanning. Dpms allows bios to control the video display. Blank screen writes blanks to the vi...

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    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 45 resume by alarm this field enables or disables the resumption of the system operation. When enabled, the user is allowed to set the date and time. Reload global timer events the hdd, fdd, com, lpt ports, and pci pirq are i/o events that can prevent the system from e...

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    Bios setup 46 mb899 user’s manual pnp/pci configurations this option configures the pci bus system. All pci bus systems on the system use int#, thus all installed pci cards must be set to this value. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility pnp/pci configurations init display first pci slot item help ...

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    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 47 pc health status this section shows the parameters in determining the pc health status. These parameters include temperatures, fan speeds and voltages. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility pc health status shutdown temperature disabled item help cpu warning temper...

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    Bios setup 48 mb899 user’s manual frequency/voltage control this section shows the user how to configure the processor frequency. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility frequency/voltage control auto detect pci clk disabled item help spread spectrum modulated disabled menu level > auto detect pci cl...

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    Bios setup mb899 user’s manual 49 load fail-safe defaults this option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the bios rom. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high-performance features. Load optimized defaults this option allows you to load the...

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  • Page 55: Drivers Installation

    Drivers installation mb899 user’s manual 51 drivers installation this section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under the windows 2000 and windows xp. The software and drivers are included with the motherboard. If you find the items missing, please contact the vendor whe...

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    Driver installation 52 mb899 user’s manual intel chipset software installation utility the intel chipset drivers should be installed first before the software drivers to enable plug & play inf support for intel chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation under wind...

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    Drivers installation mb899 user’s manual 53 4. Click yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 5. On readme information screen, click next to continue the installation. 6. The setup process is now complete. Click finish to restart the computer and for ch...

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    Driver installation 54 mb899 user’s manual vga drivers installation to install the vga drivers, follow the steps below to proceed with the installation. 1. Insert the cd that comes with the motherboard. Click intel chipsets and then intel(r) i945gmchipset drivers. 2. Click intel(r) i945gmchipset fam...

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    Drivers installation mb899 user’s manual 55 4. Click yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. 5. Restart the computer as promted and for changes to take effect. Important note: when you have restarted the computer, your computer screen will be blank. At this point, p...

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    Driver installation 56 mb899 user’s manual ac97 codec audio driver installation follow the steps below to install the realtek ac97 codec audio drivers. 1. Insert the cd that comes with the motherboard. Click intel chipsets and then intel(r) i945gmchipset drivers. 2. Click realtek ac'97 codec audio d...

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    Drivers installation mb899 user’s manual 57 lan drivers installation follow the steps below to complete the installation of the intel pro lan drivers. 1. Insert the cd that comes with the motherboard. Click intel chipsets and then intel(r) i945gmchipset drivers, then intel(r) pro lan network drivers...

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    Driver installation 58 mb899 user’s manual follow the steps below to install the marvell gigabit lan drivers. 1. Insert the cd that comes with the motherboard. Click lan card and then marvell lan controller driver. 2. Click next when the installshield wizard welcome screen appears. 3. Click next to ...

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    Appendix mb899 user’s manual 59 appendix a. I/o port address map each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of i/o port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the i/o port addresses used. Address device description 000h - 01fh dma controller #1...

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    Appendix 60 mb899 user’s manual b. Interrupt request lines (irq) peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify cpu for the service required. The following table shows the irq used by the devices on board. Level function irq0 system timer output irq1 keyboard irq2 interrupt cascade irq3 se...

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    Appendix mb899 user’s manual 61 c. Watchdog timer configuration the wdt is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The wdt is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock-up, such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock. Under these sorts of circumst...

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    Appendix 62 mb899 user’s manual void copyright(void) { printf("======== winbond 83627ehf watch timer tester (auto detect) ========"\ " usage : w627e_wd reset_time"\ " ex : w627e_wd 3 => reset system after 3 second"\ " w627e_wd 0 => disable watch dog timer"); } //===========================...

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    Appendix mb899 user’s manual 63 //=========================================================================== // // this code and information is provided "as is" without warranty of any // kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the // implied warranties of merchantability an...

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    Appendix 64 mb899 user’s manual //=========================================================================== void set_w627ehf_reg( unsigned char reg, unsigned char data) { unlock_w627ehf(); outportb(w627ehf_index_port, reg); outportb(w627ehf_data_port, data); lock_w627ehf(); } //===================...