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IBASE Technology MB900-R User Manual

Manual is about: Socket LGA775 Pentium 4 Intel 945G Chipset Industrial Motherboard

Summary of MB900-R

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    Mb900-r socket lga775 pentium ® 4 intel ® 945g chipset industrial motherboard user’s manual version 1.0

  • Page 2: Acknowledgments

    Acknowledgments award is a registered trademark of award software international, inc. Ps/2 is a trademark of international business machines corporation. Intel and pentium 4 are registered trademarks of intel corporation. Microsoft windows is a registered trademark of microsoft corporation. Winbond ...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Mb900-r user’s manual iii table of contents introduction ................................ ....................... 1 checklist ..............................................................................1 mb900-r specifications .....................................................2 board dimensions...

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  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction mb900-r user’s manual 1 introduction checklist your mb900-r pentium ® 4 motherboard package should include the items listed below: the mb900-r motherboard this user’s manual 1 back i/o shield 1 ide cable 1 floppy cable 1 sata cable 1 serial-port cable 1 cd containing the following: chip...

  • Page 6: Mb900-R Specifications

    Installations 2 mb900-r user’s manual mb900-r specifications form factor micro-atx / 244mm x 244mm cpu type intel pentium d (dual core) / pentium 4 / celeron d cpu voltage 0.8375v~1.6v (vrd 10.1) system speed 3.8ghz cpu fsb 533/800/1066mhz green /apm apm1.2 cpu socket socket 775 cache 256k/1m/2m lev...

  • Page 7: Board Dimensions

    Introduction mb900-r user’s manual 3 board dimensions.

  • Page 8: Installations

    Installations 4 mb900-r user’s manual installations this section provides information o n how to use the jumpers and connectors on the mb900-r in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: installing the cpu ........................................................................ 5 a...

  • Page 9: Installing The Cpu

    Installations mb900-r user’s manual 5 installing the cpu the mb900-r motherboard supports an lga 775 processor socket for intel® pentium® 4 processors. The lga 775 processor socket comes with a lever to secure the processor. Refer to the pictures below, from left to right, on how to place the proces...

  • Page 10: Atx Power Installation

    Installations 6 mb900-r user’s manual atx power installation the system power is provided to the motherboard with the atx1 and atx_12v power connectors. Atx1 is a 24-pin power connector and atx_12v is a 8-pin 12v power connector. The 24-pin power connector can to be connected to a standard 20-pin at...

  • Page 11: Setting The Jumpers

    Installations mb900-r user’s manual 7 setting the jumpers jumpers are used on mb900 -r to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your su pplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following lists the connectors on mb900 ...

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    Installations 8 mb900-r user’s manual jumper locations on mb900 -r jp1, jp2, jp3: rs232/422/485 (com2) selection ................................ 9 jp4: ide dma mode setting ................................................................ 9 jp6: clear cmos contents .....................................

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    Installations mb900-r user’s manual 9 jp1, jp2, jp3: rs232/422/485 (com2) selection com1 is fixed for rs-232 use only. Com2 is selectable for rs232, rs -422 and rs-485. Com3 and com4 are fixed for rs-232 use only. The following table describes the jumper settings for com2 selection. Com2 function rs...

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    Installations 10 mb900-r user’s manual jp7: cf socket master / slave selection jp7 cf mode slave master.

  • Page 15: Connectors On Mb900-R

    Installations mb900-r user’s manual 11 [ connectors on mb900-r the connectors on mb900-r allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors o n mb900-r and their respective functions. Atx1: 24-pin atx...

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    Installations 12 mb900-r user’s manual connector locations on mb900 -r atx1: 24-pin atx power connector............................................................................................................ 13 atx2: atx 12v power connector ..........................................................

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    Installations mb900-r user’s manual 13 atx1: 24-pin atx power connector signal name pin # pin # signal name 3.3v 13 1 3.3v -12v 14 2 3.3v ground 15 3 ground ps-on 16 4 +5v ground 17 5 ground ground 18 6 +5v ground 19 7 ground -5v 20 8 power good +5v 21 9 5vsb +5v 22 10 +12v +5v 23 11 +12v ground 24 ...

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    Installations 14 mb900-r user’s manual cn1: ps/2 keyboard and ps/2 mouse connectors keyboard signal pin # mouse signal keyboard data 1 mouse data n.C. 2 n.C. Gnd 3 gnd 5v 4 5v keyboard clock 5 mouse clock mouse (top) keyboard (bottom) n.C. 6 n.C. Cn2, j2, j7, j8: com1/2/3/4 serial ports cn2 (com1) i...

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    Installations mb900-r user’s manual 15 cn3: parallel port connector cn3 is a db-25 external connector situated on top of the vga and serial ports. Cn4 parallel port signal name pin # pin # signal name line printer strobe 1 14 autofeed pd0, parallel data 0 2 15 error pd1, parallel data 1 3 16 initial...

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    Installations 16 mb900-r user’s manual cn5: audio connector cn6: 10/100 rj-45 and usb0/1 connector cn7: gbe rj-45 and usb2/3 connector cn11, cn10: sata0/1 connector pin # signal name 1 ground 2 tx+ 3 tx- 4 ground 5 rx- 6 rx+ 7 ground.

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    Installations mb900-r user’s manual 17 j1: digital i/o connector (4 in, 4 out) this 10-pin digital i/o connector supports ttl levels and is used to control external devices requiring on/off circuitry. Signal name pin # pin # signal name ground 1 2 +5v out3 3 4 out1 out2 5 6 out0 in3 7 8 in1 in2 9 10...

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    Installations 18 mb900-r user’s manual j9: wake on lan connector j9 is a 3-pin header for the wake on lan function on the motherboard. The following table shows the pin out assignments of this connector. Wake on lan will function properly only with an atx power supply with 5vsb that has 1a. Pin # si...

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    Installations mb900-r user’s manual 19 fan2, fan3, fan4: fan power connectors pin # signal name 1 ground 2 +12v 3 rotation detection ide1: primary ide connectors 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...

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    Installations 20 mb900-r user’s manual watchdog timer configuration the wdt is used to generate a variety of output signal s 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 cir...

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    Installations mb900-r user’s manual 21 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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    Installations 22 mb900-r user’s manual //=========================================================================== // // 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 merchantabi...

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    Installations mb900-r user’s manual 23 outportb(w627ehf_data_port, data); lock_w627ehf(); } //======================== =================================================== unsigned char get_w627ehf_reg(unsigned char reg) { unsigned char result; unlock_w627ehf(); outportb(w627ehf_index_port, reg); res...

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    Installations 24 mb900-r user’s manual #include "w627hf.H" //===================================================================== void clrkbbuf(void); int main (int argc, char *argv[]); //===================================================================== int main (int argc, char *argv[]) { unsig...

  • Page 29: Bios Setup

    Bios setup mb900-r user’s manual 25 bios setup this chapter describes the different settings available in the awar d bios that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: bios introduction .........................................................................26 bios s...

  • Page 30: Bios Introduction

    Bios setup 26 mb900-r 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 vi...

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    Bios setup mb900-r user’s manual 27 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 ...

  • Page 32: Standard Cmos Setup

    Bios setup 28 mb900-r 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 t...

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    Bios setup mb900-r user’s manual 29 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 ...

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    Bios setup 30 mb900-r 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 ...

  • Page 35: Advanced Bios Features

    Bios setup mb900-r user’s manual 31 advanced bios features phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility advanced bios features cpu feature press enter item help hard disk boot priority press enter virus warning disabled menu level > cpu l1 and l2 cache enabled cpu l3 cache enabled quick power on self test...

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    Bios setup 32 mb900-r 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 fi...

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    Bios setup mb900-r user’s manual 33 typematic delay (msec) when the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first a nd second characters. By default, this item is set to 250msec. Security option this field allows you to limit access to the system a...

  • Page 38: Advanced Chipset Features

    Bios setup 34 mb900-r 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 prechar...

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    Bios setup mb900-r user’s manual 35 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 36 mb900-r user’s manual 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 utilit...

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    Bios setup mb900-r user’s manual 37 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 r...

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    Bios setup 38 mb900-r user’s manual on-chip serial ata setting the fields under the sata setting includes sata mode (ide), 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 fie...

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    Bios setup mb900-r user’s manual 39 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 de...

  • Page 44: Power Management Setup

    Bios setup 40 mb900-r user’s manual 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 gr...

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    Bios setup mb900-r user’s manual 41 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 ...

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    Bios setup 42 mb900-r user’s manual reload global timer events the hdd, fdd, com, lpt ports, and pci pirq are i/o events that can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. When an i/o device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it...

  • Page 47: Pnp/pci Configurations

    Bios setup mb900-r user’s manual 43 pnp/pci configurations this option configures the pci bus system. All pci bus systems o n 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 he...

  • Page 48: Pc Health Status

    Bios setup 44 mb900-r user’s manual 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 temp...

  • Page 49: Frequency/voltage Control

    Bios setup mb900-r user’s manual 45 frequency/voltage control this section shows the user how to configure the processor frequency. Phoenix - awardbios cmos setup utility frequency/voltage control cpu clock ratio 14x item help auto detect pci clk disabled menu level > spread spectrum modulated disab...

  • Page 50: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Bios setup 46 mb900-r user’s manual 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 t...

  • Page 51: Drivers Installation

    Drivers installation mb900-r user’s manual 47 drivers installation this section describes the installation pr ocedures for software and drivers under the windows 2000 and windows xp. The software and drivers are included with the board. If you find the items missing, please contact the vendor where ...

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    Drivers installation 48 mb900-r user’s manual intel 945g chipset software installation utility the intel® 945g chipset drivers should be installed first before the software drivers to enable plug & play i nf support for intel chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installa...

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    Drivers installation mb900-r user’s manual 49 3. Click yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 4. On readme information screen, click next to continue the installation. 5. The setup process is now complete. Click finish to restart the computer and for ...

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    Drivers installation 50 mb900-r user’s manual intel 945g chipset graphics driver the intel® 945g chipset family graphics drivers come in the cd with the motherboard. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation under windows 2000/xp. 1. Insert the cd that comes with the board and the s...

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    Drivers installation mb900-r user’s manual 51 realtek codec audio driver installation follow the steps below to install the realtek high definition codec audio drivers. 1. Insert the cd that comes with the board and the screen below would appear. Click intel chipsets, then realtek high definition co...

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    Drivers installation 52 mb900-r user’s manual marvell 88e8052 lan drivers installation insert the cd that comes with the board to install the pci express gigabit lan drivers. In the initial screen, click on lan card on the left side , then marvell lan controller driver. Follow the instructions accor...

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    Drivers installation mb900-r user’s manual 53 intel pro lan drivers installation follow the instructions below to complete the installation under windows 2000/xp. 1. Insert the cd that comes with the board and the screen below would appear. Click intel chipsets, then intel (r) pro lan network driver...

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  • Page 59: Appendix

    Appendix mb900-r user’s manual 55 appendix a. I/o port address map each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of i/o port addresses that also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the i/o port addresses used. Address device description 000h - 01fh dma controller #...

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    Appendix 56 mb900-r 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 ...