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IBASE Technology MI981 User Manual

Manual is about: Intel Q87 Based Mini-ITX board Mini ITX Motherboard

Summary of MI981

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    Mi981 intel® q87 based mini-itx board mini itx motherboard user’s manual version 1.0

  • Page 2: Acknowledgments

    Ii mi981 user’s manual acknowledgments ami is a registered trademark of american megatrends inc. Ps/2 is a trademark of international business machines corporation. Intel and intel® 4 th generation core dc/qc processor are registered trademarks of intel corporation. Microsoft windows is a registered...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Mi981 user’s manual iii table of contents introduction ....................................................... 1 product description............................................................. 1 checklist .............................................................................. 1 mi981 specifi...

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  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction mi981 user’s manual 1 introduction product description the mi981 mini itx motherboard is based on the latest intel ® q87 chipset. The platform supports intel ® 4th generation core™ dt i7/i5/i3 processors. The latest intel ® processors provide advanced performance in both computing and g...

  • Page 6: Mi981 Specifications

    Introduction 2 mi981 user’s manual mi981 specifications model name mi981af form factor mini itx cpu type - haswell refresh 4 th generation intel ® core tm i7/i5/i3/pentium dt processor & fclga1150 package [37.5 mm x 37.5mm] - tdp: 35w ~ 84w cpu speed up to 4.0ghz cache size up to 8mb cpu socket lga1...

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    Introduction mi981 user’s manual 3 expansion slots - pci-express (16x) x1 [gen 3.0 peg] - mini pci-express x 2 port [1 x full-sized,1 x half-sized] , both support usb 2.0 signal / supports msata thru full-size mini pcie slot edge connectors dual db9 stack connector for com #1 / #2 vga + dvi-d stack ...

  • Page 8: Board Dimensions

    Introduction 4 mi981 user’s manual [ board dimensions.

  • Page 9: Installations

    Installations mi981 user’s manual 5 installations this section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the mi981 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: installing the memory ............................................................................ 6...

  • Page 10: Installing The Memory

    Installations 6 mi981 user’s manual installing the memory the mi981 board supports two ddr3 memory modules for a maximum total of 16gb in ddr3 sodimm memory type. Installing and removing memory modules to install the ddr3 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: ...

  • Page 11: Setting The Jumpers

    Installations mi981 user’s manual 7 setting the jumpers jumpers are used on mi981 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 mi981 and th...

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    Installations 8 mi981 user’s manual jumper locations on mi981 jumpers on mi981 ........................................................................... Page jp1: com2 rs232 ri/+5v/+12v power setting .................................. 9 jp2: com1 rs232 ri/+5v/+12v power setting ......................

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    Installations mi981 user’s manual 9 jp1: com2 rs232 ri/+5v/+12v power setting jp1 setting function pin 1-3 short/closed +12v pin 3-4 short/closed ri pin 3-5 short/closed +5v jp2: com1 rs232 ri/+5v/+12v power setting jp2 setting function pin 1-3 short/closed +12v pin 3-4 short/closed ri pin 3-5 short...

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    Installations 10 mi981 user’s manual jp3: lvds panel power selection jp3 setting panel voltage pin 1-2 short/closed 3.3v (default) pin 2-3 short/closed 5v jp4: power good selection jp4 function short factory use only open normal 1 2 1 3.

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    Installations mi981 user’s manual 11 jp5: flash descriptor security override (factory use only) jp5 flash descriptor security override open disabled (default) close enabled jbat1: clear cmos contents jbat1 setting function pin 1-2 short/closed normal pin 2-3 short/closed clear cmos 1 2 3 1.

  • Page 16: Connectors On Mi981

    Installations 12 mi981 user’s manual connectors on mi981 connector locations on mi981 ........................................................... 13 cn1: com1 and com2 serial ports................................................... 14 cn2: vga and dvi-d connector .......................................

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    Installations mi981 user’s manual 13 connector locations on mi981.

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    Installations 14 mi981 user’s manual cn1: com1 and com2 serial ports [ pin # signal name rs-232 r2-422 rs-485 1 dcd tx- data- 2 rx tx+ data+ 3 tx rx+ nc 4 dtr rx- nc 5 ground ground ground 6 dsr nc nc 7 rts nc nc 8 cts nc nc 9 ri nc nc 10 nc nc nc cn2: vga and dvi-d connector vga signal name pin # p...

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    Installations mi981 user’s manual 15 [ signal name pin # pin # signal name data 2- 1 16 hot power data 2+ 2 17 data 0- ground 3 18 data 0+ n.C. 4 19 ground n.C. 5 20 n.C. Ddc clock 6 21 n.C. Ddc data 7 22 ground n.C 8 23 clock + data 1- 9 24 clock - data 1+ 10 ground 11 n.C. 12 n.C. 13 ddc power 14 ...

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    Installations 16 mi981 user’s manual j1: atx 12v power connector pin # signal name 1 ground 2 ground 3 +12v 4 +12v j4: atx power supply 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 ...

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    Installations mi981 user’s manual 17 j5, j6: lvds connectors signal name pin # pin # signal name lcd_pwr 19 20 lcd_pwr ld3+ 17 18 ld3- gnd 15 16 gnd clk+ 13 14 clk- gnd 11 12 gnd ld2+ 9 10 ld2- gnd 7 8 gnd ld1+ 5 6 ld1- gnd 3 4 gnd ld0+ 1 2 ld0- j7: digital i/o signal name pin pin signal name gnd 1 ...

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    Installations 18 mi981 user’s manual j8: lcd backlight connector pin # signal name 1 backlight power 2 backlight enable 3 brightness control 4 ground j9: mini pcie/msata connector j10: mini pcie connector 1 4 2.

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    Installations mi981 user’s manual 19 j11: spi flash connector (factory use only) j12: mcu flash connector (factory use only) j13: debug 80 port connector (factory use only) 10 9 2 1 1 4 1 2 9 10

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    Installations 20 mi981 user’s manual j14: front panel function connector atx power on switch: pins 1 and 2 this 2-pin connector is an “atx power supply on/off switch” on the system that connects to the power switch on the case. When pressed, the power switch will force the system to power on. When p...

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    Installations mi981 user’s manual 21 j15, j16, j17, j18: com3/com4/com5/com6 connector signal name pin # pin # signal name dcd, data carrier detect 1 2 rxd, receive data txd, transmit data 3 4 dtr, data terminal ready gnd, ground 5 6 dsr, data set ready rts, request to send 7 8 cts, clear to send ri...

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    Installations 22 mi981 user’s manual j22: audio front header signal name pin # pin # signal name mic2_l 1 2 ground mic2_r 3 4 presence# line2_r 5 6 mic2_id sense 7 8 nc line2_l 9 10 line2_id pcie1: pci-e x16 slot 1 9 2 10

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    Installations mi981 user’s manual 23 cpu_fan1: cpu fan power connector pin # signal name 1 ground 2 +12v 3 rotation detection 4 control sys_fan1: system fan1 power connector pin # signal name 1 ground 2 +12v 3 rotation detection 4 control 1 4 4 1.

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  • Page 29: Bios Setup

    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 25 bios setup this chapter describes the different settings available in the ami bios that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: bios introduction ............................................................................... 26 bios...

  • Page 30: Bios Introduction

    Bios setup 26 mi981 user’s manual bios introduction the 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 has password pr...

  • Page 31: Advanced Settings

    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 27 main settings aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit choose the system default language → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change field f1: general help f2: previous values f3: ...

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    Bios setup 28 mi981 user’s manual pci subsystem settings aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit pci bus driver version v 2.05.02 → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change opt. F1: general help f2: previous value...

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    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 29 pci express settings aptio setup utility main advanced chipset boot security save & exit pci express device register settings → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change field f1: general help f2: previous values f3: optimized default f4: save esc: exit...

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    Bios setup 30 mi981 user’s manual link training retry defines number of retry attempts software will take to retrain the link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful. Link training timeout (us) defines number of microseconds software will wait before polling ‘link training ’ bit in link status...

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    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 31 acpi settings aptio setup utility main advanced chipset boot security save & exit acpi settings → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change field f1: general help f2: previous values f3: optimized default f4: save esc: exit enable hibernation enabled ac...

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    Bios setup 32 mi981 user’s manual trusted computing aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit configuration → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change opt. F1: general help f2: previous values f3: optimized defaults...

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    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 33 wake up event settings aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change opt. F1: general help f2: previous values f3: optimized defaults f4: save...

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    Bios setup 34 mi981 user’s manual cpu configuration this section shows the cpu configuration parameters. Aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit cpu configuration intel(r) cpu core(tm)i3-4340te @ 2.60ghz → ← select screen ↑↓ se...

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    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 35 sata configuration sata devices configuration. Aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change opt. F1: general help f2: previous values f3: opt...

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    Bios setup 36 mi981 user’s manual shutdown temperature configuration aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change opt. F1: general help f2: previous values f3: optimized defau...

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    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 37 ismart controller 3.1 aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit ismart controller 3.1 → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change opt. F1: general help f2: previous values f3: optimi...

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    Bios setup 38 mi981 user’s manual amt configuration aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change opt. F1: general help f2: previous values f3: optimized defaults f4: save & ex...

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    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 39 usb configure enable/disable usb configure function. Pet progress user can enable/disable pet events progress to receive pet. Watchdog timer enable/disable watchdog timer. Usb configuration aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanc...

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    Bios setup 40 mi981 user’s manual ehci hand-off this is a workaround for oses without ehci hand-off support. The xhci ownership change should be claimed by ehci driver. Usb mass storage driver support enable/disable usb mass storage driver support. Usb transfer time-out the time-out value for contro...

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    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 41 f81866 h/w monitor aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit pc health status → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change opt. F1: general help f2: previous values f3: optimized defa...

  • Page 46: Chipset Settings

    Bios setup 42 mi981 user’s manual chipset settings this section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. Aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit...

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    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 43 pci express configuration aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit pci express configuration → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change opt. F1: general help f2: previous values f3...

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    Bios setup 44 mi981 user’s manual usb configuration main advanced chipset boot security save & exit usb configuration → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change field f1: general help f2: previous values f3: optimized default f4: save esc: exit usb precondition disabled xhci mode auto ...

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    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 45 system agent (sa) configuration aptio setup utility main advanced chipset boot security save & exit system agent bridge name haswell → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change field f1: general help f2: previous values f3: optimized default f4: save es...

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    Bios setup 46 mi981 user’s manual primary pcie select pcie0/pcie1/pcie2/pcie3/pcie4/pcie5/pcie6pcie7 graphics device should be primary pcie. Internal graphics keep igd enabled based on the setup options. Aperture size select the aperture size. Dvmt pre-allocated select dvmt 5.0 pre-allocated (fixed)...

  • Page 51: Boot Settings

    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 47 boot settings this section allows you to configure the boot settings. Aptio setup utility main advanced chipset boot security save & exit boot configuration → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change field f1: general help f2: previous values f3: optim...

  • Page 52: Csm Parameters

    Bios setup 48 mi981 user’s manual csm parameters this section allows you to configure the boot settings. Aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change opt. F1: general help f2:...

  • Page 53: Security Settings

    Bios setup mi981 user’s manual 49 security settings this section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. Aptio setup utility main advanced chipset boot security save & exit password description → ← select screen ↑↓ s...

  • Page 54: Save & Exit Settings

    Bios setup 50 mi981 user’s manual save & exit settings aptio setup utility – copyright © 2012 american megatrends, inc. Main advanced chipset boot security save & exit save changes and exit → ← select screen ↑↓ select item enter: select +- change opt. F1: general help f2: previous values f3: optimiz...

  • Page 55: Drivers Installation

    Drivers installation mi981 user’s manual 51 drivers installation this section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers. The software and drivers are included with the motherboard. If you find the items missing, please contact the vendor where you made the purchase. The contents...

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    Driver installation 52 mi981 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. 1. Insert...

  • Page 57: Vga Drivers Installation

    Drivers installation mi981 user’s manual 53 vga drivers installation 1. Insert the dvd that comes with the board. Click intel and then intel(r) 8 series chipset drivers. Click intel(r) graphics driver. 2. When the welcome screen appears, click next to continue. 3. Click yes to to agree with the lice...

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    Driver installation 54 mi981 user’s manual realtek hd audio driver installation 1. Insert the dvd that comes with the board. Click intel and then intel(r) 8 series chipset drivers. Click realtek high definition audio driver. 2. On the welcome to the installshield wizard screen, click next to proceed...

  • Page 59: Lan Drivers Installation

    Drivers installation mi981 user’s manual 55 lan drivers installation 1. Insert the dvd that comes with the board. Click intel and then intel(r) 8 series chipset drivers. Click intel(r) pro lan network drivers. 2. Click install drivers and software. 4. When the welcome screen appears, click next. 5. ...

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    Driver installation 56 mi981 user’s manual intel® management engine interface follow the steps below to install the intel management engine. 1. Insert the dvd that comes with the board. Click intel and then intel(r) 8 series chipset drivers and then intel(r) me 9.0 drivers. 2. When the welcome scree...

  • Page 61: Intel®  Usb 3.0 Drivers

    Drivers installation mi981 user’s manual 57 intel® usb 3.0 drivers 1. Insert the dvd that comes with the board. Click intel and then intel(r) 8 series chipset drivers. Click intel(r) usb 3.0 drivers. 2. When the welcome screen to the installshield wizard for intel® usb 3.0 extensible host controller...

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  • Page 63: Appendix

    Appendix mi981 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 0000h-001fh direct memory acc...

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    Appendix 60 mi981 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 irq3 serial port #2 irq4 serial port #1 irq5 serial...

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    Appendix mi981 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 mi981 user’s manual } //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void enablewdt(int interval) { unsigned char bbuf; bbuf = get_f81866_reg(0x2b); bbuf &= (~0x20); set_f81866_reg(0x2b, bbuf); //enable wdto set_f81866_ld(0x07); //switch to logic device 7 s...

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    Appendix mi981 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 mi981 user’s manual unsigned char get_f81866_reg(unsigned char reg) { unsigned char result; unlock_f81866(); outportb(f81866_index_port, reg); result = inportb(f81866_data_port); lock_f81866(); return result; } //---------------------------------------------------------------------------...