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244mm. Other features include a watchdog timer and 4-in/4-out digital I/O. The board comes in three models, as of this writing – MB865, MB865F and MB865V. MB865 has 10/100Mb Ethernet, while MB865F has both 10/100Mb and Gigabit Ethernet. MB865V uses the 865GV chipset, has 10/100Mb Ethernet, but without AGP slot.
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MB865 package should include the items listed below. • The MB865 Industrial motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 IDE Ribbon Cable • 1 Bracket for 1 Serial Port • 1 Bracket for 2 Serial Ports • 1 SATA Cable •...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB865 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU................ 6 ATX Power Installation ............... 6 Installing the Memory..............7 Setting the Jumpers ..............
ATX Power Installation Power is provided to the MB865 motherboard with the ATX1 standard 24-pin ATX power supply connector and J5 ATX 12V power connector. These two power connectors should be utilized for the motherboard to function.
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MB865 motherboard supports two DDR memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 2GB in DDR memory type. The memory module capacities supported are 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB. The following table lists the supported DDR DIMM configurations.
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MB865 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 MB865 and their respective functions.
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INSTALLATIONS Configuring the CPU Frequency The MB865 motherboard does not provide DIP switches to configure the processor speed (CPU frequency). The CPU frequency and processor side bus of the processor can be automatically detected by the motherboard. JP1, JP2, JP3: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection COM1 is fixed for RS-232 use only.
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INSTALLATIONS JP5: 10/100Mb LAN Enable/Disable If your motherboard comes with the Gigabit LAN functionality, you can use this jumper to enable or disable it. Setting Function Pin 1-2 Enable Short/Closed Pin 2-3 Disable Short/Closed MB865 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MB865 The connectors on MB865 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on MB865 and their respective functions. Connector Locations on MB865........... 13 ATX1: ATX Power Supply Connector.........
INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MB865 Connectors on MB865 ....................Page ATX1: ATX Power Supply Connector..................14 FDD1: Floppy Drive Connector ....................14 IDE1, IDE2: EIDE Connectors....................15 FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector....................16 FAN2: Chassis Fan Power Connector ..................16 FAN3: System Fan Power Connector..................
Ground +3.3V FDD1: Floppy Drive Connector FDD1is a slim 26-pin connector and will support up to 1.44MB FDD. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name INDEX DRV_SEL DSK_CH MOTOR STEP WDATA WGATE TRACK WPROT RDATA SIDE MB865 User’s Manual...
CN1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Below are the pin-out assignments of the connectors. Signal Name Keyboard Mouse Signal Name Keyboard data Mouse data N.C. N.C. Keyboard clock Mouse clock N.C. N.C. MB865 User’s Manual...
DTR, Data terminal ready RI, Ring indicator GND, ground Not Used J1 (COM2) is jumper selectable for RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485. Pin # Signal Name RS-232 R2-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ Ground Ground Ground RTS- RTS+ CTS+ CTS- MB865 User’s Manual...
ACK, acknowledge Ground Busy Ground Paper empty Ground Select CN4: VGA CRT Connector The pin assignments of the CN4 VGA CRT connector are as follows: Signal Name Signal Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. HSYNC VSYNC MB865 User’s Manual...
Refer to the section below for their respective pin assignments. Pin # Signal Name USB0 USB- USB+ USB1 Ground CN7: Line Out, Line In, Mic Connector The figure below shows the location of Line Out, Line In and Mic connectors on CN7. MB865 User’s Manual...
Pin # Signal Name No connect Ir RX Ground Ir TX J5: ATX 12V Power Connector Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground +12V +12V J6: Compact Flash Connector J7, J8: Serial ATA (SATA) Connectors Pin # Signal Name MB865 User’s Manual...
J14: Wake on LAN Connector J14 is a 3-pin header for the Wake on LAN function that will function properly only with an ATX power supply with 5VSB that has 1A. Pin # Signal Name +5VSB Ground Wake on LAN MB865 User’s Manual...
Pin # Signal Name Speaker out No connect Ground Power LED: Pins 11 - 15 The power LED indicates the status of the main power switch. Pin # Signal Name Power LED No connect Ground No connect Ground MB865 User’s Manual...
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Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 10 and 20 This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed. Pin # Signal Name HDD Active MB865 User’s Manual...
07h mov al, 08h call Write_Reg ;switch to LD8 mov cl, 0F5h call Read_Reg and al, NOT 08h call Write_Reg ;set count mode as second pop ax mov cl, 0F6h call Write_Reg ;set watchdog timer MB865 User’s Manual...
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; IN : None ; OUT : None ;[]=============================================== Unlock_Chip Proc Near mov dx, 2Eh mov al, 87h out dx, al out dx, al Unlock_Chip Endp ;[]================================================ ; Name : Lock_Chip ; IN : None ; OUT : None MB865 User’s Manual...
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: Read_Reg ; IN : CL - register index ; OUT : AL - Value to read ;[]================================================ Read_Reg Proc Near mov al, cl mov dx, 2Eh out dx, al inc dx al, dx Read_Reg Endp ;[]================================================ MB865 User’s Manual...
..............46 PC Health Status ................... 47 Frequency/Voltage Control ..............48 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............... 49 Load Setup Defaults ................49 Set Supervisor/User Password ............49 Save & Exit Setup ................49 Exit Without Saving ................49 MB865 User’s Manual...
............46 PC Health Status ................ 47 Frequency/Voltage Control ............48 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............49 Load Setup Defaults ..............49 Set Supervisor/User Password ..........49 Save & Exit Setup ..............49 Exit Without Saving ..............49 MB865 User’s Manual...
BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your ® ® computer system’s ROM supports Intel Pentium 4 processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for a standard device such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports. It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
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These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Changing the defaults could cause the system to become unstable and crash in some cases. MB865 User’s Manual...
Sun to Sat Month : 1 to 12 Date : 1 to 31 Year : 1999 to 2099 To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time. MB865 User’s Manual...
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These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. The available specifications are: 360KB 1.2MB 720KB 1.44MB 2.88MB 5.25 in. 5.25 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in. MB865 User’s Manual...
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The system boot will not be halted for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not be halted for a key- board or disk error; it will stop for all others. MB865 User’s Manual...
The options are 16Min and 64Min. Limit CPUID MaxVal Enabled : Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4. (Default value) Disabled : Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP. (Default value) MB865 User’s Manual...
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Hyper-Threading Technology enables two logical processors on a single physical processor by replicating, partitioning, and sharing the resources within the Intel NetBurst microarchitecture pipeline. Quick Power On Self Test When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the system is turned on.
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Password every time you boot up. When you select Setup, the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up. APIC Mode APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. The default setting is Enabled. MB865 User’s Manual...
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If you set this feature to Disabled, the BIOS will not report the missing floppy drive to Win95/98. Small Logo (EPA) Show The EPA logo appears at the right side of the monitor screen when the system is boot up. The default setting is Enabled. MB865 User’s Manual...
SDRAM. 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 3. MB865 User’s Manual...
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The default setting is 128M. On-Chip VGA The default setting is Enabled. On-Chip Frame Buffer Size The default setting is 8MB. The options available include 1MB, 8MB and 16MB. Boot Display The default setting is CRT. MB865 User’s Manual...
Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select EPP1.7 ECP Mode Use DMA Onboard Serial Port 3 IRQ11 Serial Port 3 Use IRQ Onboard Serial Port 4 Disabled Serial Port 4 Use IRQ IRQ10 PWRON After PWR-Fail MB865 User’s Manual...
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The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, this field is set to Disabled. USB Mouse Support The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, this field is set to Disabled. MB865 User’s Manual...
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AC97 Audio The default setting of the AC97 Audio is Auto. CSA LAN (Giga-LAN) The field enables or disables this Intel Giga BaseT Ethernet controller. Init Display First By default, the system initializes the PCI Slot VGA when the system boots.
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 video buffer. MB865 User’s Manual...
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This field enables or disables the power on of the system through the modem connected to the serial port or LAN. Wake Up On LAN Enable this field to allow wake up function through Onboard Intel Giga BaseT Ethernet. Resume by Alarm This field enables or disables the resumption of the system operation.
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When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. MB865 User’s Manual...
This field allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA. When this field is enabled, a PCI/VGA can work with an MPEG ISA/VESA VGA card. When this field is disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA/VESA card. MB865 User’s Manual...
The values are read-only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status. CPU/Chassis Fan Failure Warning When enabled, this field lets the system sounds a ‘siren’ audible warning to the user that the CPU fan or chassis fan has malfunctioned. MB865 User’s Manual...
Auto Detect PCI Clk This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock. Spread Spectrum This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only MB865 User’s Manual...
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made in this session. Typing “Y” will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications. Typing “N” will return you to Setup utility. MB865 User’s Manual...
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Realtek AC97 Codec Audio Driver Installation....57 Intel PRO LAN Drivers Installation........58 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system (Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP), you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. MB865 User’s Manual...
Intel 865G Chipset Software Intallation Utility The Intel 865G 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 Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP.
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. MB865 User’s Manual...
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6. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. When the computer has restarted, the system will be able to find some devices. Restart your computer when prompted. MB865 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel 865G Chipset Graphics Driver The Intel 865G Chipset Family Graphics Drivers come in the CD with the board . Follow the instructions below to complete the installation under Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board and the screen below would appear.
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4. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. When the computer has restarted, the system will be able to find some devices. Restart your computer when prompted. MB865 User’s Manual...
Drivers. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board and the screen below would appear. Click Intel Chipsets, then Intel 865G Chipset Family Drivers. Click Realtek AC97 Codec Audio Drivers to start installation. 2. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. .
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel PRO LAN Drivers Installation The Intel PRO LAN drivers support both Intel® PRO/100 and PRO/1000 drivers. Follow the steps below to complete the installation. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board and the screen below would appear.
Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port #1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Reserved IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE MB865 User’s Manual...