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- Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MI956 Intel Sandy Bridge / PCH ® Mini-ITX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0...
- Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Acknowledgments AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc. PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel and Intel® Sandy Bridge DC Mobile Processor are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Table of Contents Introduction ............1 Product Description............. 1 Checklist................2 MI956 Specifications ............3 Board Dimensions ............... 5 Installations ............6 Installing the CPU ............... 7 Installing the Memory ............8 Setting the Jumpers ............. 9 Connectors on MI956............ - Page 4 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com This page is intentionally left blank. MI956 User’s Manual...
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Page 5: Introduction
Integrated Graphics for DVI-I, DVI-D/HDMI/LVDS displays 4x SATA 2.0, 2x SATA 3.0, 8x USB 2.0, USB 3.0 (2 ports), 4x COM, Watchdog timer 1x PCI-E (x16), 1x Mini PCI-E Optional AMT (MI956AF only) MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 6: Checklist
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MI956 package should include the items listed below. The MI956 Mini-ITX motherboard This User’s Manual 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility Serial ATA cable... -
Page 7: Mi956 Specifications
2x10 pin-header for COM3 (RS232) & COM4 (RS232) Connector 2x5 pin-header for Digital IO; 4-pin box header for LCD backlight control Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min) Watchdog Timer System Voltage LAN Wakeup, EuP/ErP feature (Fintek F75160), UL 60950-1 2 Edition Others compatible MI956 User’s Manual... - Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INTRODUCTION 170mm x 170mm Board Size MI956 User’s Manual...
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Page 9: Board Dimensions
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Page 10: Installations
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how t o use t he jumpers and connectors on the MI956 in order t o set up a workabl e system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU.................. 7 Installing the Memory................8 Setting the Jumpers................ -
Page 11: Installing The Cpu
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MI956 board supports rPGA988B socket for Intel® Sandy Bridge Dual Core mobile processors. The processor socket com es with a screw to secure the processor. As shown in the left picture below, loosen the screw first before inserting the processor. -
Page 12: Installing The Memory
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI956 board supports two DDR3 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 16GB in DDR3 SO-DIMM memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR3 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1. -
Page 13: Setting The Jumpers
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MI956 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 MI956 and their respective functions. -
Page 14: Jumper Locations On Mi956
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MI956 Jumpers on MI956 ................Page JP2, JP3, JP4: RS232/RS422/RS485 (COM1) Selection..... 11 JP5: COM1 RS232 RI/+5V/+12V Power Setting........ 11 JP6: COM2 RS232 RI/+5V/+12V Power Setting........ 11 J10: LCD Panel Power Selection............12 J14: Flash Descriptor Security Overide (Factory use only).... -
Page 15: Jp2, Jp3, Jp4: Rs232/Rs422/Rs485 (Com1) Selection
1-3 & 2-4 JP5: COM1 RS232 RI/+5V/+12V Power Setting Setting Function Pin 1-2 +12V Short/Closed Pin 3-4 Short/Closed Pin 5-6 Short/Closed JP6: COM2 RS232 RI/+5V/+12V Power Setting Setting Function Pin 1-2 +12V Short/Closed Pin 3-4 Short/Closed Pin 5-6 Short/Closed MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 16: J10: Lcd Panel Power Selection
Security Overide Disabled Open (Default) Close Enabled J22: Clear ME Contents Setting Function Pin 1-2 Normal Short/Closed Pin 2-3 Clear ME Short/Closed J23: Clear CMOS Contents Setting Function Pin 1-2 Normal Short/Closed Pin 2-3 Clear CMOS Short/Closed MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 17: Connectors On Mi956
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MI956 Connector Locations on MI956............14 CN1: COM1 and COM2 Serial Ports ..........15 CN2: DVI-D and DVI-I Connector............. 15 CN3: USB3.0 Connector ..............16 CN4: HDMI Connector ............... 16 CN5: Gigabit LAN (Intel 82579LM) + USB 2/3 ........ -
Page 18: Connector Locations On Mi956
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MI956 MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 19: Cn1: Com1 And Com2 Serial Ports
SHIELD 0/5 DATA 4+ DATA 5- DDC CLOCK DATA 5+ DDC DATA SHIELD CLK CLOCK - DATA 1- CLOCK + DATA 1+ SHIELD 1/3 DATA 3- DATA 3+ DDC POWER A GROUND2 A GROUND 1 A GROUND3 MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 20: Cn3: Usb3.0 Connector
N.C. DATA 3+ N.C. DDC POWER N.C. A GROUND 1 N.C. CN3: USB3.0 Connector CN4: HDMI Connector CN5: Gigabit LAN (Intel 82579LM) + USB 2/3 CN8: Gigabit LAN (Intel 82583V) + USB 0/1 CN11: HD Audio Connector MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 21: J1: Digital I/O
J2, J4: COM3, COM4 RS232 Serial Ports Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name DCD# DSR# SIN# RTS# SOUT CTS# DTR# J6: ATX 12V Power Connector This connector supplies the CPU operating voltage. Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground +12V +12V MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 22: Jp8, Jp7: Lvds Connectors (1St Channel, 2Nd Channel)
+12V +12V JP9: LCD Backlight Connector Pin # Signal Name +12V Backlight Enable Brightness Control Ground JP10, JP11: USB Connectors Signal Name Signal Name JP13: SPDIF I/O Pin # Signal Name SPDIF IN Ground SPDIF OUT Ground MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 23: J24: Audio Pin Header For Chassis Front Panel
CN6, CN7, CN9, CN10, CN12, CN13: SATA Connectors Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground Ground CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector Pin # Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection Control SYS_FAN1: System Fan1 Power Connector Pin # Signal Name Ground +12V MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 24: Jp1: Lpc Debug Connector (Factory Use Only)
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INSTALLATIONS JP1: LPC Debug Connector (Factory use only) J11: Mini-PCIE Connector JP12: SPI Flash Connector (Factory use only) MI956 User’s Manual... - Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INSTALLATIONS This page is intentionally left blank. MI956 User’s Manual...
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Page 26: Bios Setup
The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: BIOS Introduction ................23 BIOS Setup ..................23 Main BIOS Setup ................24 Advanced Settings ................25 Chipset Settings ................. 40 Boot Settings ..................47 Security Settings ................48 Save & Exit Settings ................. 49 MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 27: Bios Introduction
<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, <F1> for help and <Esc> to quit. When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices. MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 28: Main Bios Setup
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS SETUP Main BIOS Setup This setup allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock. Aptio Setup Utility – Copright © 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save &... -
Page 29: Advanced Settings
REMARKS: The is available only on MI956AF, not MI956F. Launch PXE OpROM Enable or Disable Boot Option for Legacy Network Devices. Launch Storage OpROM Enable or Disable Boot Option for Legacy Mass Storage Devices with Option ROM. MI956 User’s Manual... - Page 30 Enables or Disables VGA Palette Registers Snooping. PERR# Generation Enables or Disables PCI Device to Generate PERR#. SERR# Generation Enables or Disables PCI Device to Generate SERR#. Relaxed Ordering Enables or Disables PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 31 System BIOS to select the value. ASPM Support Set the ASPM Level: Force L0- Force all links to L0 Stage: AUTO – BIOS auto configure: DISABLE- Disables ASPM. Extended Synch If ENABLED allows generation of Extended Synchronization patterns. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 32 This option may be not effective with some OS. ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state th e system will enter, when the SUSPEND button is pressed. Lock Legacy Resources Enables or Disables System Lock of Legacy Resources. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 33 Enables or Disables System wake on alarm event. W hen enabled, System will wake on the hr::min:: sec specified. Wake on Ring The options are Disabled and Enabled. Wake on PCIE Wake Event The options are Disabled and Enabled. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 34 XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overfl ow attacks when combined with a support ing OS (W indows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.) Hardware Prefetcher To turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 35 Serial ATA Port 4 Empty F3: Optimized Default Software Preserve Unknown F4: Save & Exit Serial ATA Port 5 Empty ESC: Exit Software Preserve Unknown SATA Mode Determines how SATA controllers(s) operate. The options are IDE, AHCI and RAID. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 36 OS Timer BIOS Timer Intel AMT Enable/Disable Intel® Active Management Technology BIOS Extenstion. Note: iAMT H/W is always enabled. This option just controls the BIOS extension execution. If enabled, this requires additional firmware in the SPI device. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 37 Intel AMT Password Write Enabled Enable/Disable Intel AMT Password Write. Password is writeable when set Enable. Amt Wait Timer Set timer to wait before sending ASF_GET_BOOT_OPTIONS. Enable/Disable Alert Specification Format. Activate Remote Assistance Process Trigger CIRA boot. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 38 Auto Legacy USB Support Enables Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. USB3.0 Support Enable/Disale USB3.0 (XHCI) Controller support. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 39 Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller. ‘Auto’ uses default value: for a Root port it is 100 ms, for aHub port the delay I staken from Hub Descriptor. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 40 Set Parameters of Serial Ports. User can Enable/Disable the serial port and Select an optimal settings for the Super IO Device. Power Failure Options are: Keep last state Always on Always off (default) ACPI Shutdown Temperature The default setting is Disabled. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 41 PC health status. Fan1 Smart Fan Control This field enables (50C/60C/70C) or disables the smart fan feature. At a certain temperature, the fan starts turning. Once the temperature drops to a certain level, it stops turning again. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 42 Boot Security Save & Exit → ← Sadybridge DTS Configuration Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item CPU DTS Enabled Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 43 Enable/Disble Intel SpeedStep. Turbo Mode Turbo Mode. CPU C3 Report Enable/Disable CPU C3(ACPI C2) report to OS. CPU C6 Report Enable/Disable CPU C6(ACPI C3) report to OS. CPU C7 Report Enable/Disable CPU C7(ACPI C3) report to OS. MI956 User’s Manual...
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Page 44: Chipset Settings
NB PCIe Configuration ► F3: Optimized Default Memory Configuration ► F4: Save & Exit GT – Power Management Control ► ESC: Exit VT-d Check to enable VT-d function on MCH. Enable NB CRID Enable or disable NB CRID WorkAround. MI956 User’s Manual... - Page 45 Select DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated (Fixed) Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device: 0M~512M. DVMT Total Gfx Mem Select DVMT5.0 Total Graphic Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device: 128M, 256M, MAX. Gfx Low Power Mode This option is applicable for SFF only. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 46 Select SDVO panel used by Internal Graphics Device by selecting the appropriate setup item: VBIOS Default, 1024x768 ~ 1600x1200. Panel Scaling Select the LCD panel scaling option used by the Internal Graphics Device: Auto, Off, Force Scaling. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 47 Not Present Enter: Select PEG2 – Gen X Auto Change Field PEG0 Not Present F1: General Help PEG3 – Gen X Auto F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default Always Enable PEG Disabled F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 48 → ← GT Info GT2 (0x116) Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item RC6 (Render Standby) Enabled Enter: Select GT OverClocking Support Disabled Change Field F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 49 USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit EHCI1 Enabled EHCI2 Enabled USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control Disabled EHCI1 Control the USB EHCI (USB2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled. MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 50 DMI Clink ASPM Control The control of Active State Power Management on both NB side and SB side of the DMI Link. DMI Link Extended Synch Control The control of Extended Synch on SB side of the DMI Link. MI956 User’s Manual...
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Page 51: Boot Settings
RT code is executed above 1MB. Option ROM Messages Set display mode for Option ROM. Options are Force B IOS and Keep Current. Interrupt 19 Canture Enable: Allows Option ROMs to trap Int 19. Boot Option Priorities Sets the system boot order. MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 52: Security Settings
Administrator rights F1: General Help F2: Previous Values Administrator Password F3: Optimized Default User Password Set User Password F4: Save & Exit Set Master Password ESC: Exit Administrator Password Set Setup Administrator Password. User Password Set User Password. MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 53: Save & Exit Settings
Reset system setup without saving any changes. Save Changes Save Changes done so far to any of the setup options. Discard Changes Discard Changes done so far to any of the setup options. Restore Defaults Restore/Load Defaults values for all the setup options. MI956 User’s Manual... - Page 54 Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options. Boot Override Pressing ENTER causes the system to enter the OS. Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shellx64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices. MI956 User’s Manual...
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Page 55: Drivers Installation
LAN Drivers Installation ..............55 Intel® Management Engine Interface ..........57 ASMedia USB 3.0 Drivers ..............59 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system, you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 56: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation. 6. The Setup process i s now com plete. C lick Finish to restart th e computer and for changes to take effect. MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 57: Vga Drivers Installation
5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation of the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver. 6. On Setup Progress screen, click Next to continue. 7. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 58: Realtek Hd Audio Driver Installation
1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) QM67/Q67 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 3. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Yes to proceed with and complete the installation process. MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 59: Lan Drivers Installation
3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. On the next screen, click Yes to to agree with the license agreement. 4. Click the checkbox for Drivers in the Setup Options screen to select it and click Next to continue. MI956 User’s Manual... - Page 60 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DRIVER INSTALLATION 5. The wizard is ready to begin installation. Click Install to begin the installation. 6. When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish. MI956 User’s Manual...
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Page 61: Intel® Management Engine Interface
1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) AMT 7.0 Drivers. 2. When the Welcome screen to th e InstallShield W izard for Intel® Management Engine Components, click Next. On the next screen, click Yes to to agree with the license agreement. MI956 User’s Manual... - Page 62 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DRIVER INSTALLATION 2. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next. Then, click Finish when the setup progress has been successfully installed. MI956 User’s Manual...
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Page 63: Asmedia Usb 3.0 Drivers
1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) QM67/Q67 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen to th e InstallShield W izard for Intel® Management Engine Components, click Next. 3. When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish. MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 64: Appendix
Graphics adapter Controller 360h - 36Fh Network Ports 3B0h - 3BFh Monochrome & Printer adapter 3C0h - 3CFh EGA adapter 3D0h - 3DFh CGA adapter 3E8h – 3EFh Serial Port #3(COM3) 3F8h - 3FFh Serial Port #1(COM1) MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 65: Interrupt Request Lines (Irq)
Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Reserved IRQ7 Reserved IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Reserved IRQ10 Serial Port #3 IRQ11 Serial Port #4 IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE MI956 User’s Manual... -
Page 66: Watchdog Timer Configuration
Fintek 81865, program abort.\n"); urn(1); }//if (SIO == 0) if (argc != 2) ntf(" Parameter incorrect!!\n"); urn (1); bTime = strtol (argv[1], endptr, 10); printf("System will reset after %d seconds\n", bTime); if (bTime) EnableWDT(bTime); } else DisableWDT(); return 0; MI956 User’s Manual... - Page 67 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void DisableWDT(void) unsigned char bBuf; Set_F81865_LD(0x07); //switch to logic device 7 bBuf = Get_F81865_Reg(0xFA); bBuf &= ~0x01; Set_F81865_Reg(0xFA, bBuf); //disable WDTO output bBuf = Get_F81865_Reg(0xF5); bBuf &= ~0x20; bBuf |= 0x40; Set_F81865_Reg(0xF5, bBuf); //disable //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 68 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void Set_F81865_LD( unsigned char LD) Unlock_F81865(); outportb(F81865_INDEX_PORT, F81865_REG_LD); outportb(F81865_DATA_PORT, LD); Lock_F81865(); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void Set_F81865_Reg( unsigned char REG, unsigned char DATA) Unlock_F81865(); outportb(F81865_INDEX_PORT, REG); outportb(F81865_DATA_PORT, DATA); Lock_F81865(); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned char Get_F81865_Reg(unsigned char REG) unsigned char Result; Unlock_F81865(); MI956 User’s Manual...
- Page 69 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define F81865_INDEX_PORT (F81865_BASE) #define F81865_DATA_PORT (F81865_BASE+1) //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define F81865_REG_LD //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define F81865_UNLOCK #define F81865_LOCK //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned int Init_F81865(void); void Set_F81865_LD( unsigned char); void Set_F81865_Reg( unsigned char, unsigned char); unsigned char Get_F81865_Reg( unsigned char); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #endif //__F81865_H MI956 User’s Manual...