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Acknowledgments AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends, Inc. PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation.
INSTALLATIONS Introduction Product Description ® The MB967 networking motherboard is based on the latest Intel C216 ® chipset. The platform supports 3 generation Intel Core processor family with LGA1155 packing and features an integrated dual-channel ECC or Non-ECC DDR3 memory controller as well as a graphics core.
RS-232 [2x5] Pin Header on board x1 RJ-45 Console x1 LPC I/O KB/Mouse [1x6] Pin header Hardware monitors Fan connector x4 4-pin fan connectors: One for CPU fan (Smart Fan) Connector Three for System fans (Smart Fan) MB967 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB967 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ................11 Installing the Memory ................12 Setting the Jumpers ................13 Connectors on MB967 .................
INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MB967 board supports an LGA1155 Socket (shown below) for Intel Clarkdale processors. To install the CPU, unlock first the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90-degree. Then, position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner aligns with the gold triangle matching the socket corner with a small triangle.
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MB967 board supports four DDR3 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 32GB in DDR3 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.
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MB967 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 MB967 and their respective functions.
INSTALLATIONS Jumper Settings on MB967 JP6, JP5, JP4: Bypass LANs & Reboot Setting Power ON, Power OFF Power ON OS run JP6,JP5 Setting Function software Normal Bypass Normal Bypass Normal Bypass JP4 Pin 1-2 System will & 3-4 Open bypass LANs upon ...
AT Mode Short/Closed (Default) ATX Mode Open J17: PCIE1 & PCIE2 Golden Finger PCI-e Configuration Setting Function Remarks Combine to For CPU with Open 1x16 1x16 support Short / Default for CPU Separate to2x8 Closed with 2x8 support MB967 User’s Manual...
CTS, Clear to send CN3: CFast Connector CN4: USB Connector CN5, CN9: LAN Connectors CN7, CN8: SATA HDD Connector Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground Ground J1, J3, J7, J19: Power Output Connector Pin # Signal Name +12V MB967 User’s Manual...
DSR, Data set ready RTS, Request to send CTS, Clear to send RI, Ring indicator No Connect. J5: ATX 12V Power Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name +12V Ground +12V Ground +12V Ground +12V Ground MB967 User’s Manual...
J13: VGA Box Header Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name SPD1 Hsync Vsync SPCLK J14: Slim Type II Compact Flash Connector J16: Mini PCI-e Card & m-SATA Connector J18: SPI Debug Port (Reserved for factory use only) MB967 User’s Manual...
Read IO 0x504 and set bit 7 to “1” (GPIO act as GPI ) Read IO 0x50C and check the bit 7 (Control Pin) Note: SW3 is controlled by GPIO only. PCIE1: PCI-e x8 Golden Finger 1 PCIE2: PCI-e x8 Golden Finger 2 MB967 User’s Manual...
DIO direction = 0x%X\n", Dio5GetDirection()); printf("Current DIO status = 0x%X\n", Dio5GetInput()); printf("Set DIO output to high\n"); Dio5SetOutput(0x0F); printf("Set DIO output to low\n"); Dio5SetOutput(0x00); //for GPIO50..57 Dio5SetDirection(0xF0); //GP50..53 = input, GP54..57=output Dio5SetOutput(0x00); //clear DIO = Dio5GetInput() & 0x0F; MB967 User’s Manual...
Fintek 81866, program abort.\n"); return(1); }//if (SIO == 0) if (argc != 2) printf(" Parameter incorrect!!\n"); return (1); bTime = strtol (argv[1], endptr, 10); printf("System will reset after %d seconds\n", bTime); if (bTime) EnableWDT(bTime); } else DisableWDT(); MB967 User’s Manual...
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// IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE. //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include "F81866.H" #include <dos.h> //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned int F81866_BASE; void Unlock_F81866 (void); void Lock_F81866 (void); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned int Init_F81866(void) unsigned int result; unsigned char ucDid; F81866_BASE = 0x4E; result = F81866_BASE; MB967 User’s Manual...
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// KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE. //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #ifndef __F81866_H #define __F81866_H //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define F81866_INDEX_PORT (F81866_BASE) #define F81866_DATA_PORT (F81866_BASE+1) //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define F81866_REG_LD 0x07 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- MB967 User’s Manual...
These defaults have been carefully chosen by both AMI 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. MB967 User’s Manual...
ESC: Exit PERR# Generation [Disabled] SERR# Generation [Disabled] ► PCI Express Settings Above 4G Decoding Enables or Disables 64bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address space (only if system supports 64 bit PCI decoding). MB967 User’s Manual...
[Keep Link ON] Relaxed Ordering Enables or disables PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering. Extended Tag If ENABLED allows device to use 8-bit Tag field as a requester. No Snoop Enables or disables PCI Express Device No Snoop option. MB967 User’s Manual...
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Defines number of Microseconds software will wait before polling ‘Link Training’ bit in Link Status register. Value range from 10 to 1000 uS. Unpopulated Links In order to save power, software will disable unpopulated PCI Express links, if this option set to ‘Disable Link’. MB967 User’s Manual...
This option may be not effective with some OS. ACPI Sleep State Select ACPI sleep state the system will enter, when the SUSPEND button is pressed. Lock Legacy Resources Enabled or Disabled Lock of Legacy Resources. S3 Video Repost Enable or disable S3 Video Repost. MB967 User’s Manual...
F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit Security Device Support Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. MB967 User’s Manual...
When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Hardware Prefetcher To turn on/off the Mid level Cache (L2) streamer Prefetcher. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch To turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines. MB967 User’s Manual...
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. Unconfigure ME Perform AMT/ME unconfigure without password operation. Amt Wait Timer Set timer to wait before sending ASF_GET_BOOT_OPTIONS. MB967 User’s Manual...
The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. Port 64/60 Emulation Enables I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non-USB aware OSes. USB Transfer time-out The time-out value for Control, Bulk, and Interrupt transfers. MB967 User’s Manual...
Set Parameters of Serial Ports. User can Enable/Disable the serial port and Select an optimal settings for the Super IO Device. LAN5, 6 Bypass Function LAN5, 6 Bypass Function Setting [Bypass] or [Normal] LAN7, 8 Bypass Function LAN7, 8 Bypass Function Setting [Bypass] or [Normal] MB967 User’s Manual...
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PC health status. CPU/Fan1/Fan2 Smart Fan Control This field enables 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. MB967 User’s Manual...
Change Field High Precision Event Timer Configuration F1: General Help High Precision Timer [Enabled] F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default SLP_S4 Assertion Width [4-5 Seconds] F4: Save ESC: Exit PCH LAN Controller Enable or disable onboard NIC. MB967 User’s Manual...
Enable or disable PCI Express Clock Gating for each root port. DMI Link ASPM Control The control of Active State Power Management on both NB side and SB side of the DMI link. PCIe-USB Glitch W/A PCIe-USB Glitch W/A for bad USB device(s) connected behind PCIE/PEG port. MB967 User’s Manual...
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Enable or disable xHCI Maximum Primary Stream Array Size. EHCI1/2 Control the USAB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled. USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control Control each of the USB ports (0~13) disabling. MB967 User’s Manual...
Gfx Low Power Mode [Disabled] F4: Save ESC: Exit Primary Display Select which of IGFX/PEG/PCI graphics device should be primary display or select SG for switchable Gfx. Internal Graphics Keep IGD enabled based on the setup options. MB967 User’s Manual...
8192 MB (DDR3) Enter: Select CAS Latency (tCL) Change Field F1: General Help Minimum delay time CAS to RAS (tRCDmin) F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default Row Precharge (tRPmin) F4: Save ESC: Exit Active to Precharge (tRASmin) MB967 User’s Manual...
UPON REQUEST – GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. ALWAYS – do not allow disabling GA20; this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB. Option ROM Messages Set display mode for Option ROM. Options are Force BIOS and Keep Current. MB967 User’s Manual...
Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM. Launch Video OpROM policy Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. Other PCI device ROM priority For PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or Video defines which OpROM to launch. MB967 User’s Manual...
The password length must be F1: General Help in the following range: F2: Previous Values Minimum length F3: Optimized Default Maximum length F4: Save ESC: Exit Administrator Password User Password Administrator Password Set Setup Administrator Password. User Password Set User Password. MB967 User’s Manual...
Discard Changes done so far to any of the setup options. Restore Defaults Restore/Load Defaults values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options. MB967 User’s Manual...
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Intel® Management Engine Interface ....錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。 Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers ........錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system, you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. MB967 User’s Manual...
Plug & Play INF support for Intel chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 7 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. MB967 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen to the Intel® Chipset Device Software appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. MB967 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation. 6. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MB967 User’s Manual...
Driver, the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SPI should be first installed. To install the VGA drivers, follow the steps below. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q7 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) C216 Chipset Family Graphics Driver. MB967 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. MB967 User’s Manual...
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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. MB967 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION LAN Drivers Installation 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q7 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Driver. MB967 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. Click Install Drivers and Software. 4. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. MB967 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 5. Click Next to to agree with the license agreement. 6. Click the checkbox for Drivers in the Setup Options screen to select it and click Next to continue. MB967 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 7. The wizard is ready to begin installation. Click Install to begin the installation. 8. When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish. MB967 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel® Management Engine Interface Follow the steps below to install the Intel Management Engine. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) AMT 8.0 Drivers. MB967 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 2. When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel® Management Engine Components, click the checkbox for Install Intel® Control Center & click Next. 3. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement. MB967 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 4. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next. Then, click Finish when the setup progress has been successfully installed. MB967 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) C216 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) USB 3.0 Drivers. MB967 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver, click Next. 4. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. MB967 User’s Manual...
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5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation of the Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver. 6. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MB967 User’s Manual...
The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level Function IRQ0 System Timer Output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ3 Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE MB967 User’s Manual...