American megatrends merlin motherboards: user guide (83 pages)
Summary of Contents for American Megatrends MI802
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MI802 Intel Cedar Trail + NM10 ® Mini-ITX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0...
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Acknowledgments AMI BIOS is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc. PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel and Luna-Pier are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation.
INTRODUCTION Introduction MI802 is a Mini ITX board (170mm x 170mm) that comes with the Intel Atom D2550 processor that runs 1.86GHz and has a 1MB L2 cache. The ® board is based on the Intel CG82NM10 PCH chipset and supports two SODIMM for a maximum memory support of 4GB.
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MI802 package should include the items listed below. The MI802 Mini-ITX motherboard This User’s Manual 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility Serial ATA cable I/O shield MI802 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI802 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the Memory ................6 Setting the Jumpers................7 Connectors on MI802 ................12...
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI802 board supports two DDR3-1066 memory. The MI802N board supports one DDR3-800 memory. Remarks: D2550 supports SO-DIMM x 2 (w/o ECC), Max. 4GB, Single channel N2600 supports SO-DIMM x 1 (w/o ECC), Max. 2GB, Single channel...
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MI802 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 MI802 and their respective functions.
INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MI802 The connectors on MI802 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on MI802 and their respective functions. Connector Locations on MI802 ............13 CN6: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors ......
Signal Name Keyboard data Mouse data N.C. N.C. Keyboard clock Mouse clock N.C. N.C. CN7: COM1/RS232/422/485, COM2/RS232 Serial Port Pin # Signal Name RS-232 R2-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ Ground Ground Ground * Pin 9 supports RI/+5V/+12V function. MI802 User’s Manual...
Hirose DF11-8DS-2C or compatible) Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Ground Data- Data+ Data+ Data- Ground CN18: iSMART JTAG Pin Header (factory use only) CN20, CN21: Mini PCIE Connector Remarks: CN20 USB signal is shared with J5. MI802 User’s Manual...
Mating connector: Molex 53047-0510 or compatible) Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground Data+ Data- J6: SPI Flash Connector (factory use only) PCI1: PCI Slot (supports 2 Master) SYS_FAN1: System Fan Power Connector Pin # Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection MI802 User’s Manual...
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<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. MI802 User’s Manual...
F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save & EXIT ESC: Exit System Date Set the Date. Use Tab to switch between Data elements. System Time Set the Time. Use Tab to switch between Data elements. MI802 User’s Manual...
Value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register. VGA Palette Snoop 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#. MI802 User’s Manual...
F4: Save & EXIT ESC: Exit Enabled ACPI Auto Configuration Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration. Enable Hibernation Enables or Disables System ability to Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may be not effective with some OS. MI802 User’s Manual...
Enter: Select Change Opt F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save & EXIT ESC: Exit Wake on Ring The options are Disabled and Enabled. Wake on PCIE PME The options are Disabled and Enabled. MI802 User’s Manual...
XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, Re33dHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.) Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled for Windows XP. MI802 User’s Manual...
Change Opt F1: General Help Configure SATA as F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save & EXIT ESC: Exit SATA Controller(s) Enable / Disable Serial ATA Controller. Configure SATA as (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. MI802 User’s Manual...
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 100ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor. MI802 User’s Manual...
Power Failure I Always off KB/MS Power on None F81866 ERP Support All Enable Serial Port Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Ports. User can Enable/Disable the serial port and Select an optimal settings for the Super IO Device. MI802 User’s Manual...
→ ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Opt F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save & EXIT ESC: Exit IGFX-Boot Type Select the video Device which will be activated during POST. MI802 User’s Manual...
PCI-Exp. High Priority Port The options are Disabled, Port1, Port2, Port3, and Port4. High Precision Event Timer Configuration Enable/or Disable the High Precision Event Timer. SLP_S4 Assertion Stretch Enable Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4# signal. MI802 User’s Manual...
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→ ← PCI Express Port 1 Auto Select Screen Port 0 IOxAPIC Disabled ↑↓ Select Item Automatic ASPM Auto Enter: Select Change Opt F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save & EXIT ESC: Exit MI802 User’s Manual...
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→ ← PCI Express Port 3 Enabled Select Screen Port 0 IOxAPIC Disabled ↑↓ Select Item Automatic ASPM Auto Enter: Select Change Opt F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save & EXIT ESC: Exit MI802 User’s Manual...
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: Force BIOS and Keep Current. Interrupt 19 Capture Enable: Allows Option ROMs to trap Int 19. CSM Support Enables/Disables/Auto CSM Support. MI802 User’s Manual...
Setup. In Setup the User will have Change Opt Administrator rights F1: General Help F2: Previous Values Administrator Password F3: Optimized Default User Password F4: Save & EXIT ESC: Exit Administrator Password Set Setup Administrator Password. User Password Set User Password. MI802 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. MI802 User’s Manual...
VGA Drivers Installation ..............43 Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation..........44 LAN Drivers Installation ..............45 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system, you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. MI802 User’s Manual...
4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 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. MI802 User’s Manual...
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. MI802 User’s Manual...
Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation 1. Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 2. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Next to proceed with and complete the installation process. 3. Restart the computer when prompted. MI802 User’s Manual...
5. Click the checkbox for Drivers in the Setup Options screen to select it and click Next to continue. 6. When the Ready to Install the Program screen appears, click Install to continue. 7. When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish. MI802 User’s Manual...
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Interrupt Cascade IRQ3 Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Reserved IRQ7 Reserved IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Reserved IRQ10 Serial Port #4 IRQ11 Serial Port #3 IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE MI802 User’s Manual...
DIO direction = 0x%X\n", Dio3GetDirection()); printf("Current DIO status = 0x%X\n", Dio3GetInput()); printf("Set DIO output to high\n"); Dio3SetOutput(0x0F); printf("Set DIO output to low\n"); Dio3SetOutput(0x00); //for GPIO30..37 Dio3SetDirection(0xF0); //GP30..33 = input, GP34..37=output Dio3SetOutput(0x00); //clear DIO = Dio3GetInput() & 0x0F; MI802 User’s Manual...