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AMD Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. MI952 User’s Manual...
Introduction Product Description The MI952 Mini ITX board incorporates the high performance AMD 780E embedded PC chipset optimized for AMD Socket AM2 processors with speeds up to 2.9GHz and with FSB up to 2000MHz. The board has two DDR II DIMM sockets to support a maximum memory capacity of 4GB.
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MI952 package should include the items listed below. • The MI952 Mini-ITX motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • Cable kit (USB, Serial port, Serial ATA) MI952 User’s Manual...
INTRODUCTION MI952 Specifications Product Name MI952/MI952F (with sideport) ITX motherboard Form Factor CPU Type AMD Socket AM2 CPU Single Core Sempron Single Core Athlon 64 Athlon X2 (TDP under 65W) 1.0~2.9 GHz System Speed CPU FSB 800~2000MHz Cache 256~4096 KB L2 cache...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI952 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ................. 6 Installing the Memory ................7 Setting the Jumpers ................8 Connectors on MI952 ................
INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MI952 board supports a Socket AM2 (940-pin) processor socket for AMD Athlon Athlon 64 x2 (dual core) Sempron processors. ™ ™ ™ To install the CPU, unlock first the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90-degree angle as shown below. 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 MI952 board supports two DDR2 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 4GB in DDR2 memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR2 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1.
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MI952 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 MI952 and their respective functions.
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INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MI952 Jumpers on MI952 ................Page JU5: Clear CMOS Contents ..............10 MI952 User’s Manual...
DATA 5+ DDC DATA SHIELD CLK VSYNC CLOCK - DATA 1- CLOCK + DATA 1+ A RED SHIELD 1/3 A GREEN DATA 3- A BLUE DATA 3+ HYNC DDC POWER A GROUND2 A GROUND 1 A GROUND3 MI952 User’s Manual...
On top of the J8 HDMI connector are the stacked USB 4 and USB 5 ports. J8: HDMI Connector Below two stacked USB connectors is the J8 HDMI connector. CN3: Gigabit LAN (RTL8111C) RJ45 & USB 2/3 CN4: Gigabit LAN (RTL8111C) RJ45 & USB 0/1 CN5: HD Audio Connector MI952 User’s Manual...
J2: LPC Debug Port Signal Name Signal Name LAD0 PCI RST LAD1 LFRAME# LAD2 +3.3V LAD3 Ground PCI CLK J6: ATX 12V Power Connector This connector supplies the CPU operating voltage. Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground +12V +12V MI952 User’s Manual...
Pin # Pin # Signal Name Data set ready Data carrier detect Request to send Receive data Clear to send Transmit data Ringing indicator Data terminal ready Not used Ground DSR2 DCD2 RTS2 RXD2 CTS2 TXD2 DTR2 Not used Ground MI952 User’s Manual...
Data terminal ready Not used Ground DSR4 DCD4 RTS4 RXD4 CTS4 TXD4 DTR4 Not used Ground J14: SPDIF I/O Pin # Signal Name SPDIF IN Ground SPDIF OUT Ground J15: USB6/USB7 Connector Signal Name Signal Name Ground Ground MI952 User’s Manual...
J5: DDR II DIMM Socket CHA J3: DDR II DIMM Socket CHB 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 Rotation detection MI952 User’s Manual...
<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. MI952 User’s Manual...
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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. MI952 User’s Manual...
The following describes each item of this menu. Date The date format is: Day : Sun to Sat Month : 1 to 12 Date : 1 to 31 Year : 1999 to 2099 MI952 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. MI952 User’s Manual...
When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU. These allow you to enable (speed up memory access) or disable the cache function. MI952 User’s Manual...
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Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second. Typematic Delay (Msec) When the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. By default, this item is set to 250msec. MI952 User’s Manual...
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This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory when used with OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory. The default setting is Non-OS/2. HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability By default, this field is disabled. MI952 User’s Manual...
Slot Config, GPP Slots Power Limit, GFX ports, GPPs and NB-SB port features. Internal Graphics Mode There are two different setting selections for MI952 and MI952F. The settings for MI952 are Disabled and UMA; while the MI952F has additional settings of Sideport and UMA+sideport.
OnChip SATA Type Disable Menu Level > Combined Mode Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device setting Enable ITEM HELP USB 1.0 Controller Enable USB 2.0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Function Enabled USB Mouse Enabled USB Storage Function MI952 User’s Manual...
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Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 Serial Port 3 3E8/IRQ4 Serial Port 4 2E8/IRQ3 PWRON After PWR-Fail This field sets the system power status whether on or off when power returns to the system from a power failure situation. MI952 User’s Manual...
Vista. It can produce periodic interrupts at a much higher resolution than the RTC and is often used to synchronize multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the need to use other timestamp calculations such as an x86 CPU’s RDTSC instruction. MI952 User’s Manual...
The default value is Enabled PCI Latency PCI latency refers to the number of cycles that any device can hold an IRQ before it is disconnected. Maximum Payload Size The default setting of the PCI Express Maximum Payload Size is 4096. MI952 User’s Manual...
PC health status. Smart Fan Temperature 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. MI952 User’s Manual...
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Disabled ITEM HELP Spread Spectrum Menu Level > Spread Spectrum This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only MI952 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. MI952 User’s Manual...
If you find the items missing, please contact the vendor where you made the purchase. The contents of this section include the following: VGA Drivers Installation ..............36 Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver Installation ....38 LAN Drivers Installation ..............39 MI952 User’s Manual...
1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click AMD and click AMD 780E Series Graphics Drivers. 2. In the Welcome screen, click Next to continue. Then, in the License Agreement screen, also click Yes to continue. MI952 User’s Manual...
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Recommended, in selecting the component that you want to install. 4. When the message regarding Windows Logo testing appears, click Continue Anyway to proceed with the driver installation. Setup is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer. MI952 User’s Manual...
1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click AMD and click Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver. 2. In the Welcome screen, click Next to continue. After the driver installation is complete, click Finish on the next screen to restart the computer. MI952 User’s Manual...
LAN Drivers Installation 1. Insert the driver CD that comes with the board. Click AMD and click Realtek GbE_FE Ethernet PCI-E NIC Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen of the InstallShield Wizard appears, click Next to continue. MI952 User’s Manual...
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DRIVER INSTALLATION 3. On the next screen, you are asked to click Install to begin the installtion process. Now, click Install to proceed. 4. Installation is now complete, click Finish to exit the InstallShield Wizard. MI952 User’s Manual...
Serial Port #4(COM4) 2F8h - 2FFh Serial Port #2(COM2) 2B0 - 2DF Graphics adapter Controller 3C0 - 3CF EGA adapter 3D0 - 3DF CGA adapter 3E8h – 3EFh Serial Port #3(COM3) 3F8h - 3FFh Serial Port #1(COM1) MI952 User’s Manual...
Interrupt Cascade IRQ3 Serial Port #2, 4 IRQ4 Serial Port #1, 3 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Reserved IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Reserved IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE MI952 User’s Manual...
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