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MI990 Intel® 6 generation Mobile platform Mini ITX Motherboard User’s Manual Version 1.1...
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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. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. MI990 User’s Manual...
INTRODUCTION Introduction The MI990 Mini ITX motherboard features Intel Skylake support and comes with a range of features such support for 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® / Core™ i7/i5/i3 / Celeron® QC/DC processors, with speeds up to 3.7GHz and two DDR4 SO-DIMM for a maximum system memory of 32GB.
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MI990 package should include the items listed below. The MI990 motherboard This User’s Manual 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility Serial ATA cable COM port cable I/O shield...
USB 3.0 host controller [Skylake-H PCH integrated], supports 6 ports 6 ports in the rear panel USB 2.0 host controller [Skylake-H PCH integrated] supports 6 ports 2 ports via MiniPCIe sockets 4 ports via onboard box header MI990 User’s Manual...
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- SYS Fan x 1 (PWM/ DC Fan type, 4-pin connector) Digital IO 4 in & 4 out Infineon SLB9665 (MI990VF series) TPM 2.0 **Meet FIPS 140-2 certification** ® iAMT Intel Active Management Technology ver. 11.0 (MI990VF series) MI990 User’s Manual...
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LAN Wakeup iSMART 3.2 Others RAID vPro [MI990VF series only] Windows 8.1(64-bit) Windows 10 (64-bit) OS support Windows 7(32-bit / 64-bit) Fedora (Installation) Ubuntu (Installation) CE (EN55032:2012) Certification FCC Class B RoHS Board Size 170mm x 170mm MI990 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI990 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the Memory................8 Jumpers and Connectors ..............9 MI990 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI990 board supports two DDR4 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 16GB in DDR4 SODIMM memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR4 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1.
DDC CLOCK DATA 5+ DDC DATA SHIELD CLK CLOCK - DATA 1- CLOCK + DATA 1+ N.C. SHIELD 1/3 N.C. DATA 3- N.C. DATA 3+ N.C. DDC POWER N.C. A GROUND 1 N.C. CN4: USB3.0 CN5: Display Port MI990 User’s Manual...
CN6, CN8, CN9, CN11: SATA Connectors Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground Ground CN7: Gigabit LAN (I219LM/V) + USB3 3/4 CN8: SATA Port 5 CN9: SATA Port 2 CN10: Gigabit LAN (I211AT) + USB3 5/6 CN11: SATA #3 CN12: HD Audio Connector MI990 User’s Manual...
Signal Name DCD# DSR# SIN# RTS# SOUT CTS# DTR# J5: ATX Power Supply Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Power good 5VSB +12V MI990 User’s Manual...
J6: Digital I/O Connector (4 in, 4 out) Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Ground Out3 Out1 Out2 Out0 J7: ATX 12V Power Connector This connector supplies the CPU operating voltage. Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground +12V +12V MI990 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS J10, J11: PCI Express (16x) Bifurcation X16 (Default) Open Open X8,X8 Open Close X8, X4, X4 Close Close J12: DDR4 SO-DIMM CHA J13: DDR4 SO-DIMM CHB MI990 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS J15: M.2 Socket M-Key (PCIe x4/SATA #0) J18: mPCIe/mSATA (SATA #1) J23: Audio Pin Header for Chassis Front Panel Signal Name Signal Name MIC IN_L Ground MIC IN_R LINE_R Ground Sense LINE_L Ground MI990 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS J25: Front Panel Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Power BTN Power BTN HDD LED+ HDD LED- Reset BTN Reset BTN Power LED+ Power LED- J26: mPCIe/mSATA (SATA #6) (MI990VF series only) MI990 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector (PWM Only) Pin # Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection Control SYS_FAN1: System Fan Power Connector (PWM/DC Mode) Pin # Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection Control MI990 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. MI990 User’s Manual...
F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save 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. MI990 User’s Manual...
F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit TPM Support This configuration is supported only with MI990VF. Enables or Disables TPM support. O.S. will not show TPM. Reset of platform is required. MI990 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. MI990 User’s Manual...
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This field sets the system power status whether Disable or Enable when power returns to the system from a power failure situation. Temperature Guardian Generate the reset signal when system hangs up on POST Schedule Slot 1 / 2 Setup the hour/minute for system power on. MI990 User’s Manual...
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Set timer to wait before sending ASF_GET_BOOT_OPTIONS. Activate Remote Assistance Process Trigger CIRA boot. PET Progress User can Enable/Disable PET Events progress to receive PET events or not. Watchdog Timer This configuration is supported only with MI990VF (with iAMT function). Enable/Disable Watchdog Timer. MI990 User’s Manual...
ESC: Exit Standby Power on S5 This configuration is supported only with MI990EF. 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. MI990 User’s Manual...
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These fields are the parameters of the hardware monitoring function feature of the motherboard. The values are read-only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status. CPU Shutdown Temperature The default setting is Disabled. MI990 User’s Manual...
64-bit Supported Change Field F1: General Help EIST Technology Supported F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Enabled F4: Save ESC: Exit Turbo Mode Enabled Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Allows more than two frequency ranges to be supported. MI990 User’s Manual...
Software Preserve Unknown Hot Plug Disabled SATA Controller(s) Enable or disable SATA Device. SATA Mode Selection Determines how SATA controller(s) operate. (1) AHCI Mode. (2) RAID Mode. (MI990VF seriesonly) Hot Plug Designates this port as Hot Pluggable. MI990 User’s Manual...
20 sec ESC: Exit Device power-up delay 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. MI990 User’s Manual...
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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. MI990 User’s Manual...
Keep IGD enabled based on the setup options. DVMT Pre-Allocated Select DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated (Fixed) graphics memory size used by the internal graphics device. DVMT Total Gfx Mem Select DVMT 5.0 total graphics memory size used by the internal graphics device. MI990 User’s Manual...
Save & Exit → ← LCD Control Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item LCD Control Disabled Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit LCD Control Configuring LFP usage MI990 User’s Manual...
F4: Save ESC: Exit PCH LAN Controller Enable or disable onboard NIC. Wake on LAN Enable or disable integrated LAN to wake the system. (The Wake On LAN cannot be disabled if ME is on at Sx state.) MI990 User’s Manual...
Change Field Minimum length F1: General Help Maximum length F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit Administrator Password User Password Administrator Password Set Setup Administrator Password. User Password Set User Password. MI990 User’s Manual...
Enables/Disables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option. Has no effect for BBS boot options. New Boot Option Policy Controls the placement of newly detected UEFI boot option. FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Sets the system boot order. MI990 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. MI990 User’s Manual...
LAN Drivers Installation ..............55 Intel® Management Engine Interface ..........58 Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers ............... 60 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system, you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. MI990 User’s Manual...
Plug & Play INF support for Intel chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation. 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Skylake Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. MI990 User’s Manual...
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4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Install to continue the installation. 6. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI990 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION VGA Drivers Installation 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Skylake Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) HD Graphics Driver. MI990 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. MI990 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 5. On the screen shown below, click Install to continue. 6. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI990 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Skylake Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. MI990 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Next to proceed with and complete the installation process. 4. The InstallShield Wizard Complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI990 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION LAN Drivers Installation 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Skylake Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Driver. MI990 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. Click Install Drivers and Software. 4. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. MI990 User’s Manual...
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6. Click the checkbox for Drivers in the Setup Options screen to select it and click Next to continue. 7. The wizard is ready to begin installation. Click Install to begin the installation. 8. When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish. MI990 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel® Management Engine Interface 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Skylake Chipset Drivers. MI990 User’s Manual...
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Management Engine Components, click the checkbox for Install Intel® Control Center & click Next. 3. Click Next to to agree with the license agreement. 4. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next. Then, click Finish when the setup progress has been successfully installed. MI990 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Skylake Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) USB 3.0 Drivers. MI990 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 Next to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. MI990 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. MI990 User’s Manual...
F000h-F03Fh Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 F040h-F05Fh Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset SMBus - A123 F060h-F07Fh Standard SATA AHCI Controller F080h-F083h Standard SATA AHCI Controller F090h-F097h Standard SATA AHCI Controller F0A0h-F0A7h Intel(R) Active Management Technology - SOL (COM7) MI990 User’s Manual...
Serial Port #5 IRQ 11 Serial Port #6 IRQ 11 High Definition Audio Controller IRQ 11 Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Integrated Sensor Hub IRQ 13 Numeric data processor IRQ 19 Intel(R) Active Management Technology - SOL (COM7) MI990 User’s Manual...