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MI982 Intel® H81 Based Mini-ITX board Mini ITX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0...
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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 and Intel® 4 Generation Core DC/QC Processor are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Expansion is provided by PCIe(16x), one full sized MiniPCIe and a half sized MiniPCIe. Onboard connectors support 4x SATA III, 4x or 6x USB 2.0 depending on the MI982 model and 6x COM ports. The board measures 170mm x 170mm.
COM #2~COM #6 (RS232 only) Hardware Monitor (2 thermal inputs,4 voltage monitor inputs & 2 Fan headers) CPU FAN x 1(PWN Fan type, 4-pin connector) SYS fan x 1(PWM Fan type, 4-pin connector)] Digital IO 4 in & 4 out MI982 User’s Manual...
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4 pin type (+12V only) Other - LAN Wakeup - EuP/ErP - iSMART 3.0 Environment Operation Temperature: 0~60 degree C Storage Temperature: -20~80 degree C Relative humidity: 0~90%, non-condensing Board Size 170mm x 170mm Operation Windows 7, Windows 8, Linux System MI982 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI982 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the Memory ..............6 Setting the Jumpers ................. 7 Connectors on MI982 ..............12...
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI982 board supports two DDR3 memory modules for a maximum total of 16GB in DDR3 SODIMM 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 MI982 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 MI982 and their respective functions.
CN1: COM1 and COM2 Serial Ports Pin # Signal Name RS-232 R2-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ Ground Ground Ground CN2: VGA and DVI-D Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. N.C. DDCDATA HSYNC VSYNC DDCCLK MI982 User’s Manual...
Signal Name Ground Ground +12V +12V J4: 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 +12V Ground +3.3V MI982 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS J8: LCD Backlight Connector Pin # Signal Name Backlight Power Backlight Enable Brightness Control Ground J9: Mini PCIE Connector J10: Mini PCIE Connector MI982 User’s Manual...
The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on again. Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header. Power LED: Pins 7 and 8 Pin # Signal Name MI982 User’s Manual...
DCD, Data carrier detect RXD, Receive data TXD, Transmit data DTR, Data terminal ready GND, ground DSR, Data set ready RTS, Request to send CTS, Clear to send RI, Ring indicator Not Used J20: USB Connectors Signal Name Signal Name MI982 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS J22: Audio Front Header Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name MIC2_L Ground MIC2_R Presence# Line2_R MIC2_ID Sense Line2_L Line2_ID PCIE1: PCI-E X16 Slot MI982 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS 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 Control MI982 User’s Manual...
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BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: BIOS Introduction ................. 29 BIOS Setup .................. 29 Advanced Settings ................. 30 Chipset Settings................
Warning: It is strongly recommended that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. 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.
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BIOS SETUP F1: General Help ► F81866 H/W Monitor F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit MI982 User’s Manual...
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Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit PCI Latency Timer Value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register. VGA Palette Snoop Enables or disables VGA Palette Registers Snooping. PCI Express Settings Change PCI Express devices settings. MI982 User’s Manual...
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BIOS to select the value. ASPM Support Set the ASPM Level: Force L0s – Force all links to L0s State: AUTO – BIOS auto configure: DISABLE – Disables ASPM. Extended Synch If ENABLED allows generation of Extended Synchronization patterns. MI982 User’s Manual...
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On non-PCI Express aware OS’s (Pre Windows Vista) some devices may not be correctly reinitialized after S3.Enabling this restore PCI Express device configuration on S3 resume Warning: Enabling this may cause issues with other hardware after S3 resume. MI982 User’s Manual...
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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. MI982 User’s Manual...
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→ ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Wake up by PCIE WAKE# The options are Disabled and Enabled. MI982 User’s Manual...
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OS Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Boot Performance Mode Select the performance state that the BIOS will set before OS handoff. EIST Enabled/Disabled Intel Speedstep. MI982 User’s Manual...
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SATA Mode Selection Determines how SATA controller(s) operate. (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. (MI982AF only) SATA Controller Speed Indicates the maximum speed the SATA controller can support. Hot Plug Designates this port as Hot Pluggable. MI982 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. MI982 User’s Manual...
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DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. USB3.0 Support Enable/Disable USB3.0 (XHCI) Controller support. XHCI Hand-off This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver. MI982 User’s Manual...
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All Enable AC Pow er Failure Resume Alw ays Off F4: Save ESC: Exit 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. MI982 User’s Manual...
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70 ℃ 80 ℃ 90 ℃ Temperatures/Voltages 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. MI982 User’s Manual...
PCIE Wake From DeepSx Disabled SLP-S4 Assertion Width 4-5 Seconds Restore AC Pow er Loss Pow er Off Port 80h Redirection LPC Bus NFC Device Disabled PCH LAN Controller Enable or disable onboard NIC. Wake on LAN MI982 User’s Manual...
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BIOS SETUP Enable or disable integrated LAN to wake the system. (The Wake On LAN cannot be disabled if ME is on at Sx state.) SLP_S4 Assertion Width Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4# signal. MI982 User’s Manual...
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DMI Link Extended Synch Control The control of Extended Synch on 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. Subtractive Decode Enable or disable PCI Express Subtractive Decode. MI982 User’s Manual...
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Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Azalia Control Detection of the Azalia device. Disabled = Azalia will be unconditionally disabled. Enabled Azalia will be unconditionally Enabled. Auto = Azalia will be enabled if present, disabled otherwise. MI982 User’s Manual...
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F3: Optimized Aperture Size 256MB Defaults DVMT Pre-Allocated F4: Save & Exit DVMT Total Gfx Mem 256MB ESC: Exit Primary Display Select which of IGFX/PEG/PCI graphics device should be Primary Display or select SG for switchable Gfx. MI982 User’s Manual...
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Enter: Select DIMM#3 Not Present Change Field CAS Latency (tCL) F1: General Help Minimum delay time F2: Previous Values CAS to RAS (tRCDmin) F3: Optimized Default Row Precharge (tRPmin) F4: Save ESC: Exit Active to Precharge (tRASmin) MI982 User’s Manual...
Enables/Disables Quiet Boot option. Fast Boot Enables/Disables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option. Has no effect for BBS boot options. FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Sets the system boot order. MI982 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. MI982 User’s Manual...
Enter: Select Minimum length Change Field Maximum length F1: General Help F2: Previous Values Administrator Passw ord F3: Optimized Default User Passw ord F4: Save ESC: Exit Administrator Password Set Setup Administrator Password. User Password Set User Password. MI982 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. MI982 User’s Manual...
LAN Drivers Installation ..............58 Intel® Management Engine Interface ..........59 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. MI982 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. MI982 User’s Manual...
Intel® HD Graphics Driver. 5. On the screen shown below, click Install to continue. 6. On the Setup Progress screen, click Next to continue. 7. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI982 User’s Manual...
8 Series Chipset Drivers. 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. The InstallShield Wizard Complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI982 User’s Manual...
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. MI982 User’s Manual...
Management Engine Components, click the checkbox for Install Intel® Control Center & click Next. 3. Click Yes 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. MI982 User’s Manual...
4. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation of the Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver. 5. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI982 User’s Manual...
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