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MB998 Series ® Intel Gen Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 Micro ATX Motherboard with Intel® R680/W680/Q670E PCH User’s Manual Version 1.0 (May 2023)
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No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of IBASE Technology, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “IBASE”). Disclaimer IBASE reserves the right to make changes and improvements to the products described in this document without prior notice.
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Compliance This product has passed CE tests for environmental specifications and limits. This product is in accordance with the directives of the European Union (EU). In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which case users may be required to take adequate measures. This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Important Safety Information Carefully read the precautions before using the board. Environmental conditions: Use this product in environments with ambient temperatures between 0˚C and 60˚C. Do not leave this product in an environment where the storage temperature may be below -20° C or above 80° C. To prevent from damages, the product must be used in a controlled environment.
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Warranty Policy IBASE standard products: 24-month (2-year) warranty from the date of shipment. If the date of shipment cannot be ascertained, the product serial numbers can be used to determine the approximate shipping date. -party parts: 12-month (1-year) warranty from delivery for the 3 -party parts that are not manufactured by IBASE, such as CPU, CPU cooler, memory, storage devices, power adapter, panel and touchscreen.
Chapter 1 General Information The information provided in this chapter includes: Features Packing List Optional Accessories Specifications Block Diagram Product View Board Dimensions...
Introduction MB998 is a Micro ATX motherboard based on 13 Gen Intel® Core i9/i7/i5/i3™ processors. With support for two DDR5 slots accommodating up to 64GB memory, it supports independent displays with HDMI (2.0b), DVI-D and 2x DisplayPort(1.4) (DP++) interface. This high-performance platform meets demands in next-generation applications in imaging, AI, and edge computing.
General Information Packing List Your MB998 package should include the items listed below. If any of the items below is missing, contact the distributor or dealer from whom you purchased the product. MB998 IO Shield SATA cable ...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration This section provides information on jumper settings and connectors on the MB998 and other installation information in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Essential installations before you begin Jumper and connector locations ...
Essential Installations Before You Begin Follow the instructions below to install the memory modules. 2.1.1 Installing the Memory To install the modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: Align the key of the memory module with that on the memory slot and insert the module slantwise.
Hardware Configuration Setting the Jumpers Set up and configure your MB998 by using jumpers for various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your use. 2.2.1 How to Set Jumpers Jumpers are short-length conductors consisting of several metal pins with a non-conductive base mounted on the circuit board.
Hardware Configuration Connectors Quick Reference Connector Function Audio Jack 2.5G LAN (KTI226V)+ USB3.2 GEN2 #3/#4 2.5G LAN (KTI226LM) + USB3.2 GEN2 #1/#2 DisplayPort (DP++) USB 3.2 #5/#6 (w/ power control) DisplayPort (upper) and HDMI (bottom) COM1 (upper) and COM2 (bottom) CN8, CN9, CN10, CN11 SATA #4, SATA #5, SATA #6, SATA #7 S3 Status Connector...
Hardware Configuration 2.5.4 J2: Front Panel Audio Connector Signal Name Signal Name MIC IN_L Ground MIC IN_R LINE_R Ground Sense LINE_L Ground MB998 User’s Manual...
2.5.5 J3, J4: COM3, COM4 RS232 Serial Ports Signal Name Signal Name DCD# SIN# SOUT RTS# DSR# DTR# CTS# Connector type: HK_DF11-10S-PA66H MB998 User’s Manual...
Hardware Configuration 2.5.6 J5: PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector Signal Name Signal Name KBDA KBCL# Connector type: HK_DF11-8S-PA66H MB998 User’s Manual...
Hardware Configuration 2.5.18 J17: Front Panel Connector Signal Name Signal Name Power BTN Power BTN HDD LED+ HDD LED- Reset BTN Reset BTN Power LED+ Power LED- MB998 User’s Manual...
2.5.19 J18: 24-pin ATX Power Connector Signal Name 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 MB998 User’s Manual...
Hardware Configuration 2.5.22 ATX_12V_2X1: AT 12V Power Connector Signal Name Signal Name Ground +12V Ground +12V Ground +12V Ground +12V MB998 User’s Manual...
Hardware Configuration 2.5.24 SYS_FAN1, SYS_FAN2: System Fan Power Connectors Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection Control Note: PWM Only MB998 User’s Manual...
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Introduction This section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers. The software and drivers are included with the motherboard. If you find anything missing, please contact the distributor where you made the purchase. The contents of this section include the following: Note: After installing your Windows operating system, you must install the ®...
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Driver Installation ® When the Welcome screen to the Intel Chipset Device Software appears, click Next to continue. Accept the License Agreement and click Accept. On the Readme File Information screen, click Install. When the driver has been completely installed, click Finish to complete the setup process.
VGA Driver Installation Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) AlderLake-S/RaptorLake-S Chipset Drivers, and Intel(R) HD Graphics Driver on the right pane. When the Intel Graphics Driver Installer screen appears, click Begin installation. MB998 User’s Manual...
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Driver Installation Click I agree to accept the INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEEMENT. In the Pre-Install stage, “The installer will install the following components: - Intel® Graphics Driver - Intel® Graphics Command Center Click Start to start installing the new graphics driver. The next screen will indicate that the new graphics driver is being installed.
Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) AlderLake-S/RaptorLake-S Chipset Drivers, and Realtek High Definition Audio Driver on the right pane. On the Welcome screen of the InstallShield Wizard, click Next to install the drivers. When the audio driver has been successfully installed, click Finish to restart the computer.
Driver Installation ® Intel ME Drivers Installation Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) AlderLake-S/RaptorLake-S Chipset Drivers, and Intel(R) ME Drivers on the right pane. When the Welcome screen to the Intel® Management Engine Components appears, click Next. Accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next.
® Intel Serial IO Drivers Installation Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) AlderLake-S/RaptorLake-S Chipset Drivers, and Intel(R) Serial IO Drivers on the right pane. When the Welcome screen to the Intel® Serial IO appears, click Next. Accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next. On the Readme File Information and Confirmation screens, click Next.
Driver Installation LAN Drivers Installation Click LAN Card on the left pane and then Intel PRO LAN Network Drivers on the right pane. Click Intel Drivers and Software. MB998 User’s Manual...
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When the Welcome to the install wizard for Intel(R) Nework Connection screen appears, click Next. On the next screen, accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next. On the Setup Options screen, select the program features you want installed.
Chapter 4 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: Main Settings Advanced Settings Chipset Settings Security Settings ...
4.1 Introduction The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in the ROM of your ® computer system supports Intel processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports. It also provides password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
BIOS Setup 4.3 Main Settings BIOS Setting Description System Language Choose the system default language. Sets the date. Use the <Tab> key to switch System Date between the data elements. Set the time. Use the <Tab> key to switch System Time between the data elements.
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4.4.1 Connectivity Configuration BIOS Setting Description This is an option intended to enable/disable RFI Mitigation DDR-RFIM feature for Connectivity This will be used to enable Preboot Bluetooth Preboot BLE function. Discrete Bluetooth SerialIo UARTO needs to be enabled to select BT Interface interace.
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BIOS Setup 4.4.2 CPU Configuration BIOS Setting Description Intel (VMX) Virtualization When enable, a VMM can utilize the Technology additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Active Performance-cores Number of P-cores to enable in each processor package. Note: Number of Active Efficient-cores Cores and E-cores are looked at together.
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4.4.3 Power & Performance BIOS Setting Description Allows more than two frequency ranges to be Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) supported. Enable/Disable Intel(R) Speed Shift Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology support. Enabling will expose the Technology CPPC v2 interface to allow for hardware controlled P-states. Enable/Disable processor Turbo Mode Turbo Mode (requires EMTTM enabled too).
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BIOS Setup 4.4.4 PCH-FW Configuration BIOS Setting Description When Disabled ME will be put into ME ME State Temporarily Disabled Mode. Enable/Disable Intel(R) Manageability features. Note: This option disables/enables Manageability Features Manageability Features support in FW. To State disable support platform must be in an unprovisioned state first.
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4.4.5 Trusted Computing BIOS Setting Description Enables / Disables BIOS support for security Security Device device. OS will not show security device. TCG Support EFI protocol and INTIA interface will not be available. Option: SHA256 / SHA384 / Enabled / Disabled SH3_256 PCR Bank Schedule an operation for the security device.
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BIOS Setup 4.4.6 ACPI Settings BIOS Setting Description Enable ACPI Auto Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Configuration Enables / Disables the system ability to hibernate Enable Hibernation (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may be not effective with some OS. Selects an ACPI sleep state where the system will enter when the Suspend button is pressed.
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4.4.7 F8196x Super IO Configuration BIOS Setting Description Power Failure Options: Always on, Always off Sets parameters of Serial Ports. Enables / Disables the serial port and Serial Port Configuration select an optimal setting for the Super IO device. 4.4.7.1. Serial Port 1 Configuration BIOS Setting Description...
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BIOS Setup 4.4.7.2. Serial Port 2 Configuration BIOS Setting Description Serial Port Enables / Disables the serial port. Selects an optimal settings for Super I/O device. Options: Auto IO = 2F8h; IRQ = 3 Change Settings IO = 3F8h; IRQ = 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 ...
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4.4.8 F8196x Super IO Hardware Monitor BIOS Setting Description Enables / Disables the CPU smart fan feature. CPU Smart Fan Control Options: Disabled / 50 °C / 60 °C / 70 °C / 80 °C Enables / Disables the system smart fan feature. System Smart Fan Control Options: Disabled / 50 °C / 60 °C / 70 °C / 80 °C...
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BIOS Setup 4.4.9 USB Configuration BIOS Setting Description Enabled enables Legacy USB support. Auto disables legacy support if there is no Legacy USB Support USB device connected. Disabled keeps USB devices available only for EFI applications. This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI XHCI Hand-off hand-off support.
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4.4.10 Network Stack Configuration BIOS Setting Description Network Stack Enables / Disables UEFI Network Stack. Enables / Disables IPv4 PXE Boot Support. IPv4 PXE Support If disabled, Ipv4 PXE boot option will not be created. Enables / Disables IPv4 HTTP Boot Support. IPv4 HTTP Support If disabled, Ipv4 HTTP boot option will not be created.
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BIOS Setup 4.5.2 PCH-IO Configuration BIOS Setting Description PCH-IO PCH Parameters Configuration SATA Configuration SATA Devices Options Settings USB Configuration USB Configuration Settings 4.5.2.1. SATA Configuration: MB998 User’s Manual...
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BIOS Setting Description SATA Controller(s) Enables / Disables the SATA device. SATA Mode Selection Determines how SATA controller(s) operate. Serial ATA Ports Enables / Disables SATA ports. Hot Plug Designates the port as Hot Pluggable. 4.5.2.2. USB Configuration: MB998 User’s Manual...
BIOS Setup 4.6 Security Settings BIOS Setting Description Administrator Sets an administrator password for the setup Password utility. User Password Sets a user password. Secure Boot Configures Secure Boot. 4.6.1 Secure Boot MB998 User’s Manual...
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BIOS Setting Description Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is enabled. Platform Key (PK) Is enrolled and the Secure Boot system is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset. Secure Boot mode options: Standard or Custom. Secure Boot Mode In Custom mode, Secure Boot policy variables can be configured by a physically present user...
BIOS Setup 4.7 Boot Settings BIOS Setting Description Number of seconds to wait for setup activation Setup Prompt key. Timeout 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock Selects the keyboard NumLock state. State Quiet Boot Enables / Disables Quiet Boot option. Enables or disables boot with initialization of a Fast Boot minimal set of devices required to launch active...
4.8 Save & Exit Settings BIOS Setting Description Save Changes and Exits system setup after saving the changes. Exit Discard Changes and Exits system setup without saving any changes. Exit Save Changes and Resets the system after saving the changes. Reset Discard Changes and Resets system setup without saving any...
I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used. Address Device Description 0x00000A00-0x00000A0F Motherboard resources 0x00000A10-0x00000A1F Motherboard resources 0x00000A20-0x00000A2F...
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Appendix Address Device Description 0x00003080-0x00003083 Standard SATA AHCI Controller 0x00003060-0x0000307F Standard SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) Active Management 0x0000FFF8-0x0000FFFF Technology - SOL (COM13) 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI Express Root Complex 0x00000D00-0x0000FFFF PCI Express Root Complex 0x00000020-0x00000021 Programmable interrupt controller 0x00000024-0x00000025 Programmable interrupt controller 0x00000028-0x00000029 Programmable interrupt controller 0x0000002C-0x0000002D...
Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level Function IRQ 0 System timer IRQ 1 Standard PS/2 Keyboard IRQ 3 Communications Port (COM2) IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) IRQ 5 Communications Port (COM3) IRQ 7 Communications Port (COM4) IRQ 12...
Appendix Watchdog Timer Configuration The Watchdog Timer (WDT) is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock-up, such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock.
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Appendix // THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY // KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE. //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include "F81964.H" #include <dos.h>...
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//--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void Set_F81964_Reg( unsigned char REG, unsigned char DATA) Unlock_F81964(); outportb(F81964_INDEX_PORT, REG); outportb(F81964_DATA_PORT, DATA); Lock_F81964(); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned char Get_F81964_Reg(unsigned char REG) unsigned char Result; Unlock_F81964(); outportb(F81964_INDEX_PORT, REG); Result = inportb(F81964_DATA_PORT); Lock_F81964(); return Result; //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- // THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY // KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE.
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