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I/O options. Users also can increase board functionality with PCI- Express x16 and M.2 slot. The high quality MMB566 allows four display interfaces via VGA, DisplayPort++ and 2 HDMI in quad views, making it an ideal solution for gaming, workstation, digital signage, medical and other IoT&M2M applications.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Power Input ⚫ ◼ One ATX power input connector One 12V ATX power input connector for CPU power ◼ ⚫ Watchdog Timer 1~65536 seconds or minutes, up to 65536 levels ◼ Operating Temperature ⚫ 0°C ~ 60°C ◼...
2 jumper pins to close. And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins to open. The following illustration shows how to set up jumper. Before applying power to MMB566 Series, please make sure all of the jumper and switch are in factory default position. Below you can find a summary table of jumper, switch and onboard default settings.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.3.1 Auto Power On (JP1) If JP1 is enabled for power input, the system will be automatically power on without pressing soft power button. If JP1 is disabled for power input, it is necessary to manually press soft power button to power on the system.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Connectors Signals go to other parts of the system through connectors. Loose or improper connection might cause problems, please make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table showing connectors on the hardware.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.1 HDMI Type-A Connector (CN5) The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact digital interface which is capable of transmitting high-definition video and high-resolution audio over a single cable. Signal DATA2 DATA2# DATA1 DATA1# DATA0 DATA0# Clock...
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.3 DisplayPort++ and HDMI Connector (CN7) The motherboard comes with DisplayPort++ and HDMI interface on the rear I/O. Signal Signal LANE 0 DATA2 LANE 0# DATA2# LANE 1 DATA1 LANE 1# DATA1# LANE 2 DATA0 LANE 2#...
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.5 USB 3.2 Type A Port (CN9) The motherboard comes with Universal Serial Bus (compliant with USB 3.2 Gen1(5Gbps) port on the rear I/O for installing USB peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, scanner, etc. Signal USB_VCC (+5V level...
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.6 LAN and USB 3.2 Double-deck Ports (CN10 and CN11) The motherboard comes with two high performance plug and play Ethernet interfaces (RJ-45) which are fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3 standard. Connection can be established by plugging one end of the Ethernet cable into this RJ-45 connector and the other end to a 2500/1000/100/10 Base-T hub.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.7 10G LAN Port (CN12) Description A_C1 MDI0_0+ A_C2 MDI0_0- A_C3 MDI0_1+ A_C4 MDI0_2+ A_C5 MDI0_2- A_C6 MDI0_1- A_C7 MDI0_3+ A_C8 MDI0_3- Speed LED: 10G (Green) A Right LED 1G (Orange) 100M (No light) A Left LED...
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.9 COM Wafer Connectors (CN14, CN15, CN20, CN23, CN26 and CN27) The motherboard comes with six 2x5-pin (pitch=2.54mm/ Model:520-90-10GB00) wafer connectors for COM1~COM6 serial port interfaces (Baud rate:115200). Only COM1 and COM2 are selectable for RS-232/422/485 mode by BIOS setting (see section 4.4). The pin assignments are listed in table below.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.10 ATX Power Input Connectors (CN16 and CN36) Steady and sufficient power can be supplied to all components on the board by connecting power connector. Please make sure all components and devices are properly installed before connecting the power connector.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.13 M.2 Key M Connector (CN21) The motherboard comes with one M.2 Key M connector suitable for mounting PCIE x4 NVMe storage card. Signal Signal +3.3V +3.3V PCIE_RX3_N PCIE_RX3_P PCIE_TX3_N +3.3V PCIE_TX3_P +3.3V +3.3V PCIE_RX2_N +3.3V PCIE_RX2_P...
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.14 M.2 Key E Connector (CN24) The motherboard comes with one M.2 Key E connector. Signal Pin Signal +3.3V USB_D+ +3.3V USB_D- KEY E KEY E PCIE_TX_P PCIE_TX_N PCIE_RX_P PCIE_RX_N REF_CLK_P REF_CLK_N SUSCLK PERST# CLKREQ# W_DISABLE2# PEWAKE#...
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.15 Fan Wafer Connectors (CN28, CN30 and CN40) The motherboard has three 1x4-pin (pitch=2.54mm) fan connectors. You can find fan speed option within BIOS Setup Utility if fan is installed. For further information, see BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced\Hardware Monitor\PC Health Status in section 4.4.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.17 Front Panel Connector (CN31) The CN31 is a 2x7-pin (pitch=2.54mm) header for front panel interface. Signal Power LED+ SPK- BUZZER- Power LED- SPK+ PWRSW- PWRSW+ HWRST- HWRST+ HDDLED- HDDLED+ Power LED Pin 1 connects LED+ and pin 5 connects LED-. The power LED lights up when the system is powered on.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2.4.18 SATA Connectors (CN32, CN33, CN34, CN35, CN38 and CN39) These Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA or SATA) connector are for SATA 3.0 interface allowing up to 6.0Gb/s data transfer rate. It is a computer bus interface for connecting to device such as hard disk drive.
CPU from damages. BIOS The MMB566 Series uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS with a single SPI Flash. System Memory The MMB566 supports four DDR4 LONG-DIMM sockets for maximum memory capacity up to 32GB DDR4 SDRAMs.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Section 4 AMI BIOS Setup Utility The AMI UEFI BIOS provides users with a built-in setup program to modify basic system configuration. All configured parameters are stored in a flash chip to save the setup information whenever the power is turned off. This chapter provides users with detailed description about how to set up basic system configuration through the AMI BIOS setup utility.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Hot Keys Description → Left/Right The Left and Right <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen. The Up and Down <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen or sub Up/Down screen. The <Enter> key allows you to display or change the setup option listed for Enter a particular setup item.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Main Menu When you first enter the setup utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. System Time/Date can be set up as described below. The Main BIOS setup screen is shown below.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Advanced Menu The Advanced menu also allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ►...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard ⚫ Device Configuration A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. For items marked with “”, please press <Enter> for more options. Onboard Device Configuration Use this option to configure onboard device (e.g., Digital I/O setting).
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard DIO Modification Enable or disable digital I/O modification. If modification is disabled, the DIO status sub screen is as follows: Once it is enabled, you can load manufacture default and access to the DIO status sub screen to set output or input, see image below.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard ⚫ CPU Configuration You can use this screen to select options for CPU Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. (Daniel provide it) Hyper-Threading Enable or disable Hyper-Threading Technology. When enabled, it allows a single physical processor to multitask as multiple logical processors.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device. (Jerry provide to Daniel) Enable BIOS support for the security device, allowing it to appear in the OS (e.g., visible in Device Manager on Windows) and enabling related security features required by some operating systems, such as Windows 11.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard ⚫ ACPI Settings You can use this screen to select options for the ACPI configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard SATA Configuration During system boot up, BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. In the SATA configuration menu, you can see hardware currently installed in the SATA port. SATA Controller(s) Enable or disable the SATA Controller feature.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard ⚫ NVMe Configuration This screen displays NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) controller and drive information. ⚫ F81966 Super IO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Super IO Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Serial Port 1~6 Configuration Use these items to set parameters related to serial port 1~6. Serial Port 1~6 Enable or disable serial port 1~6. The optimal settings for base I/O address and for interrupt request address are:...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard ⚫ Hardware Monitor Monitors hardware health status. This screen displays the temperature of system, cooling fans speed in RPM and system voltages (+5VDUAL, VCC_RTC, +5V, VSB3V and VSB5V). Smart Fan Configuration Allows users to configure CPU fan and system fan mode.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard ► The following is an example of adjusting CPU fan speed. Setting the fan to 50 means it will operate at 50% of its maximum speed. For a fan with a maximum speed of 7200 RPM, this would run the fan at 3600 RPM. Adjust this setting to manually control the fan's cooling intensity based on the system's needs.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard ⚫ USB Configuration USB Devices Display all detected USB devices. AMT Configuration Use this screen to configure AMT parameters. Please see the more details in the appendix C. AMT BIOS Features Enable or disable Active Management Technology BIOS features.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ► System Agent (SA) Configuration ►...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Graphics Configuration Open sub menu for parameters related to graphics configuration. Memory Configuration Open sub menu for information related to system memory. PCI Express Root Port 1 Change PCI Express root port 1 settings. Graphics Configuration ⚫...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard ⚫ Memory Configuration This screen displays the system memory information. ⚫ PCH-IO Configuration This screen allows you to set PCH parameters. PCI Express Configuration PCI-Express Configuration settings. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard PCI Express Root Port 1,Port 5,Port 21,Port 25 PCI-Express root port settings. ASPM Sets the ASPM (Active State Power Management Settings) level. Force L0:Force all links to L0 state. Auto:BIOS auto configures. Disabled:Disables ASPM. PCI Express Root Port 2,Port 3,Port 4 There is no support for ASPN.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard HD Audio Configuration HD Audio subsystem configuration settings. HD Audio Control detection of the HD Audio device. Disabled: HDA will be unconditionally disabled. Enabled: HDA will be unconditionally enabled. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system. ⚫ Administrator Password Set administrator password. User Password ⚫ Set password. ⚫ Secure Boot AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Secure Boot Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key (PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset. Secure Boot ensures that the system only boots from trusted software, preventing malicious software from loading and compromising the device.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system. ⚫ Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock State ⚫ Use this item to select the power-on state for the keyboard NumLock.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Save & Exit Menu The Save & Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or fail-safe default values. ⚫ Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and return to Main Menu.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard ⚫ Discard Changes Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration. Select Discard Changes from the Save & Exit menu and press <Enter>. Select Yes to discard changes. ⚫ Restore Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you select this option.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Appendix A Watchdog Timer About Watchdog Timer Software stability is major issue in most application. Some embedded systems are not watched by human for 24 hours. It is usually too slow to wait for someone to reboot when computer hangs.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Appendix B Digital I/O B.1 Digital I/O Programming IOBASE: 0xEFA0 Registers: Command byte The command byte is the first byte to follow the address byte during a write transmission. It is used as a pointer to determine which of the following registers will be written or read.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Register 3: Configuration register. This register configures the directions of the I/O pins. If a bit in this register is set, the corresponding port pin is enabled as an input with a high-impedance output driver. If a bit in this register is cleared, the corresponding port pin is enabled as an output.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard //Set DIO configuration register bit 0~7 to 0 which means set all //DIO ports to output (0 -> output, 1 -> input) outb_p (0x0, HD0); //Raise the START bit(bit 6) of HCTL and set SMB_CMD (bit2~4) of //HCTL to 0x010(Byte Data) to start transfer outb_p (0x48, HCTL);...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard // Set DIO to input and print status (should be 0xFF, all ports read high) int SetDIO_to_input() unsigned char input_value; //Get Io Port Read/Write Permission iopl(3); // Clear host status register outb_p (0xFF, HSTS); //Set DIO device slave address and set command to write(slave //addr+0) outb_p ( DIO_SLAVE_ADDR_WRITE, TSA);...
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Appendix C iAMT Settings The Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) utilizes built-in platform capabilities ® ® and popular third-party management and security applications to allow IT administrators to remotely discover, repair and better protect their networked computing assets, thus significantly improving IT management efficiency.
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard iAMT Web Console On a web browser, type http://(IP ADDRESS):16992, which connects to iAMT Web. Example: http://10.1.40.214:16992 To log on, you will be required to type in username and password for access to the Web. USER: admin (default value) PASS: (MEBx password) Enter the iAMT Web.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Click Remote Control, and select commands on the right side. When you have finished using the iAMT Web console, close the Web browser. iAMT Settings...
MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Appendix D TPM Settings 1. Setup BitLocker Drive Encryption main storage. Press <Win + R> and type “Control Panel”, then select BitLocker Drive Encryption. TPM Settings...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 2. Insert an external storage device, for example USB Storage. Back up BitLocker recovery key in a new file and save it to the USB Storage. TPM Settings...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 3. Please follow the steps below to encrypt your storage device: TPM Settings...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Now, the system prompts that the operating system drive encryption is in progress, and the encryption progress is checked. TPM Settings...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Select and click the icon in the lower right corner to complete the encryption. TPM Settings...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard 4. Confirm the completion of encryption. 5. Disable TPM function in BIOS Setup Utility. 6. When the system is powered on and you see the following screen, it means the TPM module function is working fine. Note that BitLocker cannot be executed if your system does not have TPM function.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard System with no TPM function support is as below: TPM information is not found in Device Manager. Note When trying to turn on Bitlocker, the following error message shows up. TPM Settings...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Appendix E VMD (RAID) Configuration How to Create Raid? (Only support Q670E & R680E version) In SATA Configuration, enable VMD Controller, then save and restart. Enable VMD Global Mapping Enable/Disable to VMD Global Mapping RAID0 Enable/Disable RAID0 support...
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard After restart, press <Del> to enter BIOS setup. In Advanced menu, choose Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology. In Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen, choose Create RAID Volume. Select RAID Level 0/1/5/10, correspond to RAID Level in VMD Configuration.
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MMB566 MicroATX Motherboard Select the disk to be merged. RAID0 RAID5 RAID10 VMD (RAID) Configuration...
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