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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. MI933 User’s Manual...
The M690E integrates an ATi Radeon X1200-based graphics engine supporting dual display, an LVDS interface, an integrated TMDS controller, and operates at core speeds of up to 400 MHz. MI933 comes on board with an AMD Sempron™ (65nm process) processor. With one dual channel DDR2 DIMM socket on board, the board supports up to 2GB of DDR2 system memory.
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MI933 package should include the items listed below. • The MI933 Mini-ITX motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • Cable kit (IDE, Serial port, Serial ATA) MI933 User’s Manual...
4-pin connector x 1 for AT Power (HDD) Digital I/O Supports 4 in, 4 out 256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255. sec/min Watchdog Timer DC-IN +12V with onboard DC/DC Power Connector LAN Wakeup Other Features 170 x 170mm (Mini ITX form factor) Board Size MI933 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI933 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the Memory ................6 Setting the Jumpers ................7 Connectors on MI933 ................11...
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI933 board supports one DDR2 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 2GB 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 MI933 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 MI933 and their respective functions.
CN2: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors ......13 CN3: DVI-D and DVI-I Connector ............. 13 CN4, CN5: GbE RJ45 (MI933) and USB1/2 Ports ......14 CN6, CN7: GbE RJ-45 (MI933F) and USB3/4 Ports ......14 CN8: DC-in +12V Jack ............... 14 FAN1: System Fan Power Connector ..........
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CN1: Audio Connector ............................13 CN2: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors .....................13 CN3: DVI-D and DVI-I Connector ........................13 CN4, CN5: GbE RJ45 (MI933) and USB1/2 Ports .....................14 CN6, CN7: GbE RJ-45 (MI933F) and USB3/4 Ports..................14 CN8: DC-in +12V Jack ............................14 FAN1: System Fan Power Connector ........................14...
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DATA 4+ DATA 5- DDC CLOCK DATA 5+ DDC DATA SHIELD CLK VSYNC 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. MI933 User’s Manual...
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DDC POWER A GROUND2 A GROUND 1 A GROUND3 CN4, CN5: GbE RJ45 (MI933) and USB1/2 Ports CN6, CN7: GbE RJ-45 (MI933) and USB3/4 Ports CN8: DC-in +12V Jack FAN1: System Fan Power Connector FAN1 is a 3-pin header for system fans. The fan must be a 12V (500mA).
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Signal Name CD Audio R Ground Ground CD Audio L J4: For LPC I/F Adaptor Card ID394 with Fintek F81216, 2 or 4 Serial Ports ID395 Winbond WPCT200 x1 for TPM1.2 J5: SPI Flash Connector (factory use only) MI933 User’s Manual...
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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. +5V and 5VSB Signals: Pins 7 and 8 Pin # Signal Name +5VSB MI933 User’s Manual...
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OUT1 OUT2 OUT0 J10: Internal DC-In Power Connector Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground +12V or 19V +12V or 19V J11: HDD Power Connector Pin # Signal Name +12V Ground Ground PCI1: PCI Slot (supports 2 Master) MI933 User’s Manual...
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INSTALLATIONS ID395 Winbond WPCT200 for TPM1.2 CN1: LPC I/F connectors Package list Nylon Nu t x 1 Screw x 2 Washer x2 MI933 User’s Manual...
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TXD, Transmit data CTS, Clear to send DTR, Data terminal ready RI, Ring indicator GND, ground Not Used CN1: LPC I/F connectors Package list: COM port cable (PK1-20B) x 2 Nylon Nut x 1 Screw x 2 Washer x2 MI933 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. MI933 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. MI933 User’s Manual...
Sun to Sat Month : 1 to 12 Date : 1 to 31 Year : 1999 to 2099 To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time. MI933 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. MI933 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. MI933 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. MI933 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. MI933 User’s Manual...
16 MB. The choices are Enabled and Disabled. System BIOS Cacheable The setting of Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. MI933 User’s Manual...
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility South OnChip PCI Device Auto ITEM HELP HD Azalia Audio Enabled OnChip SATA Controller Native IDE Menu Level > OnChip SATA Type Enabled SB600 Spread Spectrum Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device MI933 User’s Manual...
The default values for these ports are: Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8/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. MI933 User’s Manual...
This field defines the Video Off features. There are three options. V/H SYNC + Blank Default setting, blank the screen and turn off vertical and horizontal scanning. DPMS Allows BIOS to control the video display. Blank Screen Writes blanks to the video buffer. MI933 User’s Manual...
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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. MI933 User’s Manual...
PCI Latency Timer 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. MI933 User’s Manual...
PC health status. 1st / 2nd 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. MI933 User’s Manual...
Menu Level > CPU Host/SRTC/ATIG Spread Spectrum This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only CPU Host/SRC/ATIG This field is set to Default. MI933 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. MI933 User’s Manual...
The contents of this section include the following: SM Bus Controller Driver Installation ........41 VGA Drivers Installation ............44 Realtek Codec Audio Driver Installation ........46 LAN Drivers Installation ............49 MI933 User’s Manual...
1. In your Windows operating system, go to the Device Manager. 2. Double click SM Bus Controller which is under Other devices as shown in the picture below to go to the SM Bus Controller Properties window. MI933 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. Under the SM Bus Controller Properties window, click the Driver tab and click Update Driver. 4. When the welcome screen of the Hardware Update Wizard appears, click No, not this time, and Next to continue. MI933 User’s Manual...
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6. Select Search for the best driver in these locations., and enter the path where the drivers are located. If E:\ is your CD ROM drive, enter E:\Ali\AMD690T\SMBUS or click Browse to search for the path. 7. When driver installation is complete, click Finish for changes to take effect. MI933 User’s Manual...
1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click AMD M690E Chipset Drivers. 2. Click ATI Radeon X1200 Serial Graphics Drivers as shown below. Remarks: Before installing this driver, you have to install Microsoft NET Framework 2.0. Please go the Microsoft website to do this. MI933 User’s Manual...
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Recommended, in selecting the component that you want to install. 5. When the message regarding Windows Logo testing appears, click Continue Anyway to proceed with the driver installation. 6. Setup is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI933 User’s Manual...
Chipset Drivers. Then, select Realtek High Definition Codect Audio Driver. 2. Click Realtek AC'97 Codec Audio Driver. 3. In the Welcome screen, click Next to continue. After the driver installation, click Finish on the next screen to restart the computer. MI933 User’s Manual...
1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click LAN Card on the left side and click Realtek GbE_FE Ethernet PCI-E NIC Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen of the InstallShield Wizard appears, click Next to continue. MI933 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. On the next screen, you are asked to click Install to begin the installation process. Now, click Install to proceed. 4. Installation is now complete, click Finish to exit InstallShield Wizard. MI933 User’s Manual...
Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port #1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Reserved IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE MI933 User’s Manual...
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