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Acknowledgments AMI BIOS is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc. PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel and Luna-Pier are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation.
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MI801 package should include the items listed below. • The MI801 Mini-ITX motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • Cable kit (USB, Serial port, Serial ATA) MI801 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI801 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the Memory ................6 Setting the Jumpers ................7 Connectors on MI801 ................ 11...
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI801 board supports one DDR3-800 memory. Remarks: D525 supports SO-DIMM x 1 (w/o ECC), Max. 4GB, Single channel 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 MI801 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 MI801 and their respective functions.
INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MI801 The connectors on MI801 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on MI801 and their respective functions. Connector Locations on MI801 ............12 CN1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors......
Signal Name Keyboard Mouse Signal Name Keyboard data Mouse data N.C. N.C. Keyboard clock Mouse clock N.C. N.C. CN3: COM1 RS232/RS422/RS485 [MI801 only supports RS232] Pin # Signal Name RS-232 R2-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ Ground Ground Ground MI801 User’s Manual...
Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 3 and 4 This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed. Pin # Signal Name HDD Active +3.3V MI801 User’s Manual...
PCI1: PCI Slot (supports 2 Master) PCIE1: PCIEX1 Slot [MI801F] FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector This is a 3-pin header for system fans. The fan must be a 12V (500mA). Pin # Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection MI801 User’s Manual...
BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI (American Megatrends, Inc.) BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: BIOS Introduction .................... 20 BIOS Setup ......................20 Main BIOS Setup .....................
<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. MI801 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. MI801 User’s Manual...
The fields in each section are shown in the following pages, as seen in the computer screen. Please note that setting the wrong values may cause the system to malfunction. If unsure, please contact technical support of your supplier. MI801 User’s Manual...
Enabled for Windows XP and Linux (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology) and Disabled for other OS (OS not optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology). When Disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled. Intel SpeedStep(tm) tech (Pineview-M) Disabled: Disable GV3 Enabled: Enable GV3 MI801 User’s Manual...
Select Screen Serial PortC IRQ [IRQ11] ↑↓ Select Item Serial Port4 Address [2E8] Serial PortD IRQ [IRQ10] Change Field Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] General Help BackLight Control [Level-1] F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit MI801 User’s Manual...
The Hardware Health Configuration menu is used to show the operating temperature, fan speeds and system voltages. ACPI Shutdown Temperature The system will shut down automatically under OS with ACPI mode, when the CPU temperature reaches the configured temperature. MI801 User’s Manual...
64-bit Fixed System Description Tables. ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [Enabled] Different ACPI version Has some addition <- Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Change Field General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit MI801 User’s Manual...
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IDE AHCI Port1 [Not Detected] device. This displays AHCI Port2 [Not Detected] the status of auto detection of IDE devices. <- Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Change Field General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit MI801 User’s Manual...
This option is used enable activity on the PCI PME (power management event) controller to wake up the system from a suspend or standby state Resume On RTC Alarm This option is used to specify the time the system should be awakened from a suspended state MI801 User’s Manual...
(12Mbps).This option is enabled by HiSpeed. BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Enabled/Disabled. This is a workaround for Oses without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. Legacy USB1.1 HC Support Support USB1.1 HC. MI801 User’s Manual...
This assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ or doesn't assign IRQ to PCI VGA card even if card requests an IRQ. IRQ# Use the IRQ# address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device. MI801 User’s Manual...
When disabled, this displays normal POST messages. When enabled, this displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages. AddOn ROM Display Mode This allows user to force BIOS/Option ROM of add-on cards to be displayed during quiet boot. MI801 User’s Manual...
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When set to Enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. This allows option ROM to trap interrupt 19. Hit <DEL> Message Display This displays “Press <DEL> to run Setup” in POST. Interrupt 19 Capture This allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. MI801 User’s Manual...
Security Settings Password. Supervisor Password: Not Installed User Password: Not Installed Change Supervisor Password <- Select Screen ↑↓ Change User Password Select Item Enter Change Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit MI801 User’s Manual...
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, you can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub-items. MI801 User’s Manual...
This option is used to select the type of flat panel connected to the system. Options include: 640x480 / 800x600 / 1024x768 / 800x480 / 1024x600 1280x768 / 1280x800 / 1280x600. Spread Spectrum Clock By default, this field is set to Disabled. MI801 User’s Manual...
This option is disabled by default. HDA Controller This option is used to enable the Southbridge high definition audio controller. SMBUS Controller This option is enabled by default. Enable Onboard PCI option ROM This option is disabled by default. MI801 User’s Manual...
These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features. Load Failsafe Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high-performance features. MI801 User’s Manual...
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Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver Installation ....44 Realtek RTL8111E LAN Drivers Installation ........45 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system (Windows XP/ Vista/ 7), you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. MI801 User’s Manual...
1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Pineview Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. 2. When the welcome screen to the Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility appears, click Next to continue. MI801 User’s Manual...
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4. On the Readme Information screen, click Next to continue.When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next to continue. 5. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI801 User’s Manual...
1. Insert the drivers DVD into the DVD drive. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Pineview Chipset Drivers. Click Intel(R) Pineview Chipset Family Graphics Driver. 2. When the welcome screen of the Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver appears, click Next to continue. MI801 User’s Manual...
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3. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. 4. Click Next in the Readme File Information window. 5. Click Next in the Setup Progress window. 6. Setup is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI801 User’s Manual...
2.When the welcome screen to InstallShield Wizard for Realtek High Definition Audio Driver appears, click Next to start the installation. 3.When InstallShield Wizard has finished performing maintenance operations on Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Audio Driver, click Finish to restart the computer. MI801 User’s Manual...
2. In the welcome screen of the InstallShield Wizard for REALTEK GbE & FE Ethernet PCI-E NIC Driver, click Next. 3. In the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Install to begin the installation. 4. InstallShield Wizard is completed. Click Finish to exit the Wizard. MI801 User’s Manual...
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Interrupt Cascade IRQ3 Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Reserved IRQ7 Reserved IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Reserved IRQ10 Serial Port #4 IRQ11 Serial Port #3 IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE MI801 User’s Manual...
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Winbond 83627UHG, program abort.\n"); return(1); Dio5Initial(); //for GPIO50..57 Dio5SetDirection(0x0F); //GP50..53 = input, GP54..57=output printf("Current DIO direction = 0x%X\n", Dio5GetDirection()); printf("Current DIO status = 0x%X\n", Dio5GetInput()); printf("Set DIO output to high\n"); Dio5SetOutput(0x0F); printf("Set DIO output to low\n"); Dio5SetOutput(0x00); return 0; MI801 User’s Manual...
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Dio5SetDirection(unsigned char NewData) //NewData : 1 for input, 0 for output Set_W627UHG_LD(0x08); //switch to logic device 8 Set_W627UHG_Reg(0xE0, NewData); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned char Dio5GetDirection(void) unsigned char result; Set_W627UHG_LD(0x08); //switch to logic device 8 result = Get_W627UHG_Reg(0xE0); return (result); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- MI801 User’s Manual...