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- Page 1 MB960 Intel Sandy Bridge / PCH ® ATX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0A...
- Page 2 Acknowledgments AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc. PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel and Intel® Sandy Bridge DC/QC Processor are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Board Dimensions ............... 4 Installations ............5 Installing the CPU ............... 6 Installing the Memory ............7 Setting the Jumpers ............. 8 Connectors on MB960 ............12 BIOS Setup ............19 Drivers Installation ........45 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ......46 VGA Drivers Installation .......... - Page 4 This page is intentionally left blank. MB960 User’s Manual...
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Page 5: Introduction
Integrated Graphics for DVI-I, DVI-D/HDMI displays 4x SATA 2.0, 2x SATA 3.0, 14x USB 2.0, USB 3.0 (2 ports), 4x COM, Watchdog timer 1x PCI-E (x16), 1x PCI-E (x4), 4x PCI, 1x ISA Optional AMT (MB960AF only) MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 6: Checklist
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MB960 package should include the items listed below. The MB960 ATX motherboard This User’s Manual 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility Serial ATA cable MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 7: Mb960 Specifications
2x10 pin-header for COM3 (RS232) & COM4 (RS232) 2x5 pin-header for Digital IO Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min) Watchdog Timer System Voltage Others LAN Wakeup, EuP feature (Fintek F75160), UL 60950-1 2 Edition compatible 305mm x 244mm Board Size MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 8: Board Dimensions
INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 9: Installations
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB960 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU .................. 6 Installing the Memory ................7 Setting the Jumpers ................8 Connectors on MB960 ................. -
Page 10: Installing The Cpu
INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MB960 board supports an LGA1155 Socket (shown below) for Intel Sandy Bridge processors. To install the CPU, unlock first the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90-degree. Then, position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner aligns with the gold triangle matching the socket corner with a small triangle. -
Page 11: Installing The Memory
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MB960 board supports four DDR3 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 16GB in DDR3 DIMM 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. -
Page 12: Setting The Jumpers
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MB960 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 MB960 and their respective functions. -
Page 13: Jumper Locations On Mb960
INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MB960 Jumpers on MB960 ................Page JP1, JP2, JP3: RS232/RS422/RS485 (COM1) Selection ....10 JP4: COM1 RS232 RI/+5V/+12V Power Setting ........ 10 JP5: COM2 RS232 RI/+5V/+12V Power Setting ........ 10 JP8: Flash Descriptor Security Override (Factory use only) ....11 JBAT1: Clear CMOS Contents ............ -
Page 14: Jp1, Jp2, Jp3: Rs232/Rs422/Rs485 (Com1) Selection
1-3 & 2-4 JP4: COM1 RS232 RI/+5V/+12V Power Setting Setting Function Pin 1-2 +12V Short/Closed Pin 3-4 Short/Closed Pin 5-6 Short/Closed JP5: COM2 RS232 RI/+5V/+12V Power Setting Setting Function Pin 1-2 +12V Short/Closed Pin 3-4 Short/Closed Pin 5-6 Short/Closed MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 15: Jp8: Flash Descriptor Security Overide (Factory Use Only)
INSTALLATIONS JP8: Flash Descriptor Security Override (Factory use only) Flash Descriptor Security Override Disabled Open (Default) Close Enabled JBAT1: Clear CMOS Contents JBAT1 Setting Function Pin 1-2 Normal Short/Closed Pin 2-3 Clear CMOS Short/Closed MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 16: Connectors On Mb960
INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MB960 Connector Locations on MB960 ............13 CN2: COM1 and COM2 Serial Ports........... 14 CN3: DVI-D and DVI-I Connector ............14 CN5: USB3.0 Connector ..............15 CN1: HDMI Connector ................ 15 CN7: Gigabit LAN (Intel 82579LM) + USB 2/3 ......... 15 CN6: Gigabit LAN (Intel 82583V) + USB 0/1 ........ -
Page 17: Connector Locations On Mb960
INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MB960 MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 18: Cn2: Com1 And Com2 Serial Ports
DATA 5- DDC CLOCK DATA 5+ DDC DATA SHIELD CLK VSYNC CLOCK - DATA 1- CLOCK + DATA 1+ SHIELD 1/3 Green DATA 3- Blue DATA 3+ HSYNC DDC POWER A GROUND2 A GROUND 1 A GROUND3 MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 19: Cn5: Usb3.0 Connector
N.C. DATA 3+ N.C. DDC POWER N.C. A GROUND 1 N.C. CN5: USB3.0 Connector CN1: HDMI Connector CN7: Gigabit LAN (Intel 82579LM) + USB 2/3 CN6: Gigabit LAN (Intel 82583V) + USB 0/1 CN4: HD Audio Connector MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 20: J16: Digital I/O
J19, J20: COM3, COM4 RS232 Serial Ports Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name DCD# DSR# SIN# RTS# SOUT CTS# DTR# J3: ATX 12V Power Connector This connector supplies the CPU operating voltage. Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground +12V +12V MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 21: J6, J7, J10, J12, J14: Usb Connectors
LINE_L Ground J15: Front Panel Function Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name SPK + PWR LED + SPK – (GND) PWR LED- (GND) SPK – (GND) PWR_SW PWR_SW HDD LED - HDD LED + MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 22: Cpu_Fan1: Cpu Fan Power Connector
CN9, CN10, CN11, CN12, CN13, CN14: SATA Connectors CN8: Compact Flash Connector J17: SPI Flash Connector (Factory use only) J4: ISA Slot (shared with PCI1) PCIE2: PCI-E X16 Slot PCIE1: PCI-E X8 Slot (X4 Link) PCI1-PCI4: PCI 32-bit Slot MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 23: Bios Setup
The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: BIOS Introduction ................20 BIOS Setup ..................20 Advanced Settings ................22 Chipset Settings ................... 34 Boot Settings..................41 CSM parameters .................. 42 Security Settings .................. 43 Save & Exit Settings ................44 MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 24: Bios Introduction
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. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 25: System Language
BIOS SETUP Main Settings Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright © 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Choose the system default language System Language [English] → ← Select Screen System Date [Tue 01/20/2009] ↑↓ Select Item... -
Page 26: Advanced Settings
ESC: Exit PERR# Generation Disabled SERR# Generation Disabled ► PCI Express Settings Above 4G Decoding Enables or Disables 64bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address space (only if system supports 64 bit PCI decoding). MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 27: Pci Latency Timer
Keep Link ON Relaxed Ordering Enables or disables PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering. Extended Tag If ENABLED allows device to use 8-bit Tag field as a requester. No Snoop Enables or disables PCI Express Device No Snoop option. MB960 User’s Manual... - Page 28 Defines number of Microseconds software will wait before polling ‘Link Training’ bit in Link Status register. Value range from 10 to 1000 uS. Unpopulated Links In order to save power, software will disable unpopulated PCI Express links, if this option set to ‘Disable Link’. MB960 User’s Manual...
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Page 29: Acpi Settings
This option may be not effective with some 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. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 30: Trusted Computing
F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit TPM Support This configuration is supported only with MB960AF. Enables or Disables TPM support. O.S. will not show TPM. Reset of platform is required. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 31: Cpu Configuration
Disabled for Windows XP. Execute Disable Bit XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, Re33dHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.) MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 32: Intel Virtualization Technology
F3: Optimized Default SATA Port4 Empty F4: Save ESC: Exit Software Preserve Unknown SATA Port5 Empty Software Preserve Unknown SATA Controller(s) Enable / Disable Serial ATA Controller. SATA Mode Selection (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 33: Acpi Shutdown Temperature
PCI/ISA Select Screen IRQ4 PCI/ISA ↑↓ Select Item IRQ5 PCI/ISA Enter: Select IRQ6 PCI/ISA Change Field F1: General Help IRQ7 PCI/ISA F2: Previous Values IRQ10 PCI/ISA F3: Optimized Default IRQ11 PCI/ISA F4: Save ESC: Exit IRQ12 PCI/ISA MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 34: Amt Configuration
Set timer to wait before sending ASF_GET_BOOT_OPTIONS. Activate Remote Assistance Process Trigger CIRA boot. PET Progress User can Enable/Disable PET Events progress to receive PET events or not. Watchdog Timer This configuration is supported only with MB960AF (with iAMT function). Enable/Disable Watchdog Timer. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 35: Acoustic Management Configuration
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. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 36: Serial Port Configuration
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. Power Failure Options are: Keep last state Bypass mode Always on Always off (default) MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 37: Cpu Ppm Configuration
Save & Exit CPU PPM Configuration EIST Enabled Turbo Mode Enabled → ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit EIST Enable/Disable Intel SpeedStep. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 38: Chipset Settings
Boot Security Save & Exit ► PCH-IO Configuration → ← ► System Agent (SA) Configuration Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 39: Wake On Lan
Wake on LAN 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. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 40: Pci Express Configuration
Enable or disable PCI Express Clock Gating for each root port. DMI Link ASPM Control The control of Active State Power Management on both NB side and 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. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 41: Usb Configuration
USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control Disabled F4: Save ESC: Exit EHCI1/2 Control the USAB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled. USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control Control each of the USB ports (0~13) disabling. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 42: Pch Azalia Configuration
F3: Optimized Default ► Memory Configuration F4: Save ESC: Exit VT-d Check to enable VT-d function on MCH. Enable NB CRID Enable or disable NB CRID WorkAround. C-State Pre-Wake Controls C-State Pre-Wake feature for ARAT, in SSKPD[57]. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 43: Graphics Configuration
Keep IGD enabled based on the setup options. DVMT Pre-Allocated Select DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated (Fixed) graphics memory size used by the internal graphics device. DVMT Total Gfx Mem Select DVMT 5.0 total graphics memory size used by the internal graphics device. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 44: Memory Configuration
↑↓ Select Item DIMM#3 Enter: Select CAS Latency (tCL) Change Field F1: General Help Minimum delay time CAS to RAS (tRCDmin) F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default Row Precharge (tRPmin) F4: Save ESC: Exit Active to Precharge (tRASmin) MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 45: Boot Settings
UPON REQUEST – GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. ALWAYS – do not allow disabling GA20; this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB. Option ROM Messages Set display mode for Option ROM. Options are Force BIOS and Keep Current. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 46: Int19 Trap Response
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. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 47: Security Settings
The password length must be F1: General Help in the following range: F2: Previous Values Minimum length F3: Optimized Default Maximum length F4: Save ESC: Exit Administrator Password User Password Administrator Password Set Setup Administrator Password. User Password Set User Password. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 48: Save Changes And Exit
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. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 49: Drivers Installation
LAN Drivers Installation ..............49 Intel® Management Engine Interface ..........51 ASMedia USB 3.0 Drivers ..............53 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system, you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 50: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
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. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 51: Vga Drivers Installation
5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation of the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver. 6. On Setup Progress screen, click Next to continue. 7. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 52: Realtek Hd Audio Driver Installation
1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) QM67/Q67 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 3. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Yes to proceed with and complete the installation process. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 53: Lan Drivers Installation
3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. On the next screen, click Yes to to agree with the license agreement. 4. Click the checkbox for Drivers in the Setup Options screen to select it and click Next to continue. MB960 User’s Manual... - Page 54 DRIVER INSTALLATION 5. The wizard is ready to begin installation. Click Install to begin the installation. 6. When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish. MB960 User’s Manual...
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Page 55: Intel® Management Engine Interface
1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) AMT 7.0 Drivers. 2. When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel® Management Engine Components, click Next. On the next screen, click Yes to to agree with the license agreement. MB960 User’s Manual... - Page 56 DRIVER INSTALLATION 2. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next. Then, click Finish when the setup progress has been successfully installed. MB960 User’s Manual...
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Page 57: Asmedia Usb 3.0 Drivers
1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) QM67/Q67 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel® Management Engine Components, click Next. 3. When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish. MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 58: Appendix
0F0h Clear Math Coprocessor Busy Signal 0F1h Reset Math Coprocessor 1F0h - 1F7h IDE Interface 2F8h - 2FFh Serial Port #2(COM2) 2B0h- 2DFh Graphics adapter Controller 360h - 36Fh Network Ports 3F8h - 3FFh Serial Port #1(COM1) MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 59: Interrupt Request Lines (Irq)
The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level Function IRQ0 System Timer Output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ3 Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE MB960 User’s Manual... -
Page 60: Watchdog Timer Configuration
Fintek 81865, program abort.\n"); return(1); }//if (SIO == 0) if (argc != 2) printf(" Parameter incorrect!!\n"); return (1); bTime = strtol (argv[1], endptr, 10); printf("System will reset after %d seconds\n", bTime); if (bTime) EnableWDT(bTime); } else DisableWDT(); return 0; MB960 User’s Manual... - Page 61 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void DisableWDT(void) unsigned char bBuf; Set_F81865_LD(0x07); //switch to logic device 7 bBuf = Get_F81865_Reg(0xFA); bBuf &= ~0x01; Set_F81865_Reg(0xFA, bBuf); //disable WDTO output bBuf = Get_F81865_Reg(0xF5); bBuf &= ~0x20; bBuf |= 0x40; Set_F81865_Reg(0xF5, bBuf); //disable WDT //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- MB960 User’s Manual...
- Page 62 F81865_UNLOCK); outportb(F81865_INDEX_PORT, F81865_UNLOCK); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void Lock_F81865 (void) outportb(F81865_INDEX_PORT, F81865_LOCK); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void Set_F81865_LD( unsigned char LD) Unlock_F81865(); outportb(F81865_INDEX_PORT, F81865_REG_LD); outportb(F81865_DATA_PORT, LD); Lock_F81865(); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void Set_F81865_Reg( unsigned char REG, unsigned char DATA) Unlock_F81865(); outportb(F81865_INDEX_PORT, REG); outportb(F81865_DATA_PORT, DATA); Lock_F81865(); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- MB960 User’s Manual...
- Page 63 (F81865_BASE) #define F81865_DATA_PORT (F81865_BASE+1) //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define F81865_REG_LD 0x07 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define F81865_UNLOCK 0x87 #define F81865_LOCK 0xAA //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned int Init_F81865(void); void Set_F81865_LD( unsigned char); void Set_F81865_Reg( unsigned char, unsigned char); unsigned char Get_F81865_Reg( unsigned char); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #endif //__F81865_H MB960 User’s Manual...
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When playing regular minecraft without shaders I run a straight 100 fps capped at 100 and use 3.50 ghz on a ryzen 9 6900HX with radeon graphics and on mini PC but when I use any type of shader or even play any graphic intense games my CPU usage goes very low and my ghz speed is usually either at 0.80-2.30 ghz depending on how GPU intensive the game is and its probly the BIOS but I have no idea how to fix it