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MB880
Socket LGA775 Pentium
4
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Intel
i915G Chipset
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Industrial Motherboard
USER'S MANUAL
Version 1.0

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  • Page 1 MB880 Socket LGA775 Pentium ® Intel i915G Chipset ® Industrial Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0...
  • Page 2 Intel and Pentium 4 are registered trademarks of Intel 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. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Board Dimensions............. 4 Installations ............5 Installing the CPU ............6 ATX Power Installation ............ 7 Installing the Memory............7 Setting the Jumpers............8 Connectors on MB880 ............ 13 Watchdog Timer Configuration........25 BIOS Setup ............29 Drivers Installation ........54 Appendix ............
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  • Page 5: Introduction

    Checklist ® Your MB880 Pentium 4 motherboard package should include the items listed below: • The MB880 motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 Back I/O shield • 1 IDE Cable • 1 Floppy Cable • 2 SATA Cable (Option) •...

  • Page 6: Product Description

    INSTALLATIONS Product Description ® The MB880 LGA 775 Pentium 4 motherboard incorporates the Intel i915G chipset that can utilize a single LGA775 processor of up to 4.0GHz or higher and supports FSB frequency of 533/800Mhz (133MHz, and 200MHz HCLK respectively).

  • Page 7: Specifications

    DiskOnChip socket supports up to 512MB capacity Watchdog Timer Supports 256 segments (0,1,2… 255. sec/min) System Voltages +5V, +12V, -12V, 5VSB, -5V, 3.3V Board Size 12” x 9.5” (ATX form factor) Other Features IrDA interface, Modem Wakeup, BootROM on LAN2 MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 8: Board Dimensions

    INSTALLATIONS Board Dimensions MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 9: Installations

    INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB880 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ............6 ATX Power Installation ............ 7 Installing the Memory............7 Setting the Jumpers............

  • Page 10: Installing The Cpu

    INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MB880 motherboard supports an LGA 775 processor socket for Intel® Pentium® 4 processors. The LGA 775 processor socket comes with a lever to secure the processor. Refer to the pictures below, from left to right, on how to place the processor into the CPU socket.

  • Page 11: Atx Power Installation

    Note: The power supply 5VSB voltage must be at least 2A. Installing the Memory The MB880 motherboard supports two DDR memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 2GB in DDR memory type. It supports DDR333 when installed with CPUs that have clock speeds of 533MHz.

  • Page 12: Setting The Jumpers

    INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MB880 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 MB880 and their respective functions.
  • Page 13 INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MB880 Jumper Locations on MB880............Page JP1: COM2 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting........10 JP2: COM1 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting........10 JP3: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ........... 10 JP5: Clear CMOS Contents.............. 11 JP6: COM4 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting........11 JP7: COM3 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting........
  • Page 14 JP3, COM2 is selectable for RS232, RS-422 and RS-485. The following table describes the jumper settings for COM2 selection. COM2 RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Function Short: Short: Short: Jumper 9-11 Setting 10-12 8-10 8-10 (pin closed) 15-17 13-15 13-15 16-18 14-16 14-16 MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 15 JP6: COM4 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting Setting Function Pin 1-2 +12V Short/Closed Pin 3-4 Normal Short/Closed Pin 5-6 Short/Closed JP7: COM3 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting Setting Function Pin 1-2 +12V Short/Closed Pin 3-4 Normal Short/Closed Pin 5-6 Short/Closed MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 16 INSTALLATIONS JP8: DiskOnChip Address Select Before you can use this selection, install the DiskOnChip device on the DiskOnChip socket (location: U42). Address D0000-D7FFF D8000-DFFFF (default) MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 17: Connectors On Mb880

    INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MB880 The connectors on MB880 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on MB880 and their respective functions. Connector Locations on MB880 ..........14 ATX1: ATX Power Supply Connector........

  • Page 18: Connector Locations On Mb880

    INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MB880 Connectors on MB880........................Page ATX1: ATX Power Supply Connector........................15 ATX_12V: ATX 12V Power Connector........................15 DIMM1: Channel A DDR Socket..........................15 DIMM2: Channel B DDR Socket ..........................15 PCIE_2: PCI Express (x1) Slot ........................... 15 PCI1, PCI2, PCI3: PCI Slots ............................

  • Page 19: Atx1: Atx Power Supply Connector

    PCIE_1: External PCI Express (x16) Graphics Card Slot PCIE_2: PCI Express (x1) Slot PCI1, PCI2, PCI3: PCI Slots SL1, SL2: ISA Slots (Slave Only) The two ISA slots does not support ISA master & DMA access function, but only ISA peripheral cards. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 20: Cn1: Ps/2 Keyboard And Ps/2 Mouse Connectors

    Pin # Signal Name DCD, Data carrier detect DSR, Data set ready RXD, Receive data RTS, Request to send TXD, Transmit data CTS, Clear to send DTR, Data terminal ready RI, Ring indicator GND, ground Not Used MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 21: Cn4: Parallel Port Connector

    CN5 is a DB-15 VGA connector located beside the COM1 port. The following table shows the pin-out assignments of this connector. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. HSYNC VSYNC MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 22: Cn6: Dual Lan Rj45 Connectors

    This 10-pin Digital I/O connector supports TTL levels and is used to control external devices requiring ON/OFF circuitry. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Ground Out3 Out1 Out2 Out0 J3: IrDA Connector Pin # Signal Name No connect Ir RX Ground Ir TX MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 23: J4:Usb Connectors

    The following table shows the pin out assignments of this connector. Wake On LAN will function properly only with an ATX power supply with 5VSB that has 1A. Pin # Signal Name +5VSB Ground LAN Wakeup MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 24: J13: System Function Connector

    The power LED indicates the status of the main power switch. Pin # Signal Name Power LED No connect Ground Keyboard Locked: Pin 14-15 To use keyboard lock, set pin14/15 to short/closed Pin # Signal Name Keyboard lock Ground MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 25: Cpu_Fan1: Cpu Fan Power Connector

    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 CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector Pin # Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection Control MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 26: Cpu_Fan2: Cpu Fan Power Connector

    Drive select 1 Ground Drive select 0 Ground Motor enable 1 Ground Direction Ground Step Ground Write data Ground Write gate Ground Track 00 Ground Write protect FDD1 Ground Read data Ground Side 1 select Ground Diskette change MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 27: Ide1: Primary Ide Connectors

    LED1: LED for CPU Over-Voltage Protection This red LED shall light to indicate that the CPU voltage has surged and reached the default voltage protection value (2V). In such a case, the system will shut down automatically. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 28: Led3: Power On Led

    This green LED will light constantly when the power is on to indicate that the 5VSB status has switched to 5V power. LED5: Power Off LED This Red LED will light constantly during a power-off status to indicate 5VSB status. At this time, LED3 will not light. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 29: Watchdog Timer Configuration

    0F5h call Read_Reg and al, NOT 08h call Write_Reg ;set count mode as second pop ax mov cl, 0F6h call Write_Reg ;set watchdog timer mov al, 01h mov cl, 30h call Write_Reg ;watchdog enabled MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 30 ; IN : None ; OUT : None ;[]=============================================== Unlock_Chip Proc Near mov dx, 2Eh mov al, 87h out dx, al out dx, al Unlock_Chip Endp ;[]================================================ ; Name : Lock_Chip ; IN : None ; OUT : None MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 31 ; Name : Read_Reg ; IN : CL - register index ; OUT : AL - Value to read ;[]=================================================== Read_Reg Proc Near mov al, cl mov dx, 2Eh out dx, al inc dx al, dx Read_Reg Endp ;[]================================================ MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 32 INSTALLATIONS This page is intentionally left blank. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 33: Bios Setup

    ............50 PC Health Status ..............51 Frequency/Voltage Control ............. 52 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............53 Load Setup Defaults ............... 53 Set Supervisor/User Password ..........53 Save & Exit Setup ..............53 Exit Without Saving ............... 53 MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 34: Bios Introduction

    <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. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 35 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. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 36: Standard Cmos Setup

    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. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 37 These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. The available specifications are: 360KB 1.2MB 720KB 1.44MB 2.88MB 5.25 in. 5.25 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 38 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. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 39: Advanced Bios Features

    The options are 16Min and 64Min. Limit CPUID MaxVal The choices are: Enabled: Limits CPUID maximum value to 3 when used with older OS like Windows NT4. Disabled: Disables CPUID limit for Windows XP. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 40 First/Second/Third Boot Device These fields determine the drive that the system searches first for an operating system. The options available include Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD-0, SCSI ,CDROM ,HDD-1 ,HDD-2 ,HDD-3 ,USB-FDD ,USB-ZIP , USB-CDROM and Disable. Boot Other Device MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 41 BIOS SETUP These fields allow the system to search for an operating system from other devices other than the ones selected in the First/Second/Third Boot Device. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 42 Setup. When you select System, the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up. When you select Setup, the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 43 If you set this feature to Disabled, the BIOS will not report the missing floppy drive to Win95/98. Small Logo (EPA) Show The EPA logo appears at the right side of the monitor screen when the system is boot up. The default setting is Enabled. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 44: Advanced Chipset Features

    DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU. The choices are 2 and 3. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 45 In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB. The choices are Enabled and Disabled. PEG/OnChip VGA Control The default setting is Auto. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 46 Specify the size of DVMT memory to allocate for video memory. PCI Express Port 1/2/3/4 The default setting is Auto. The choices are Enabled , Disabled and Auto. PCI-E Compliancy Mode The default setting is Auto. Another mode is v1.0. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 47: Integrated Peripherals

    RxD , TxD Active Hi, Lo IR Transmission Delay Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use IR Pins IR-Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select EPP1.7 ECP Mode Use DMA PWRON After PWR-Fail MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 48 ICH6R. Otherwise, it is not supported. On-Chip Serial ATA The default setting of Auto allows the Serial ATA drive to be enabled, when the system detects one. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 49 By default, the system initializes the PCI Slot VGA when the system boots. Power ON Function This field is related to how the system is powered on – such as with the use of conventional power button, keyboard or hot keys. The default is BUTTON ONLY. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 50 Extended Capabilities Port ECP+EPP Combination of ECP and EPP capabilities Normal Normal function 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. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 51: Power Management Setup

    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. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 52 Enable this field to allow wake up function through the onboard Marvell Gigabit Ethernet. Resume by Alarm This field enables or disables the resumption of the system operation. When enabled, the user is allowed to set the Date and Time. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 53 When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 54: Reset Configuration Data

    PCI/VGA. When this field is enabled, a PCI/VGA can work with an MPEG ISA/VESA VGA card. When this field is disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA/VESA card. Maximum Payload Size PCI/VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA/VESA card. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 55: Pc Health Status

    PC health status. CPU/Chassis Fan Failure Warning When enabled, this field lets the system sounds a ‘ siren’ audible warning to the user that the CPU fan or chassis fan has malfunctioned. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 56: Cpu Clock Ratio

    This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock. Spread Spectrum This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 57: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    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. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 58: Drivers Installation

    Realtek AC97 Codec Audio Driver Installation....59 Marvell 88E8053 LAN Drivers Installation ..... 60 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system (Windows 2000/XP), you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 59: Intel 915G Chipset Software Intallation Utility

    Intallation Utility,Please update your system to Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP1A) 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board and the screen below would appear. Click Intel Chipset Software Intallation Utility. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 60 5. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. When the computer has restarted, the system will be able to find some devices. Restart your computer when prompted. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 61: Intel 915G Chipset Graphics Driver

    Windows 2000/XP. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board and the screen below would appear. Click Intel 915G Chipset Family Graphics Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 62 4. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. When the computer has restarted, the system will be able to find some devices. Restart your computer when prompted. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 63: Realtek Ac97 Codec Audio Driver Installation

    1. Insert the CD that comes with the board and the screen below would appear. Click Realtek AC97 Codec Audio Drivers to start the drivers installation. 2. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. . MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 64: Marvell 88E8053 Lan Drivers Installation

    1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. In the initial screen, click on LAN Card on the left side. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to start the drivers instalation. 3. Click Finish to complete the setup and for changes to take effect. MB880 User’ s Manual...
  • Page 65 DRIVERS INSTALLATION This page is intentionally left blank. MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 66: Appendix

    Parallel Port #1(LPT1) 360h - 36Fh Network Ports 3B0h - 3BFh Monochrome & Printer adapter 3C0h - 3CFh EGA adapter 3D0h - 3DFh CGA adapter 3F0h - 3F7h Floppy Disk Controller 3F8h - 3FFh Serial Port #1(COM1) MB880 User’ s Manual...

  • Page 67: Interrupt Request Lines (Irq)

    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 MB880 User’ s Manual...

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