IBASE Technology MI910 User Manual

IBASE Technology MI910 User Manual

Intel core 2 duo/celeron gm965 mini-itx motherboard
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Intel
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Celeron GM965
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USER'S MANUAL
Version 1.0

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  • Page 1 MI910/MI910F Intel Core 2 Duo/ ® Celeron GM965 Mini-ITX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0...
  • Page 2 Intel and Intel® Core 2 Duo and Intel® Celeron processors 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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Board Dimensions ............... 4 Installations ............5 Installing the CPU ............... 6 Installing the Memory ............7 Setting the Jumpers ............. 8 Connectors on MI910 ............11 BIOS Setup ............27 Drivers Installation ........49 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility......50 VGA Drivers Installation ..........
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT NOTE: When the system boots without the CRT being connected, there will be no image on screen when you insert the CRT/VGA cable. To show the image on screen, the hotkey must be pressed (CTRL-ALT-F1). THE MI910 MINI ITX MOTHERBOARD MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Introduction Product Description The MI910 Mini ITX board incorporates the Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset for Embedded Computing, consisting of the Intel® GM965 Graphic Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and Intel® I/O Controller Hub (ICH8-M), an optimized integrated graphics solution with a 533MHz and 800MHz front-side bus.
  • Page 6: Checklist

    INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MI910 package should include the items listed below. • The MI910 Mini-ITX motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • Cable kit (IDE, Serial port, Serial ATA) MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 7: Mi910 Specifications

    LVDS LCD Panel LVDS 1. ICH8M 10/100/gigabit MAC + PHY (dual footprint option): • Intel 82566DC Nineveh 10/100/1000 (MI910) • Intel 82562V Ekron-N 10/100 (MI910L) 2. Marvell 88E8053 PCI-e Gigabit LAN controller x1 (MI910F) ICH8M built-in USB 2.0 host controller, support 6 ports...
  • Page 8: Board Dimensions

    INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 9: Installations

    INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI910 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 MI910 ..............
  • Page 10: Installing The Cpu

    INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MI910 board supports a Socket 478MN (MEROM) processor socket for Intel® Core 2 Duo, Intel® Celeron mobile processors. The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the processor. As shown in the left picture below, loosen the screw first before inserting the processor.
  • Page 11: Installing The Memory

    INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The Mi910 board supports two DDR2 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 4GB 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.
  • Page 12: Setting The Jumpers

    INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MI910 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 MI910 and their respective functions.
  • Page 13 INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MI910 Jumpers on MI910 ................Page JP5: LCD Panel Power Selection ..........10 JP9: PCI/PCIE Riser Card Selection ..........10 JBAT1: Clear CMOS Setting ............10 JP8: CompactFlash Slave/Master Selection ......... 10 MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 LCD Panel Power 3.3V JP9: PCI/PCIE Riser Card Selection Riser Card IP390 Riser Card Install IP151, IP240 Riser Card Install JBAT1: Clear CMOS Setting JBAT1 Setting Normal Clear CMOS JP8: CompactFlash Slave/Master Selection CF Setting Master Slave MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 15: Connectors On Mi910

    J15: Compact Flash Connector ............. 22 PCI1: PCI Slot (supports 2 Master) ..........22 CON1: SDVO Port Connector ............. 22 Headers and Connectors on MI910 Daughter Cards ....23 ............23 ID390 – JP4 LCD Panel Power Selection ..............23 ID390 –...
  • Page 16 INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MI910 MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 INSTALLATIONS MI910 Solder Side MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 18: Cn1: Ps/2 Keyboard And Ps/2 Mouse Connectors

    Mouse clock N.C. N.C. CN2, CN3: COM1 and VGA Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Not Used [[[[ Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. HSYNC VSYNC MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 19: Usb1/2 Ports

    INSTALLATIONS USB_LAN1: 10/100 RJ-45(MI910), 10/100/1000 RJ45(MI910G) and USB1/2 Ports CN4: 1394 Connector J6: SPDIF Out Connector CN5, CN6: GbE RJ-45(MI910F) and USB3/4 Ports CN7: Audio Connector FAN1: System Fan Power Connector FAN1 is a 3-pin header for system fans. The fan must be a 12V (500mA).
  • Page 20: Ide1: Ide Connector

    Ground FDD1: Floppy Drive Connector FDD1is a slim 26-pin connector and will support up to 2.88MB FDD. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name INDEX DRV_SEL DSK_CH MOTOR DINST STEP WDATA WGATE TRACK WPROT RDATA SIDE MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 21: Atx1: Atx Power Supply Connector

    ATX Power On Switch Not Defined Power LED Speaker Speaker: Pins 1 - 4 This connector provides an interface to a speaker for audio tone generation. An 8-ohm speaker is recommended. Pin # Signal Name Speaker out No connect Ground MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 10 and 20 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 MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 23: F_Usb1: Usb0/Usb1 Connector

    JP1: JP1: JP1: 3-5 & 4-6 1-3 & 2-4 1-3 & 2-4 COM2 is jumper selectable for RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485. Pin # Signal Name RS-232 R2-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ Ground Ground Ground RTS- RTS+ CTS+ CTS- MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 24: J2: Com2 Serial Port

    TX0+ Ground Ground TX1- TX1+ 5V/3.3V Ground TX2- TX2+ Ground Ground TXC- TXC+ 5V/3.3V ENABKL +12V +12V J5: LCD Backlight Connector Pin # Signal Name +12V Backlight Enable Ground J7: Mini PCI Connector CN8, CN9: SATA Connectors MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 25: J8: Digital I/O

    J10: SPI Flash Connector (factory use only) J11: 1394 Connector Signal Name Signal Name TPA+ TPB+ TPA- TPB- +12V J12: Front Audio Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name MIC2_L Ground MIC2_R Presence# Line2_L MIC2_ID Sense Line2_R Line2_ID J13: PCI-E(x1) Slot MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 26: J14: Irda Connector

    SDVOC Green- SDVOC Red+ SDVOC Red- SDVO TVClkIn+ SDVO TVClkIn- SDVOB Int+ SDVOB Int- SDVO CtrlData SDVO CtrlClk SDVOB Clk+ SDVOB Clk- SDVOB Blue+ SDVOB Blue- SDVOB Green+ SDVOB Green- SDVOB Red+ SDVOB Red- SDVO Stall+ SDVO Stall- MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 27: Headers And Connectors On Mi910 Daughter Cards

    INSTALLATIONS Headers and Connectors on MI910 Daughter Cards ID390 – JP4 LCD Panel Power Selection Voltage 3.3V ID390 – J1 LCD Backlight Setting Pin # Signal Name +12V Backlight Enable Ground ID390 – J3 and J2 1 LVDS Channel Connectors...
  • Page 28: Id390C - J4 Vga Connector

    INSTALLATIONS ID390C – J4 VGA Connector [[[[ Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Ground GREEN N.C. BLUE N.C. HSYNC Ground VSYNC Ground Ground N.C. Ground MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 29: Id391 - J2 Dvi Connector

    Windows, then the second DVI output (via J2) will function. ID391D and ID391 are different since the latter (ID391) has video output via J2. The pin assignments of J1 and J2 are the same. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 INSTALLATIONS This page is intentionally left blank. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 31: Bios Setup

    PNP/PCI Configurations .............. 45 PC Health Status ................46 Frequency/Voltage Control ............47 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ..............48 Load Optimized Defaults ............. 48 Set Supervisor/User Password ............48 Save & Exit Setup ................ 48 Exit Without Saving ..............48 MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 32: 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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 34: Standard Cmos Setup

    The following describes each item of this menu. Date The date format is: Day : Sun to Sat Month : 1 to 12 Date : 1 to 31 Year : 1999 to 2099 MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 37: Advanced Bios Features

    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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 When enabled, you can set the two typematic controls listed next. By default, this field is set to Disabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) When the typematic rate is enabled, the system registers repeated keystrokes speeds. Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 40: Advanced Chipset Features

    ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB. The choices are Enabled and Disabled. Note: SDVO Device Setting, SDVO LVDS Protocol and SDVO Panel Number Selection fields are available when ID390, ID390C, ID391, ID391D or ID392 daughter cards are installed. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 These fields allow you to select the LCD Panel type. The values for these ports are: 640x480 18bit SC 800x480 18bit SC 800x600 18bit SC 1024x768 18bit SC 1280x1024 18bit DC 1280x768 18bit SC 1400x1050 18bit DC 1600x1200 18bit DC MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 42: Integrated Peripherals

    IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA SATA Mode LEGACY Mode Support Disable Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Enable ITEM HELP Marvell Gigabit Lan Control MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 43: Ide Hdd Block Mode

    When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA These fields allow your system to improve disk I/O throughput to 33Mb/sec with the Ultra DMA/33 feature. The options are Auto and Disabled. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 This field allows users to set the password when keyboard power on is the mode of the Power ON function. Hot Key Power ON This field sets certain keys, also known as hot keys, on the keyboard that can be used as a ‘switch’ to power on the system. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 45: Onboard Serial Port

    Enabled. In order to use USB 2.0, necessary OS drivers must be installed first. Please update your system to Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2. USB Keyboard/Mouse/Storage Function The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, this field is set to Disabled. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 46: Power Management Setup

    Min. Power Saving Minimum power management Max. Power Saving Maximum power management. User Define Each of the ranges is from 1 min. to 1hr. Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 4 seconds. Wake up by PCI Card By default, this field is disabled. Power On by Ring This field enables or disables the power on of the system through the modem connected to the serial port or LAN. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 49: Init Display First

    MPEG ISA/VESA VGA card. When this field is disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA/VESA card. Maximum Payload Size The default setting of the PCI Express Maximum Payload Size is 4096. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 50: Pc Health Status

    This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating. 1st 2st 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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 51: Auto Detect Pci Clk

    This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock. Spread Spectrum Modulated This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 52: 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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 53: Drivers Installation

    AC97 Codec Audio Driver Installation ........54 LAN Drivers Installation ............55 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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 54: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

    Follow the instructions below to complete the installation under Windows 2000/XP. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R)GM 965Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 6. 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. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 56: Vga Drivers Installation

    To install the VGA drivers, follow the steps below to proceed with the installation. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) GM965Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) GM965Chipset Family Graphics Driver. 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 When you have restarted the computer, your computer screen will be blank. At this point, press CTRL-ALT-F1 simultaneously, if you are using CRT monitor. If you are using LVDS LCD panel, press CTRL-ALT-F3. If you are using DVI monitor, press CTRL-ALT-F4. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 58: Ac97 Codec Audio Driver Installation

    1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) GM965Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek AC'97 Codec Audio Driver. 3. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. . MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 59: Lan Drivers Installation

    1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) GM965Chipset Drivers, then Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Drivers. 2. Click Install Base Software to continue. 3. When prompted, please to restart the computer for new settings to take effect. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 60: Driver Installation

    3. Click Next to agree with the license agreement. 4. Click Next when the Readme Information screen appears to proceed with the drives installation process. 5. When the Installation is complete, click Finish for the changes to take effect. MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 61: Appendix

    Parallel Port #1(LPT1) 360 - 36F Network Ports 3B0 - 3BF Monochrome & Printer adapter 3C0 - 3CF EGA adapter 3D0 - 3DF CGA adapter 3F0h - 3F7h Floppy Disk Controller 3F8h - 3FFh Serial Port #1(COM1) MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 62: 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 MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 63: Watchdog Timer Configuration

    (argc != 2) printf(" Parameter incorrect!!\n"); return 1; if (Init_W627EHF() == 0) printf(" Winbond 83627HF is not detected, program abort.\n"); return 1; bTime = strtol (argv[1], endptr, 10); printf("System will reset after %d seconds\n", bTime); EnableWDT(bTime); return 0; //=========================================================================== MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 = Get_W627EHF_Reg( 0xF5); bBuf &= (!0x08); Set_W627EHF_Reg( 0xF5, bBuf); //count mode is second Set_W627EHF_Reg( 0xF6, interval); //set timer //=========================================================================== void DisableWDT(void) Set_W627EHF_LD(0x08); //switch to logic device 8 Set_W627EHF_Reg(0xF6, 0x00); //clear watchdog timer Set_W627EHF_Reg(0x30, 0x00); //watchdog disabled //=========================================================================== MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 Init_Finish; W627EHF_BASE = 0x00; result = W627EHF_BASE; Init_Finish: return (result); //=========================================================================== void Unlock_W627EHF (void) outportb(W627EHF_INDEX_PORT, W627EHF_UNLOCK); outportb(W627EHF_INDEX_PORT, W627EHF_UNLOCK); //=========================================================================== void Lock_W627EHF (void) outportb(W627EHF_INDEX_PORT, W627EHF_LOCK); //=========================================================================== void Set_W627EHF_LD( unsigned char LD) Unlock_W627EHF(); outportb(W627EHF_INDEX_PORT, W627EHF_REG_LD); outportb(W627EHF_DATA_PORT, LD); Lock_W627EHF(); MI910 User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 (W627EHF_BASE) #define W627EHF_DATA_PORT (W627EHF_BASE+1) //=========================================================================== #define W627EHF_REG_LD 0x07 //=========================================================================== #define W627EHF_UNLOCK 0x87 #define W627EHF_LOCK 0xAA //=========================================================================== unsigned int Init_W627EHF(void); void Set_W627EHF_LD( unsigned char); void Set_W627EHF_Reg( unsigned char, unsigned char); unsigned char Get_W627EHF_Reg( unsigned char); //=========================================================================== #endif //__W627EHF_H MI910 User’s Manual...

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