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- Page 1 MB894 Socket 479 Pentium ® Intel 855GME Micro ATX Motherboard ® USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0...
- Page 2 Intel and Pentium 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. MB894 User’ s Manual...
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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 MB894 ............ 13 Watchdog Timer Configuration........25 BIOS Setup ............29 Drivers Installation ........53 Intel Chipset Software Intallation Utility ......54 VGA Drivers Installation .......... - Page 4 This page is intentionally left blank. MB894 User’ s Manual...
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Page 5: Introduction
Other I/O features include watchdog timer, 4-in/4-out digital I/O, and two USB ports on board and four USB ports using pin headers. Expansion slots composed of three PCI, one ISA and one mini PCI slot. The board uses a 20-pin ATX power. MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 6: Checklist
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MB894 package should include the items listed below. • The MB894 Pentium M ATX Motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • I/O Shield Plate • IB3A Cable Kit with cables including: •... -
Page 7: Mb894 Specifications
DB9 x 1 for COM1 Mini-DIN x 1 for PS/2 KB/MS Audio x 1 for Line-Out, MIC, (Line-In via pin header) Watchdog Timer Yes (256 segments: 0, 1, 2,..., 255 sec/min) Power Connector ATX (20 pin) Dimensions 244mm x 244mm MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 8: Board Dimensions
INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 9: Installations
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB894 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 MB894 ............ -
Page 10: Installing The Cpu
INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MB894 motherboard supports a Socket 479 processor socket for ® ® ® Intel Pentium M or Celeron M 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 MB894 Motherboard supports two DDR memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 2GB in DDR memory type. The memory module capacities supported are 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB. The following table lists the supported DDR DIMM configurations. -
Page 12: Setting The Jumpers
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MB894 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 MB894 and their respective functions. -
Page 13: Jumper Locations On Mb894
INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MB894 Jumpers on MB894................Page JP10: Processor Operating Frequency........... 10 JP2, JP4, JP7: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ........ 10 JP8: COM1 RS232 +5V / +12V Power Setting........10 JP9: COM2 RS232 +5V / +12V Power Setting........11 JP15: COM3 RS232 +5V / +12V Power Setting........11 JP17: COM4 RS232 +5V / +12V Power Setting........ -
Page 14: Jp10: Processor Operating Frequency
JP8: COM1 RS232 +5V / +12V Power Setting Pin # Pin # Signal Name Signal Name +12V RI (default) RI (default) COM1 Settings: Pin 1-2 short = +12V, Pin 5-6 short = +5V, Pin 3-4 short = standard COM port MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 15: Jp9: Com2 Rs232 +5V / +12V Power Setting
COM4 Settings: Pin 1-2 short = +12V, Pin 5-6 short = +5V, Pin 3-4 short = standard COM port JP5: LVDS Panel Power Select LVDS Panel Power 3.3V (default) Note: The LVDS panel resolution can be configured in the BIOS Setup. MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 16: Jp11: Clear Cmos Contents
Use JP11 to clear the CMOS contents. Note that the ATX-power connector should be disconnected from the board before clearing CMOS. JP11 Setting Function Pin 1-2 Normal Short/Closed Pin 2-3 Clear CMOS Short/Closed JP13: Compact Flash Slave/Master JP13 Compact Flash Slave Open Master Close MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 17: Connectors On Mb894
INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MB894 The connectors on MB894 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on MB894 and their respective functions. Connector Locations on MB894 ..........14 IDE1, IDE2: Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors .... -
Page 18: Connector Locations On Mb894
INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MB894 Connectors on MB894....................Page IDE1, IDE2: Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors..............15 FDD1: Floppy Drive Connector......................15 FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector....................16 FAN2: System Fan Power Connector ....................16 FAN3: Chassis Fan Power Connector....................16 J1: ATX Power Supply Connector.....................16 CN3, J2, J15, J16: Serial Ports......................17... -
Page 19: Ide1, Ide2: Primary And Secondary Ide Connectors
Drive select 1 Ground Drive select 0 Ground Motor enable 1 Ground Direction Ground Step Ground Write data Ground Write gate Ground Track 00 FDD1 Ground Write protect Ground Read data Ground Side 1 select Ground Diskette change MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 20: Fan1: Cpu Fan Power Connector
Pin # Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection J1: ATX Power Supply Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Power good 5VSB +12V MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 21: Cn3, J2, J15, J16: Serial Ports
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- J3: Panel Inverter Power Connector Pin # Signal Name +12V ENABKL Ground MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 22: J4, J5: Lvds Connectors (1St Channel, 2Nd Channel)
Signal Name Ground Out3 Out1 Out2 Out0 Int3 Int1 Int2 Int0 J8: IrDA Connector Pin # Signal Name No connect Ir RX Ground Ir TX J9: Line-In Audio Connector Pin # Signal Name Line_R Ground Ground Line_L MB894 User’ s Manual... - Page 23 INSTALLATIONS MB894 User’ s Manual...
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Page 24: J11: Cd-In Audio Connector
J18 is a 3-pin header for the Wake On LAN function on the CPU card. 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 200mA. Pin # Signal Name +5VSB Ground -PME MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 25: J19: System Function Connector
Signal Name PS_ON Ground SMI/Hardware Switch: Pins 6 and 14 This connector supports the "Green Switch" on the control panel, which, when pressed, will force the system into the power-saving mode immediately. Pin # Signal Name Ground MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 26: J20: Mini Pci Connector
Signal Name HDD Active J20: Mini PCI Connector CN1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Signal Name Keyboard Mouse Signal Name Keyboard data Mouse data N.C. N.C. Keyboard clock Mouse clock N.C. N.C. MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 27: Cn2: Usb And Lan Rj45 Connectors
PD2, parallel data 2 Select PD3, parallel data 3 Ground PD4, parallel data 4 Ground PD5, parallel data 5 Ground PD6, parallel data 6 Ground PD7, parallel data 7 Ground ACK, acknowledge Ground Busy Ground Paper empty Ground Select MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 28: Cn5: Vga Crt Connector
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. N.C. DDC Data HSYNC VSYNC DDC Clk CN6: Gigabit LAN Connector (option) CN7: Audio Connector CN8: Compact Flash Connector CN8 uses the IDE2 channel. MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 29: Watchdog Timer Configuration
Write_Reg ;switch to LD8 mov cl, 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 MB894 User’ s Manual... - Page 30 INSTALLATIONS call Write_Reg ;watchdog enabled MB894 User’ s Manual...
- Page 31 Mov dx, 4Eh mov al, 87h out dx, al out dx, al Unlock_Chip Endp ;[]================================================ ; Name : Lock_Chip ; IN : None ; OUT : None ;[]================================================ Unlock_Chip Proc Near mov dx, 4Eh mov al, 0Aah MB894 User’ s Manual...
- Page 32 ; Name : Read_Reg ; IN : CL - register index ; OUT : AL - Value to read ;[]=================================================== Read_Reg Proc Near Mov al, cl mov dx, 4Eh out dx, al inc dx al, dx Read_Reg Endp ;[]================================================ MB894 User’ s Manual...
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Page 33: Bios Setup
Power Management Setup ............45 PNP/PCI Configurations ............48 PC Health Status ............... 49 Frequency/Voltage Control............50 Load Fail-Safe Defaults............. 51 Load Optimized Defaults............51 Set Supervisor/User Password ........... 51 Save & Exit Setup ..............51 Exit Without Saving..............51 MB894 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. MB894 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. MB894 User’ s Manual...
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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. MB894 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. MB894 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. MB894 User’ s Manual...
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Page 39: Advanced Bios Features
Enabled. Quick Power On Self Test When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the system is turned on. If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will skip some items. MB894 User’ s Manual... - Page 40 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. MB894 User’ s Manual...
- Page 41 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. MB894 User’ s Manual...
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Page 42: Advanced Chipset Features
This option allows you to insert a delay between the RAS (Row Address Strobe) and CAS (Column Address Strobe) signals. This delay occurs when the SDRAM is written to, read from or refreshed. Reducing the delay improves the performance of the SDRAM. MB894 User’ s Manual... - Page 43 Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1. Delay Prior to Thermal This field activates the CPU thermal function after the systems boots for the set number of minutes. The options are 16Min and 64Min. MB894 User’ s Manual...
- Page 44 These fields allow you to select the LCD Panel type. The default values for these ports are: 640x480 18bit SC 800x600 18bit SC 1024x768 18bit SC 1280x1024 24bit DC 1400x1050 18bit DC 1024x768 24bit SC 1600x1200 24bit DC 1280x1024 18bit DC MB894 User’ s Manual...
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Page 45: Integrated Peripherals
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Enabled ITEM HELP USB Controller Ensabled Menu Level > USB 2.0 Controller Disabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Auto Integrated LAN Enabled Init Display First PCI Slot MB894 User’ s Manual... - Page 46 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. MB894 User’ s Manual...
- Page 47 Mouse Right, Any KEY, BUTTON ONLY and Keyboard w. Hot Key Power ON This allows the setting of certain keys on the keyboard that will serve as the hot keys, that when pressed could power on the system. MB894 User’ s Manual...
- Page 48 This field allows you to determine parallel port mode function. Standard Printer Port Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port PWRON After PWR-Fail This field sets the system power status whether on or off when power returns from a power failure situation. MB894 User’ s Manual...
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Page 49: 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. MB894 User’ s Manual... - Page 50 When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock runs only part of the time. You may select the percent of time that the clock runs. Wake up by PCI Card By default, this field is disabled. MB894 User’ s Manual...
- Page 51 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. MB894 User’ s Manual...
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Page 52: Pnp Os Installed
This field allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with 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. MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 53: Pc Health Status
This field allows the user to set the temperature by which the system automatically shuts down once the threshold temperature is reached. This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating. MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 54: 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 MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 55: 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. MB894 User’ s Manual... - Page 56 BIOS SETUP This page is intentionally left blank. MB894 User’ s Manual...
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Page 57: Drivers Installation
Intel PRO LAN Drivers Installation ........ 57 Realtek Network Interface Controller Drivers....63 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system (Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP), you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 58: Intel Chipset Software Intallation Utility
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. MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 59: Vga Drivers Installation
3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. 5. Restart the computer as prompted and for changes to take effect. MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 60: Ac97 Codec Audio Driver Installation
1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) 855GME Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek AC'97 Codec Audio Driver. 3. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. . MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 61: Intel Pro Lan Drivers Installation
1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click LAN Card and then Intel(R) PRO LAN Drivers. 2. Click Install Base Software to continue. 4. When prompted, please to restart the computer for new settings to take effect. MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 62: Realtek Network Interface Controller Drivers Installation
1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard and on the initial screen click LAN CardèRealtek Network Interface Controller Drivers 2. When the welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 3. On the next screen, click Finish to restart the computer. MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 63: 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) MB894 User’ s Manual... -
Page 64: 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 MB894 User’ s Manual...