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American Megatrends MI953 User Manual

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Intel
Arrandale
/PCH
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Mini-ITX Motherboard
USER'S MANUAL
Version 1.0

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  • Page 1 MI953 Intel Arrandale /PCH ® Mini-ITX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0...
  • 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® Arrandale DC Mobile Processor are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Board Dimensions ............... 4 Installations ............6 Installing the CPU ............... 7 Installing the Memory ............8 Setting the Jumpers ............. 9 Connectors on MI953 ............13 BIOS Setup ............23 Drivers Installation ........45 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility......46 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). MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Introduction Product Description The MI953 Mini ITX board incorporates the Intel® Chipset for Embedded Computing, consisting of the Intel® Arrandale DC mobile processor (integrated Graphic and Memory Controller) and Intel® Ibex Peak-M (PCH), an optimized integrated graphics solution with a 800/1066MHz front-side bus. Dimensions of the board are 170mm x 170mm.

  • Page 6: Checklist

    INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MI953 package should include the items listed below. • The MI953 Mini-ITX motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • Cable kit (IDE cable, Serial ATA cable) MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Mi953 Specifications

    4-pin header x1 for CD in, SPDIF-out connector x1 SATA connector x4 for SATA ports Watchdog Timer Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min) System Voltage +5V, +3.3V, +12V, -12V, 5VSB (2A) Others Modem Wakeup, LAN Wakeup Board Size 170mm x 170mm (Mini ITX) MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Board Dimensions

    INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 9 INTRODUCTION MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Installations

    INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI953 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU .................. 7 Installing the Memory ................8 Setting the Jumpers ................9 Connectors on MI953 ................

  • Page 11: Installing The Cpu

    INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MI953 board supports rPGA989 socket for Intel® Arrandale Dual Core 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 12: Installing The Memory

    INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI953 board supports two DDR3 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 8GB in DDR3 SO-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 13: Setting The Jumpers

    INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MI953 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 MI953 and their respective functions.

  • Page 14: Jumper Locations On Mi953

    INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MI953 Jumpers on MI953 ................Page JP1: LCD Panel Power Selection ............11 JP3, JP4, JP5: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ......11 JP6: PCI/PCIE Riser Card Selection ............ 12 JBAT1: Clear CMOS Setting............... 12 JP8: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Power Selection ........12...

  • Page 15: Jp1: Lcd Panel Power Selection

    The following table describes the jumper settings for COM2 selection. COM2 RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Function JP3: JP3: JP3: Jumper Setting JP4: JP4: JP4: (pin closed) 3-5 & 4-6 1-3 & 2-4 1-3 & 2-4 JP5: JP5: JP5: 3-5 & 4-6 1-3 & 2-4 1-3 & 2-4 MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Jp6: Pci/Pcie Riser Card Selection

    RTS- RTS+ CTS+ CTS- JP6: 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: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Power Selection KB/MS Power 5V_DUAL MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Connectors On Mi953

    CN2, CN3: COM1 and VGA Connector ..........16 CN4: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connectors and USB5/6 Ports ....16 USB_LAN1: 10/100/1000 RJ-45 (MI953F) and USB3/4 Ports ..17 USB_LAN2: 10/100/1000 RJ-45 (MI953) and USB1/2 Ports .... 17 CN5: Audio Connector ................ 17 COM3_COM4: COM3, COM4 Serial Port ......... 17 SYS_FAN1: System Fan Power Connector ........

  • Page 18: Connector Locations On Mi953

    INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MI953 MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Cn1: Dvi-D And Dvi-I Connector

    SHIELD 0/5 DATA 4+ DATA 5- DDC CLOCK DATA 5+ DDC DATA SHIELD CLK CLOCK - DATA 1- CLOCK + DATA 1+ SHIELD 1/3 DATA 3- DATA 3+ DDC POWER A GROUND2 A GROUND 1 A GROUND3 MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Cn2, Cn3: Com1 And Vga Connector

    Pin # Signal Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. N.C. DDC_DATA HSYNC VSYNC DDC_CLK CN4: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connectors and USB5/6 Ports PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse USB Port5 /Port6 Signal Name Keyboard/Mouse Keyboard data Mouse data Keyboard clock Mouse clock MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Usb_Lan1: 10/100/1000 Rj-45 (Mi953F) And Usb3/4 Ports

    INSTALLATIONS USB_LAN1: 10/100/1000 RJ-45 (MI953F) and USB3/4 Ports USB_LAN2: 10/100/1000 RJ-45 (MI953) and USB1/2 Ports CN5: Audio Connector The audio connector, from top to bottom, is composed of Line in, Line out and Microphone jacks. COM3_COM4: COM3, COM4 Serial Port...

  • Page 22: 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 MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 23 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 MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: F_Usb1: Usb7/Usb8 Connector

    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 MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Lvds1, Lvds2: Lvds Connectors (1St Channel, 2Nd Channel)

    Pin # Signal Name +12V Backlight Enable Brightness Control Ground J3: Digital I/O Signal Name Signal Name OUT3 OUT1 OUT2 OUT0 J4: CD-In Pin Header Pin # Signal Name CD Audio R Ground Ground CD Audio L MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: J5: Spi Flash Connector (Factory Use Only)

    Pin # Pin # Signal Name MIC2_L Ground MIC2_R Presence# Line2_L MIC2_ID Sense Line2_R Line2_ID J7: PCI-E(x1) Slot J8: SPDIF Out Connector PCI1: PCI Slot (supports 2 Master) JMINI: Mini PCIE Connector SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4: SATA Connectors MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Bios Setup

    The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: BIOS Introduction ..................24 BIOS Setup ....................24 Main BIOS Setup ..................25 Advanced Settings ..................26 Chipset Settings .................... 37 Boot Settings ....................41 Security Settings ................... 42 Save & Exit Settings ..................43 MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: 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. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Main Bios Setup

    System Language Choose the system default language. System Date Set the Date. Use Tab to switch between Data elements. System Time Set the Time. Use Tab to switch between Data elements. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Advanced Settings

    ► Wake up event setting Enable/Disable Wake up event. ► Intelligent Power Sharing Intelligent Power Sharing configuration menu. NOTE: DTS must be enabled for Power Sharing to function. ► MXM 3.0/Hybrid Graphics Enable/Disable the MXM 3.0 support.. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Pci Subsystem Settings

    F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit PCI ROM Priority In case of multiple Option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible), specifies what PCI Option ROM to launch. PCI Latency Timer Value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Acpi Settings

    Enables or Disables System ability to Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may be not effective with some OS. ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter, when the SUSPEND button is pressed. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Wake On Ring

    Wake system with Fixed Time Enables or Disables System wake on alarm event. When enabled, System will wake on the hr::min:: sec specified. Wake on Ring The options are Disabled and Enabled. Wake on PME The options are Disabled and Enabled. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Cpu Configuration

    Technology). When Disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled. Active Processor Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package. Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled for Windows XP. Hardware Prefetcher To turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

    F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit SATA Mode IDE Mode Serial-ATA Controller 0 Compatibled Serial-ATA Controller 1 Enhanced SATA Mode (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. Serial-ATA Controller Enable / Disable Serial ATA Controller. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Intel Igd Swsci Opregion

    SDVO LVDS : VBIOS enables LVDS driver by SDVO encoder. eDP: LVDS Driven by Int-DisplayPort encoder. Panel Scaling Select the LCD panel scaling option used by the Internal Graphics Device. Options are Auto, Force Scaling, Off and Maintain Aspect Ratio. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Usb Configuration

    Enabled/Disabled. This is a workaround for Oses without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. Device Reset Timeout USB mass storage device Start Unit command timeout. Options are: 10 sec / 20 sec / 30 sec / 40 sec. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Super Io 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) MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 PC health status. Fan1/Fan2 Smart Fan Control 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. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Amt Configuration

    F3: Optimized Default Parity None F4: Save ESC: Exit Stop Bits Terminal Type VT-UTF8 Console Redirection Console Redirection Enable/Disable. Terminal Type VT-UTF8 is the preferred terminal type for out-of-band management. The next best choice is VT100+ and then VT100. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Chipset Settings

    F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit North Bridge This item shows the North Bridge Parameters. South Bridge This item shows the South Bridge Parameters. ME Subsystem This item shows the ME Subsystem Parameters. MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 Initiate Graphic Adapter Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Options are IGD, PCI/IGD, PCI/PEG, PEG/IGD, PEG/PCI and SG. Graphics Turbo IMON Current Graphics turbo IMON current values supported (14-31). VT-d VT-d Enable/Disable. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Pci Express Port

    IGD Share Memory Size. Options are Disable, 32M, 64M and 128M. PAVP Mode Select PAVP Mode used by Internal Graphics Device. Options are Disabled and Enabled. PEG Force Gen1 PCI Express Port Force Gen1. Options are Disabled and MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Gbe Controller

    Options are Power Off, Power On and Last State. SLP_S4 Assertion Stretch Enable Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4# signal. Audio Configuration The Audio Configuration settings Enable/Disable the Azalia HD Audio and the Azalia internal HDMI codec. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Boot Settings

    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. Interrupt 19 Canture Enable: Allows Option ROMs to trap Int 19. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Boot Option Priorities

    Setup. In Setup the User will have Change Field Administrator rights F1: General Help F2: Previous Values Administrator Password F3: Optimized Default User Password F4: Save ESC: Exit Administrator Password Set Setup Administrator Password. User Password Set User Password. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Save Changes And Exit

    Reset system setup without saving any changes. Save Changes Save Changes done so far to any of the setup options. Discard Changes Discard Changes done so far to any of the setup options. Restore Defaults Restore/Load Defaults values for all the setup options. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Save As User Defaults

    Pressing ENTER causes the system to enter the OS. Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shellx64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices. Reset System with ME disable Mode ME will run into the temporary disable mode. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Drivers Installation

    LAN Drivers Installation ..............51 Intel® Management Engine Interface ..........54 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. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

    1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) QM57 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. 3. When the Welcome screen to the Intel® Chipset Device Software appears, click Next to continue. MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 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. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Vga Drivers Installation

    To install the VGA drivers, follow the steps below. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) QM57 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) QM57 Chipset Family Graphics Driver. 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 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. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Realtek Hd Audio Driver Installation

    1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) QM57 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 3. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Next. 3. InstallShield Wizard is complete. Click Finish to restart the computer. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Lan Drivers Installation

    1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) QM57 Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Driver. 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. On the next screen, click Yes to to agree with the license agreement. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Driver Installation

    DRIVER INSTALLATION 4. Click the checkbox for Drivers in the Setup Options screen to select it and click Next to continue. 5. The wizard is ready to begin installation. Click Install to begin the installation. MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 DRIVERS INSTALLATION 6. When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish. MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Intel® Management Engine Interface

    Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SPI should be first installed. Follow the steps below to install the Intel Management Engine. 1. Insert the drivers disc that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel and then Intel(R) AMT 6.0 Drivers. MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Management Engine Components, click Next. On the next screen, click Yes to to agree with the license agreement. 2. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next. Then, click Finish when the setup progress has been successfully installed. MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 DRIVER INSTALLATION MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 61: Appendix

    Graphics adapter Controller 360h - 36Fh Network Ports 3B0h - 3BFh Monochrome & Printer adapter 3C0h - 3CFh EGA adapter 3D0h - 3DFh CGA adapter 3E8h – 3EFh Serial Port #3(COM3) 3F8h - 3FFh Serial Port #1(COM1) MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Interrupt Request Lines (Irq)

    Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Reserved IRQ7 Reserved IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Reserved IRQ10 Serial Port #3 IRQ11 Serial Port #4 IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE MI953 User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: 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; MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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(); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned char Get_F81865_Reg(unsigned char REG) unsigned char Result; Unlock_F81865(); MI953 User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 (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 MI953 User’s Manual...

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