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AMD 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. MI930 User’s Manual...
LVDS interface, an integrated TMDS controller, and operates at core speeds of up to 400 MHz. MI930 features a low-power design, is validated with the AMD Athlon™ 64 / Athlon™ 64 x2 (dual core) / Sempron™ on 65nm process.
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MI930 package should include the items listed below. • The MI930 Mini-ITX motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • Cable kit (IDE, Serial port, Serial ATA) MI930 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI930 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 MI930 ..............
INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MI930 board supports a Socket AM2 (940-pin) processor socket for AMD Athlon Athlon 64 x2 (dual core) Sempron processors. ™ 64 / ™ ™ To install the CPU, unlock first the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90 degree angle as shown below.
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI930 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.
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MI930 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 MI930 and their respective functions.
CN2: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors ......14 CN3: COM1 and DVI-I Connector ............. 14 CN4, CN5: GbE RJ45 (MI930) and USB1/2 Ports ......15 CN6, CN7: GbE RJ-45 (MI930F) and USB3/4 Ports ......15 ATX1: ATX 12V Power Connector ............ 15 ATX2: ATX Power Supply Connector ..........
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CN2: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors .................. 14 CN3: COM1 and DVI-I Connector ......................14 CN4, CN5: GbE RJ45 (MI930) and USB1/2 Ports .................. 15 CN6, CN7: GbE RJ-45 (MI930F) and USB3/4 Ports ................15 ATX1: ATX 12V Power Connector ......................15 ATX2: ATX Power Supply Connector ....................
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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. CN3: COM1 and DVI-I Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Not Used MI930 User’s Manual...
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N.C. DDC POWER N.C. A GROUND 1 N.C. CN4, CN5: GbE RJ45 (MI930) and USB1/2 Ports CN6, CN7: GbE RJ-45 (MI930F) and USB3/4 Ports ATX1: ATX 12V Power Connector This connector supplies the CPU operation voltage Pin # Signal Name...
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FAN2 is a 4-pin header for the CPU fan. The fan must be a 12V fan. Pin # Signal Name Control Sense +12V Ground F_USB1: USB0/USB1 Connector Signal Name Signal Name Ground Ground Ground Note: This USB connector is compatible with USB 2.0 devices only. MI930 User’s Manual...
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No connect Address 0 Address 2 Chip select 0 Chip select 1 Activity Ground SATA1, SATA2: SATA Connectors COM2: COM2 Serial Port Pin # Signal Name RS-232 R2-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ Ground Ground Ground RTS- RTS+ CTS+ CTS- MI930 User’s Manual...
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J4: For LPC I/F Adaptor Card ID394 with Fintek F81216, 2 or 4 Serial Ports ID395 Winbond WPCT200 x1 for TPM1.2 J5: SPI Flash Connector (factory use only) J6: Power LED Connector Pin # Signal Name LED+ No connect Ground MI930 User’s Manual...
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Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header. +5V and 5VSB Signals: Pins 7 and 8 Pin # Signal Name +5VSB J8: LCD Backlight Connector Pin # Signal Name +12V Backlight Enable Ground MI930 User’s Manual...
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J9: Digital I/O Signal Name Signal Name OUT3 OUT1 OUT2 OUT0 PCI1: PCI Slot (supports 2 Master) ID395 WINBOND WPCT200 for TPM1.2 CN1: LPC I/F connectors Package list Nylon Nut x 1 Screw x 2 Washer x2 MI930 User’s Manual...
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TXD, Transmit data CTS, Clear to send DTR, Data terminal ready RI, Ring indicator GND, ground Not Used CN1: LPC I/F connectors Package list: COM port cable (PK1-20B) x 2 Nylon Nut x 1 Screw x 2 Washer x2 MI930 User’s Manual...
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<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. MI930 User’s Manual...
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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. MI930 User’s Manual...
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 MI930 User’s Manual...
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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. MI930 User’s Manual...
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. MI930 User’s Manual...
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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. MI930 User’s Manual...
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This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory when used with OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory. The default setting is Non-OS/2. HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability By default, this field is disabled. MI930 User’s Manual...
16 MB. The choices are Enabled and Disabled. System BIOS Cacheable The setting of Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. MI930 User’s Manual...
Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Auto Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility South OnChip PCI Device Auto ITEM HELP HD Azalia Audio Enabled OnChip SATA Controller Native IDE Menu Level > OnChip SATA Type Enabled SB600 Spread Spectrum MI930 User’s Manual...
This field determines the UART 2 mode in your computer. The default value is Normal. Other options include IrDA and ASKIR. 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. MI930 User’s Manual...
DPMS Allows BIOS to control the video display. Blank Screen Writes blanks to the video buffer. Modem Use IRQ This field sets the IRQ used by the Modem. By default, the setting is 3. MI930 User’s Manual...
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Vista. It can produce periodic interrupts at a much higher resolution than the RTC and is often used to synchronize multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the need to use other timestamp calculations such as an x86 CPU’s RDTSC instruction. MI930 User’s Manual...
PCI/VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA/VESA card. PCI Latency PCI latency refers to the number of cycles that any device can hold an IRQ before it is disconnected. Maximum Payload Size The default setting of the PCI Express Maximum Payload Size is 4096. MI930 User’s Manual...
PC health status. 1st / 2nd 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. MI930 User’s Manual...
Frequency/Voltage Control Disabled ITEM HELP Spread Spectrum Default Menu Level > CPU Host/SRTC/ATIG Auto Detect PCI Clk This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock. CPU Host/SRC/ATIG This field is set to Default. MI930 User’s Manual...
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. MI930 User’s Manual...
The contents of this section include the following: SM Bus Controller Driver Installation ........42 VGA Drivers Installation ............45 Realtek Codec Audio Driver Installation ........47 LAN Drivers Installation ............50 MI930 User’s Manual...
1. In your Windows operating system, go to the Device Manager. 2. Double click SM Bus Controller which is under Other devices as shown in the picture below to go to the SM Bus Controller Properties window. MI930 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. Under the SM Bus Controller Properties window, click the Driver tab and click Update Driver. 4. When the welcome screen of the Hardware Update Wizard appears, click No, not this time, and Next to continue. MI930 User’s Manual...
6. Select Search for the best driver in these locations., and enter the path where the drivers are located. If E:\ is your CD ROM drive, enter E:\Ali\AMD690T\SMBUS or click Browse to search for the path. 7. When driver installation is complete, click Finish for changes to take effect. MI930 User’s Manual...
1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click AMD M690T Chipset Drivers. 2. Click ATI Radeon X1200 Serial Graphics Drivers as shown below. Remarks: Before installing this driver, you have to install Microsoft NET Framework 2.0. Please go the Microsoft website to do this. MI930 User’s Manual...
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Recommended, in selecting the component thatbyou want to install. 5. When the message regarding Windows Logo testing appears, click Continue Anyway to proceed with the driver installation. 5. Setup is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI930 User’s Manual...
Follow the steps below to install the Audio Drivers. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click AMD M690T Chipset Drivers. Then, select Realtek High Definition Codect Audio Driver. 2. Click Realtek AC'97 Codec Audio Driver. MI930 User’s Manual...
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4. In the Windows operating system, go the the Device Manager window and click on PCI Device with the interjection mark as shown below. 5. One in the PCI Device Properties window, click on the Driver tab, and click Update Driver MI930 User’s Manual...
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(if D drive is the source drive for the driver CD) as D:\Intel\Q965\Audio\Windrv\WDM and click Next to start installing. 8. The Hardware Update Wizard Update is now completed. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MI930 User’s Manual...
InstallShield Wizard appears, click Next to continue. Then, in the next screen, choose I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next to continue. Now, click Install to start begin the installation. 3. Installation is now complete, click Finish to exit the InstallShield Wizard. MI930 User’s Manual...
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 MI930 User’s Manual...