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® Motherboards MMGA Series MicroATX Motherboard with 2 PCI and 1 PCIe Slots, VGA, SATA, RAID, USB, LAN, and Audio USER’S MANUAL VER. 2.0C • MAY 2009 No part of this manual may be reproduced without permission ® CyberResearch , Inc.
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CyberResearch, Inc. In no event will CyberResearch, Inc. be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Manual Conventions WARNING! Warnings appear where overlooked details may cause damage to the equipment or result in personal injury. Warnings should be taken seriously. Warnings are easy to recognize. The word “warning” is written as “WARNING,” both capitalized and bold and is followed by text.
Packing List NOTE: If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with the installation. Contact CyberResearch, Inc. The items listed below should all be included in the MMGA package. 1 x MMGA motherboard...
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 7.1 A ................157 VAILABLE OFTWARE RIVERS 7.2 D CD A ..................157 RIVER 7.3 I ® C ..................159 NTEL HIPSET RIVER 7.4 I ® G ..........163 NTEL RAPHICS EDIA CCELERATOR RIVER 7.5 I ®...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Chapter Introduction CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 1.1.1 MMGA Features Some of the MMGA features are listed below. Supports the following Intel® LGA775 processors: Intel® Core™2 Duo (45nm and 65nm) Intel® Core™2 Quad (45nm and 65nm) Intel® Celeron® (65nm) Supports four 240-pin 2 GB 667 MHz or 800 MHz DDR2 DIMMs Six SATA II drives with transfer rates of 3.0 Gbps supported...
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 1 x Cooling fan connector, System 1 x CPU power connector 1 x Digital input/output connector 4 x DIMM sockets 1 x Floppy drive connector 1 x Front panel connector 1 x Infrared (IrDA) connector...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Four by external connectors Six 3.0 Gb/s SATA II drives supported SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 SATA RAID Levels By external PS/2 connector through the ITE IT8712F super I/O Keyboard/mouse One 8-bit digital input/output connector;...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 2.2 Data Flow Figure 1-5 shows the data flow between the two on-board chipsets and other components installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter. Figure 1-5: Data Flow Block Diagram CyberResearch, Inc.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series CAUTION: If more than one DDR2 DIMM is being installed in the system, please purchase two DIMM that have the same capacity and operating frequency. Each DIMM socket can support DIMMs with the following specifications:...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Some of the capabilities of the Intel® Q35 analog CRT port are listed below: 400 MHz Integrated 24-bit RAMDAC Up to 2048x1536 @ 75 Hz refresh Hardware Color Cursor Support DDC2B Compliant Interface 2.4.7 Intel® Q35 Direct Media Interface (DMI) The Direct Media Interface (DMI) is the communication bus between the Intel®...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 2.5.3 Intel® ICH9DO High Definition Audio Implementation A RealTek ALC883 High Definition Audio (HDA) codec is interfaced through the Intel® High Definition Audio serial link to the HDA controller integrated on the Intel® ICH9DO. The audio connector is shown in Figure 1-10.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-11: Intel® 82566DM Gigabit LAN Connect Device Some of the features of the Intel® 82556DM are listed below: 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps Supports Intel® Active Management Technology Supports Intel® Virtualization Technology through the Intel® Virtual Gigabit Network Connection.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series ® 2.5.9 Intel ICH9DO SATA Controller NOTE: That SATA drive mode is set in the BIOS. Please refer to the Section 6.3.2 on IDE Configuration on page 112 and Section 6.3.7on AHCI Configuration on page 127.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-13: Onboard USB Implementation 2.6 MMGA PCIe Bus Components 2.6.1 PCIe Bus Overview The MMGA has one PCIe x16 channel from the Intel® Q35 Northbridge and six PCIe x1 lanes from the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge. The PCIe bus lanes are interfaced to the following devices.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series to the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge through a PCIe x1 lane. The Intel® 82573L GbE controllers is shown in Figure 1-16 below. Figure 1-16: Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE Controller Some of the features of the Intel® 82573L are listed below: 2 Gbps peak bandwidth per direction PCI Express Rev 1.0a specification...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-17: PCI Slots 2.8 LPC Bus Components 2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview The LPC bus is connected to components listed below: TPM module connector Super I/O chipset Fintek F81216DG LPC Serial Port Chipset 2.8.2 TPM Module A TPM connector on the MMGA is interfaced to the Intel®...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-19: ITE IT8712F Super I/O The ITE IT8712F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with an integrated Environment Controller. Some of the features of the ITE IT8712F chipset are listed below:...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series The FDD controller is interfaced to a FDD connected to the FDD connector on the MMGA. 2.8.3.5 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller The Super I/O fan speed controller enables the system to monitor the speed of the fan.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-20: LAN Connections The first GbE controller, is an Intel® 82537L PCIe GbE controller and is the interface between the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge controller and the LAN1 RJ-45 Ethernet connector. The second GbE controller is integrated on the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge and interfaced to the LAN2 RJ-45 Ethernet LAN connector through an Intel®...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Maximum Operating Temperature: 60°C (140°F) A cooling fan and heat sink must be installed on the CPU. Thermal paste must be smeared on the lower side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU. Heat sinks are also mounted on the Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets to ensure the operating temperature of these chips remain low.
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MMGA Series 3.3 Unpacking Checklist NOTE: If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with the installation. Contact CyberResearch, Inc. 3.3.1 Package Contents The MMGA is shipped with the following components: Quantity...
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA1 Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA2 Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA3 Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA4 Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA5...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 4.2.3 CPU Power Connector CN Label: CPU12V1 4-pin power connector (1x4) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 1-24 CN Pinouts: See Table 1-10 The 4-pin CPU power connector is connected to an ATX power supply and powers the CPU.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 4.2.5 Fan Connector, CPU (12V, 4-pin) CN Label: CPU_FAN1 4-pin header (1x4) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 1-26 CN Pinouts: See Table 1-12 The CPU cooling fan connector provides a 12V, 500mA current to a CPU cooling fan. The connector has a "rotation"...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 4.2.7 Floppy Disk Connector (34-pin) CN Label: FDD1 34-pin header (2x17) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 1-28 CN Pinouts: See Table 1-14 The floppy disk connector is connected to a floppy disk drive. Figure 1-28: 34-pin FDD Connector Location PIN NO.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-31: Infrared Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION IR-RX IR-TX Table 1-17: Infrared Connector Pinouts 4.2.11 PCIe Power Connector CN Label: PCIE_12V1 CN Type: 4-pin wafer (1x4) CN Location: See Figure 1-32 CN Pinouts: See Table 1-18 The 4-pin PCIe power connector is connected to a power supply to power the PCIe expansion card.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series The six SATA drive connectors are each connected to second generation SATA drives. Second generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 3.0 Gbps. The SATA drives can be configured in a RAID configuration.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 4.2.14 SPDIF Connector CN Label: SPDIF1 5-pin header (1x5) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 1-35 CN Pinouts: See Table 1-21 Use the SPDIF connector to connect digital audio devices to the system. Figure 1-35: SPDIF Connector Location...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 4.2.16 USB Connectors (Internal) CN Label: USB45, USB67, USB89 and USB1011 8-pin header (2x4) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 1-37 CN Pinouts: See Table 1-23 The 2x4 USB pin connectors each provide connectivity to two USB 1.1 or two USB 2.0 ports.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series devices. Line Out port (Lime): Connects to a headphone or a speaker. With multi-channel configurations, this port can also connect to front speakers. Microphone (Pink): Connects a microphone. Figure 1-39: Audio Connector 4.3.2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-41: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector The RJ-45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs, one green and one yellow. The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked. See Table 1-26.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series PRINTER SELECT LN# Table 1-28: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts The male DB-9 COM 1 serial port connector is connected to RS-232 serial communications devices. The connector is show in Figure 1-43 and the pinouts are shown in Table 1-29.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 5.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING: Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the MMGA may result in permanent damage to the MMGA and severe injury to the user. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the MMGA.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series When working with the MMGA, make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system. Before and during the installation of the MMGA DO NOT: Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 5.4.1 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation NOTE: Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology on your system requires meeting all of the platform requirements listed below: CPU: An Intel® Processor with HT Technology must be installed Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-47: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate Step 3: Inspect the CPU socket Make sure there are no bent pins and make sure the socket contacts are free of foreign material. If any debris is found, remove it with compressed air.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-49: Cooling Kit The Socket LGA775 CPU cooling kit shown in Figure 1-49 can be purchased separately. The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan. WARNING: Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the heat sink.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 5.4.3.1 DIMM Purchasing Guidelines WARNING: Only use DDR2 DIMMs. If DDR DIMMs are used the system may be irreparably damaged. When purchasing the DDR2 DIMM, please follow the guidelines below: ONLY purchase DDR2 DIMM Have a frequency of 667 MHz or 800 MHz Have a maximum capacity of 2.0 GB...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-52: Installing a DIMM Step 3: Insert the DIMM. Once properly aligned, the DIMM can be inserted into the socket. As the DIMM is inserted, the white handles on the side of the socket will close automatically and secure the DIMM to the socket.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Load Failsafe Defaults. After having done one of the above, save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu. The clear CMOS jumper settings are shown in Table 1-32. Clear CMOS Description Short 1 - 2...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 5.5.3 COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumpers Jumper Label: J_COM_V2, J_COM_V3 and J_COM_V4 3-pin header Jumper Type: Jumper Settings: See Table 1-33 Jumper Location: See Figure 1-54 The COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting jumpers configure pin 9 on COM 2/COM 3/COM 4 as either a +5V or +12V power source.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 5.6.2 Motherboard Installation To install the MMGA motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis. 5.7 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5.7.1 Peripheral Device Cables The cables listed in Table 1-35 are shipped with the MMGA.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-57: SATA Drive Cable Connection Step 3: Connect the cable to the SATA disk. Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive. See Figure 1-58.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series instructions that came with the chassis.Step 0: 5.7.5 PCIe x16 Expansion Card Installation A PCIe x16 expansion card can be installed on the MMGA using the PCIe x16 expansion slot. To install a PCIe expansion card into the PCIe socket, please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 1-60.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-61: Audio Connectors 5.8.2 LAN Connection (Single Connector) There are two external RJ-45 LAN connectors. The RJ-45 connectors enable connection to an external network. To connect a LAN cable with an RJ-45 connector, please follow the instructions below.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-63: Parallel Device Connector Step 3: Secure the connector. Secure the DB-25 connector to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector. Step 0: 5.8.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection The MMGA has a dual PS/2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-65: Serial Device Connector Step 3: Secure the connector. Secure the serial device connector to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector. Step 0: 5.8.6 USB Device Connection There are two external USB 2.0 connectors.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 1-67: VGA Connector Step 4: Secure the connector. Secure the DB-15 VGA connector from the VGA monitor to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector. Step 0: CyberResearch, Inc.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 6.1 Introduction A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 6.2 Main The Main BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered. The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information. BIOS Menu 1: Main System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components. The fields in System Overview cannot be changed.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Trusted Computing (see Section 6.3.10) USB Configuration (see Section 6.3.11) BIOS Menu 2: Advanced 6.3.1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU. CyberResearch, Inc.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration SATA#1 Configuration [Enhanced] Use the SATA#n BIOS option to enable the n SATA drive port. Disabled The n SATA drive port is disabled Enhanced The n SATA drive port is activated...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration Auto-Detected Drive Parameters The “grayed-out” items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive. The drive parameters are listed as follows: Device: Lists the device type (e.g.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Use the LBA/Large Mode option to disable or enable BIOS to auto detects LBA (Logical Block Addressing). LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Ultra DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer UDMA1 rate of 16.6MBps UDMA1 Ultra DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 25MBps UDMA2 Ultra DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 33.3MBps...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 720 KB 31/2” 1.44 MB 31/2’ 2.88 MB 31/2” 6.3.4 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 7) to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers, parallel ports and serial ports.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Parallel Port Address [Disabled] Use the Parallel Port Address option to select the parallel port base address. Disabled No base address is assigned to the Parallel Port EFAULT Parallel Port I/O port address is 378...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Serial port 5 IRQ address is 11 6.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 8) shows the operating temperature, fan speeds and system voltages. BIOS Menu 8: Hardware Health Configuration FAN 2 Mode Setting [Full On Mode] Use the FAN 2 Mode Setting option to configure the second fan.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series BIOS Menu 9: ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode [S1(POS)] Use the Suspend Mode option to specify the sleep state the system enters when it is not being used. The system enters S1(POS) sleep state. The system...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series BIOS Menu 11: AHCI Port n Configuration Menu SATA Port n [Auto] Use the SATA Port n option to enable the system to auto-detect the type of drive connected to SATA drive connector n. S.M.A.R.T [Enabled] Use the S.M.A.R.T option to enable S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series BIOS Menu 13: Me Subsystem Configuration BootBlock HECI Message [Disabled] Use the BootBlock HECI Message option to enable or disable HECI message when booting up the system. The HECI message is disabled when booting up the...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series interface of a managed client system, such as BIOS menu, is displayed through the management system. 6.3.9 Remote Access Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 14) to configure remote access parameters. The Remote Access Configuration is an AMIBIOS feature and allows a remote host running a terminal program to display and configure the BIOS settings.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series BIOS Menu 15: Trusted Computing TCG/TPM Support [No] Use the TCG/TPM Support option to configure support for the TPM. TPM support is disabled. EFAULT TPM support is enabled. Clearing the TPM [Press Enter] Use the Clearing the TPM option to clear the information stored in the TPM.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Use the USB 2.0 Controller BIOS option to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller Disabled USB 2.0 controller disabled Enabled USB 2.0 controller enabled EFAULT Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Use the Legacy USB Support BIOS option to enable USB mouse and USB keyboard support.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Device ## The Device## field lists the USB devices that are connected to the system. Emulation Type [Auto] Use the Emulation Type BIOS option to specify the type of emulation BIOS has to provide for the USB device.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series IRQ# [Available] Use the IRQ# address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device. Available The specified IRQ is available to be used by EFAULT PCI/PnP devices Reserved The specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 20) to configure advanced system boot options. BIOS Menu 20: Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Southbridge BIOS configuration menu. Use the BOOT From LAN Support (82573L) option to enable the Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE controller to boot the system. Disabled Cannot be booted from a remote system through the Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE controller...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 6.6 Security Use the Security menu (BIOS Menu 23) to set system and user passwords. BIOS Menu 23: Security Change Supervisor Password Use the Change Supervisor Password to set or change a supervisor password. The default for this option is Not Installed.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 6.7.1 NorthBridge Configuration Use the Northbridge Chipset Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 25) to configure the Northbridge chipset. BIOS Menu 25:Northbridge Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Use the Memory Remap Feature option to allow the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory to be remapped.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 6.7.2 Southbridge Configuration The Southbridge Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 26) the Southbridge chipset to be configured. BIOS Menu 26:Southbridge Chipset Configuration HDA Controller [Enabled] Use the HDA Controller option to enable or disable the High Definition audio codec.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 6.8 Exit Use the Exit menu (BIOS Menu 27) to load default BIOS values, optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes. BIOS Menu 27:Exit Save Changes and Exit Use the Save Changes and Exit option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program.
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NOTE: The content of the CD may vary throughout the life cycle of the product and is subject to change without prior notice. Visit the CyberResearch website or contact technical support for the latest updates. The following drivers can be installed on the system: Intel®...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series 7.3 Intel® Chipset Driver To install the Intel® chipset driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Select MMGA from the list in Figure 6-1. Step 2: Select INF from the list in Figure 6-2.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Step 14: The driver is then installed. Step 15: When the installation process is complete, the Setup Complete screen appears. See Figure 6-9. Figure 6-9: Intel® Chipset Driver Complete Installation Screen Step 16: To complete the chipset driver installation, click F...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Step 5: Click the directory icon in Figure 6-11. Step 6: A new window appears. See Figure 6-12. Figure 6-12: Intel® VGA Driver Setup Icon Step 7: Click on the VGA driver installation icon in See Figure 6-12.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 6-15: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 11: To continue the installation process, click N Step 12: The license agreement in Figure 6-16 appears. Figure 6-16: GMA Driver License Agreement Step 13: Click the Y in Figure 6-16 to continue.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 6-21: Select Operating System Type Step 8: The window in Figure 6-22 appears. Figure 6-22: Driver Directory Step 9: Click on the directory icon in Figure 6-22. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 6-24: Intel® 82566DM Welcome Screen Step 15: The license agreement in Figure 6-25 appears. Figure 6-25: Intel® 82566DM Driver License Agreement Step 16: Accept the conditions of the license agreement and click N to continue.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 6-28: Intel® 82566DM Driver Installation Progress Step 22: When the installation is finished. Click F in the termination screen. Step 0: INISH 7.6 Intel® 82573 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller Driver To install the Intel® 82573 PCIe GbE controller, please follow the steps below.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 6-30: Intel® 82573 Operating System Step 5: Select the Operating System in Figure 6-30. Step 6: The window in Figure 6-31 appears. Step 7: In Figure 6-31 select the operating system type installed on the system.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Step 10: A window containing the Intel® 82573 driver startup icon appears. See Figure 6-32. Figure 6-33: Intel® 82573 Driver Startup Icon Step 11: Click the startup icon in Figure 6-33. Step 12: The License Agreement for the Intel® 82573 appears. See Figure 6-34.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Step 16: The driver begins to extract the installation files. See Figure 6-36. Figure 6-36: Intel® 82573 Installation Files Extraction Step 17: The Intel® PRO Network Connections window appears. See Figure 6-37. Figure 6-37: Intel® PRO Network Connections window...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Step 23: The Setup Type window in Figure 6-40 appears. Figure 6-40: Setup Type Step 24: Select the setup type in Figure 6-40 and click N to continue. Step 25: The drivers are installed. See Figure 6-41.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 6-45: Locate the Setup Program Icon Step 7: The InstallShield Wizard starts (Figure 6-46). Figure 6-46: The InstallShield Wizard Starts Step 8: The InstallShield Wizard is prepared to guide the user through the rest of the process (Figure 6-47).
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 6-49: Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 12: The Installation Wizard updates the system as shown in Figure 6-50. Figure 6-50: Installation Wizard Updates the System Step 13: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 6-51).
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 6-52: SATA RAID Driver Installation Program Step 3: Double-click the INTEL® folder. Step 4: Double-click the iata62_cd.exe program icon in Figure 6-53. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 6-59: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File Step 11: Read the Readme file information and click N Step 12: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 6-60). Figure 6-60: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete Step 13: The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Step 9: Click N to continue. Step 10: Setup operations are performed. See Figure 6-66. Figure 6-66: IAMT Setup Operations Step 11: When the Setup Operations in Figure 6-66 are complete, the window in Figure 6-67 appears.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series ® 8.1 Intel AMT Setup Procedure The MMGA is featured with the Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT) 3.0. To enable the Intel® AMT function, follow the steps below. Step 1: Make sure the DIMM1 socket is installed with one DDR2 DIMM.
To get into the Intel® MEBx settings, press <Ctrl+P>. Step 2: Enter the Intel® current ME password as it requires (Figure 8-2). Enter the CyberResearch factory ME password: Abab12!@ (the Intel® default password is admin). NOTE: The default Intel® ME password is admin. The password has been reset to Abab12!@ during a quality control process.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Step 3: To change the password, select Change Intel® ME Password. Enter a new password following the strong password rule (containing at least one upper case letter, one lower case letter, one digit and one special character, and be at least eight characters).
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 8-8: Enterprise Step 9: Select TCP/IP (in Intel AMT Configuration) and press Enter. A message prompts for disabling network interface. Enter N to enable network interface. Figure 8-9: Enable Network Interface CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000;...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series ® 8.3 Using the Intel AMT Web Interface NOTE: Prior to use the Intel® AMT web interface, please make sure the Intel® AMT drivers are properly installed in the MMGA and the Intel® AMT enabled confirmation dialog window displays after boot-up.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure 8-13: Intel® AMT Web Interface NOTE: To enhance the platform manageability of the MMGA, work with the Independent Software Vendors (ISV) to implement the Intel® AMT management utility on the system. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000;...
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series System Overview .........................109 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .......................110 System Date [xx/xx/xx] ......................110 SATA#1 Configuration [Enhanced] ..................113 Configure SATA as [IDE] .....................113 IDE Master and IDE Slave....................114 Auto-Detected Drive Parameters..................115 Type [Auto] ...........................116 ZIP............................116 LS-120 ...........................116 LBA/Large Mode [Auto] .......................117 Block (Multi Sector Transfer) [Auto] ..................117...
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an OS-directed configuration, power management, and thermal management interface. AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a SATA Host controller register-level interface. The Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) interface connects storage devices including hard disks and CD-ROM drives to a computer.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series L2 Cache The Level 2 Cache (L2 Cache) is an external processor memory cache. Liquid crystal display (LCD) is a flat, low-power display device that consists of two polarizing plates with a liquid crystal panel in between.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series C.1 DIO Interface Introduction The DIO connector on the MMGA is interfaced to GPIO ports on the ITE IT8712F Super I/O chipset. The DIO has both 4-bit digital inputs and 4-bit digital outputs. The digital inputs and digital outputs are generally control signals that control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices.
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NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. Contact CyberResearch support or visit the CyberResearch website visited for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems like Microsoft Windows. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series NOTE: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system resets. Example program: ; INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP: AX, 6F02H ;setting the time-out value BL, 30 ;time-out value is 48 seconds ;...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Appendix Address Mapping CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Appendix Compatibility CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series CAUTION! Do not accidentally disconnect the SATA drive cables. Carefully route the cables within the chassis to avoid system down time. G.2 Features and Benefits Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 10 Supports connectivity to two or more disk drives...
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure G-1: Matrix Storage Manager Main Menu Step 2: Name the RAID volume. Enter a name for the RAID volume, or press E NTER accept the default volume name. Upper and lower case alphabetic, numeric, space, and underscore characters are all applicable for naming an array.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure G-4: Select the Stripe Size Step 5: Enter the Volume Capacity. Enter the volume capacity, or press E NTER accept the default capacity. See Figure G-5. Figure G-5: Enter the Volume Capacity Step 6: Create the RAID Volume.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series G.4.2 Deleting a RAID Volume WARNING! All data stored on the member drives of a RAID volume are destroyed during the RAID deletion process. Make sure any data to be saved has been moved or backed up before deleting a RAID volume.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure G-11: Non-RAID Disks G.4.3 Resetting a Disk to Non-RAID WARNING! All data stored on the disk drive of a RAID volume is destroyed when resetting it to non-RAID. Make sure any data to be saved has been moved or backed up before resetting a disk to non-RAID.
® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series Figure G-14: Reset Disk Verification Step 4: Disk Drive and RAID Volume Status. After the disk drives have been reset, the Matrix Storage Manager Main menu is shown indicating the status of the RAID volumes and disk drives. See Figure G-15.
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® CyberResearch Motherboards MMGA Series power button ........58 SATA drive connector ......62 Power Button Mode ......129 location and pinouts ......62 power supply......... 52, 60 SATA drives ........62 AT power supply ......52 Serial Device PCIe power supply......60 connection ........
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Signal connections and programming are the two most common sources of difficulty. CyberResearch support personnel can help you solve these problems, especially if you are prepared for the call.
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CyberResearch, Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace the defective item under the terms of this warranty, subject to the provisions and specific exclusions listed herein.
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