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Intel and Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor 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. MB835 User’s Manual...
IICH has standard IA I/O peripheral capabilities. The MB835’s EP80579 IA-32 core is a derivative of the Intel® Pentium® M processor. This low power IA-32 core is based on 90-nm process technology featuring 256-Kbyte L2 cache and 400/533 MHz quad-pumped internal front-side bus (FSB).
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your ECX810 package should include the items listed below. • The MB835 Mother board • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • Optional cables for: Keyboard/mouse, Serial port, Serial ATA MB835 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATION Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB835 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Setting the Jumpers ................8 Connectors on MB835 ................. 12 MB835 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATION Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MB835 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 MB835 and their respective functions.
AT (Emulation Note: AT (Emulation) does not require pressing the power button to turn on the system; plugging the AC power will turn on the system. JP3: CF Card Master / Slave Selection CF Card Setting Master Slave MB835 User’s Manual...
JP7 Pin 1-2 & 3-4 Open System LANs bypass function controlled by SIO GPIO28. JP6 Pin 2-3 Closed JP7 Pin 1-2 & 3-4 Closed System will reboot upon the time out of watchdog timer. JP6 Pin 1-2 Closed (Default) MB835 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATION Connectors on MB835 The connectors on MB835 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on MB835 and their respective functions. Connector Locations on MB835 ............13 CN1: ATX Power Supply Connector ..........
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INSTALLATION Connector Locations on MB835 Connector Locations on MB835 ..................13 CN1: ATX Power Supply Connector ................14 CN2, CN3: Serial ATA Connector ..................14 CN4: Compact Flash Connector ..................14 CN5: Front Side Bridge Board to ID370 ................14 CN6: Console Port ......................
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Pull up to VCC HDD LED Pull up to VCC RELAY LED Pull up to VCC GPO0 GPI0 GPO1 GPI1 GPO2 GPI2 GPO3 GPI3 GPO4 GPI4 GPO5 GPI5 GPO6 GPI6 GPO7 GPI7 GP24 GP34 GP25 GPIO18 VCC3 VCC3 MB835 User’s Manual...
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J6: The TDM interface for support up to 12 T1/E1 links. Signal Name Signal Name +3.3V Ground RX_CLK0 RX_CLK2 TX_CLK0 TX_CLK2 RX_FRAME0 RX_FRAME2 TX_FRAME0 TX_FRAME2 RX_DATA_IN0 RX_DATA_IN2 TX_DATA_OUT0 TX_DATA_OUT2 RX_CLK1 SSP_EXCTCLK TX_CLK1 SSP_SCLK RX_FRAME1 SSP_SFRM TX_FRAME1 SSP_RXD RX_DATA_IN1 SSP_TXD TX_DATA_OUT1 MB835 User’s Manual...
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J13, a 10-pin header, has functions for both keyboard and mouse. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name N.C. N.C. KB clock Mouse clock KB data Mouse data Ground Ground J14: USB1 Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name USB2- USB2+ Ground MB835 User’s Manual...
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Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection DIMM0, DIMM1: DDR2 DIMM Socket MB835 supports two DDR2 DIMM sockets for a maximum memory of 2GB, DDR2 400/533/667/800. Note: Used 600MHz processor will support DDR2 400/533/667MHz Used 1200MHz & 1066MHz processors will support DDR2 400/533/667/800MHz.
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INSTALLATION CONNECTOR LOCATIONS ON IBP835 CN1: RJ45 Gigabit LAN Connectors These four LAN (LAN1/2/3/4) connectors are used in conjunction with the four Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controllers on the board. MB835 User’s Manual...
<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. MB835 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. MB835 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 MB835 User’s Manual...
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Precomp : Write precompensation Landing Zone : Landing zone Sector : Number of sectors The Access Mode selections are as follows: (HD < 528MB) (HD > 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing) Large (for MS-DOS only) Auto MB835 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. MB835 User’s Manual...
(speed up memory access) or disable the cache function. 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. MB835 User’s Manual...
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User Password every time you boot up. When you select Setup, the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up. APIC Mode APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. The default setting is Enabled. MB835 User’s Manual...
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OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory. The default setting is Non-OS/2. 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 Disabled. MB835 User’s Manual...
Memory Hole At 15M-16M In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB. The choices are Enabled and Disabled. MB835 User’s Manual...
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device ITEM HELP POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY Menu Level > KB Power ON Password Enter Hot Key power ON Ctrl-F1 Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 PWRON After PWR-Fail MB835 User’s Manual...
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Enabled. In order to use USB 2.0, necessary OS drivers must be installed first. USB Keyboard/Mouse Support The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, this field is set to Disabled. MB835 User’s Manual...
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Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 ICH Serial Port 1 3E8/IRQ5 ICH Serial Port 2 2E8/IRQ7 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. MB835 User’s Manual...
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. MB835 User’s Manual...
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In the Delay 4 Sec mode, the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more than four seconds or enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds. Wake up by PCI Card By default, this field is disabled. MB835 User’s Manual...
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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. MB835 User’s Manual...
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. MB835 User’s Manual...
Temperatures/Voltages These fields are the parameters of the hardware monitoring function feature of the motherboard. The values are read-only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status. MB835 User’s Manual...
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 MB835 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. MB835 User’s Manual...
– Wind River Linux* 2.0 – Wind River VxWorks* 6.6 – FreeBSD* 6.2 The Driver CD that comes with the board contains software drivers for Windows XP Embedded. The path location of the drivers in the CD is \intel\EP80579. MB835 User’s Manual...
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The block diagram in the section above shows the Normal State, where the two Ethernet ports work independently. The following diagram shows the Bypass State, where the two Ethernet ports are bypassed together. MB835 User’s Manual...