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ATX Motherboard with 6 PCI
Slots, 1 PCIe Slot, VGA, Audio,
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USER'S MANUAL
VER. 1.0C • OCT 2008
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CyberResearch
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  • Page 1 ® Motherboards MXGA Series ATX Motherboard with 6 PCI Slots, 1 PCIe Slot, VGA, Audio, SATA, USB, and CompactFlash USER’S MANUAL VER. 1.0C • OCT 2008 No part of this manual may be reproduced without permission ® CyberResearch , Inc.
  • Page 3 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.
  • Page 4 ® MXGA Series CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Revision # Description Date of Issue 1.0C Initial Release October 18, 2008 ©Copyright 2008CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 5: Copyright Notice

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.

  • Page 6: Packing List

    Motherboards 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. via phone:(203) 643-5000, email: sales@cyberresearch.com or via our website: www.cyberresearch.com. The items listed below should all be included in the MXGA motherboard package.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Table of Contents INTRODUCTION..................... 1 1.1 MXGA O ..................... 2 VERVIEW 1.1.1 MXGA Features ....................3 1.2 MXGA O ..................... 4 VERVIEW 1.2.1 MXGA Overview Photo..................4 1.2.2 MXGA Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers ............. 5 1.2.3 Technical Specifications..................
  • Page 8 3.3.1 Package Contents..................... 28 3.3.2 Optional Components ..................29 CONNECTOR PINOUTS..................32 4.1 P ..............33 ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTORS 4.1.1 MXGA Layout ....................33 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..............33 4.1.3 External Peripheral Interface Panel Connectors ..........35 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc. viii...
  • Page 9 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 4.2 I ..............35 NTERNAL ERIPHERAL ONNECTORS 4.2.1 ATX Power Supply Connector (4-pins)............36 4.2.2 ATX Power Supply Connector (24-pins)............37 4.2.3 Audio Connector (8-pin) .................. 38 4.2.4 Auxiliary Audio Connector (4-pin) ..............39 4.2.5 CD-In Connector ..................... 40 4.2.6 Compact Flash Socket..................
  • Page 10 5.7.7 Serial Device Connection ................106 AMI BIOS......................108 6.1 I ....................... 109 NTRODUCTION 6.1.1 Starting Setup....................109 6.1.2 Using Setup ....................109 6.1.3 Getting Help....................110 6.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes..........110 6.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar....................110 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 11 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 6.2 M ........................111 6.3 A ......................112 DVANCED 6.3.1 CPU Configuration..................113 6.3.2 IDE Configuration ..................114 6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ................116 6.3.3 Floppy Configuration..................121 6.3.4 Super IO Configuration ................. 122 6.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration..............128 6.3.6 ACPI Configuration ..................
  • Page 12 D.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC ............... 202 D.1.2 Driver Installation..................202 D.2 S ................203 OUND FFECT ONFIGURATION D.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager ............203 D.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options ..........204 INDEX..........................207 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 13 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series List of Figures Figure 1-1: MXGA Overview ..................4 Figure 2-1: MXGA Dimensions (mm)................9 Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)...........10 Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram................11 Figure 2-4: 240-pin DIMM Sockets................15 Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations ............33 Figure 4-2: ATX Power Supply Connector (4-pins) Location .........36...
  • Page 14 Figure 5-16: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector ..............102 Figure 5-17: USB Connector ................... 103 Figure 5-18: Audio Connectors................104 Figure 5-19: VGA Connector ................... 105 Figure 5-20: Serial Device Connector ..............106 Figure 7-1: Introduction Screen................160 Figure 7-2: Available Drivers................... 160 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 15 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver ..................161 Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Installation Program ........... 161 Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen ........162 Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement......... 163 Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Readme File Information ..........164 Figure 7-8: Chipset Driver Installation Complete..........
  • Page 16 ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Figure 7-35: Device Manager List ................186 Figure 7-36: Search for Suitable Driver..............187 Figure 7-37: Locate Driver Files................188 Figure 7-38: Location Browsing Window............... 188 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 17 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series List of Tables Table 1-1: Technical Specifications ................7 Table 2-1: Supported Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processors...........12 Table 2-2: Supported Intel® Pentium® 4 Processors..........12 Table 2-3: Supported Intel® Pentium® D Processors ..........14 ® ® Table 2-4: Supported Intel Celeron D Processors ..........14...
  • Page 18 Table 5-1: Jumpers ....................91 Table 5-2: CF Master/Slave Selection Settings ............92 Table 5-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings ..............93 Table 5-4: COM2 Mode Selection Jumper Settings ..........94 Table 5-5: Provided Cables ..................95 Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................110 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc. xviii...
  • Page 19 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series List of BIOS Menus BIOS Menu 1: Main ....................111 BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..................113 BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration................113 BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration ................114 BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration........116 BIOS Menu 6: Floppy Configuration ..............
  • Page 20 Technology Access Memory Floppy Disk Drive Serial Infrared Floppy Disk Connector UART Universal Asynchronous FFIO Flexible File Input/Output Receiver-transmitter FIFO First In/First Out Universal Serial Bus Front Side Bus Video Graphics Adapter IrDA Infrared Data Association ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 21: Introduction

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Chapter Introduction CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 22: Mxga Overview

    Broadcom PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet (GbE). The MXGA supports up to four serial ATA (SATA 3Gb/s) hard disk drives and up to eight USB 2.0 devices. If RAID support for the system is required, contact CyberResearch, Inc. via phone: 203) 643-5000 or email: sales@cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 23: Mxga Features

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 1.1.1 MXGA Features Some of the MXGA features are listed below. RoHS compliant Support for the following CPUs: ® LGA775 Intel Core™ 2 Duo ® ® LGA775 Intel Pentium ® ® LGA775 Intel Pentium ®...

  • Page 24: Mxga Overview

    The MXGA has a wide variety of internal and external peripheral connectors. The peripheral connectors are connected to devices including storage devices, display devices and parallel communications devices. A labeled photo of the peripheral connectors is shown in Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1: MXGA Overview ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 25: Mxga Peripheral Connectors And Jumpers

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 1.2.2 MXGA Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers The MXGA has the following on-board connectors: 1 x 12V power connector 1 x ATX power connector 1 x Audio connector 1 x Aux. Audio connector 1 x CD-in connector...

  • Page 26: Technical Specifications

    400MHz, 533MHz or 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs ® CRT: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 Display integrated with DB-15 VGA connector BIOS AMI BIOS Audio 5.1 channel audio via pin header Broadcom BCM5787 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 27: Table 1-1: Technical Specifications

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Specification MXGA Six on-board serial ports: Four on-board RS-232 serial ports One on-board RS-232/422/485 serial port (by jumper setting) One on-board RS-422/485 serial port (by jumper setting) USB 2.0 Eight USB 2.0 devices supported One 40-pin IDE connects up to two Ultra ATA33/66/100 devices...

  • Page 28: Detailed Specifications

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Chapter Detailed Specifications ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 29: Overview

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 2.1 Overview This chapter describes the specifications and on-board features of the MXGA in detail. 2.2 Dimensions 2.2.1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below and shown in Figure 2-1. Length: 305 mm...

  • Page 30: External Interface Panel Dimensions

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards 2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 31: Data Flow

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 2.3 Data Flow Figure 2-3 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 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 32: Compatible Processors

    Package Processor No. 3.80 GHz 800 MHz 90 nm 2 MB LGA775 3.80 GHz 800 MHz 90 nm 1 MB LGA775 570J 3.80 GHz 800 MHz 90 nm 1 MB LGA775 Table 2-2: Supported Intel® Pentium® 4 Processors ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 33 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 34: Supported Intel® Pentium® D Processors

    (ICH7) through a high speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) chip-to-chip connection. The high-speed DMI integrates priority based servicing that allows for concurrent traffic and ® true isochronous transfer capabilities. Some of the features of the Intel 945G are listed below. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 35: Intel 945G Memory Support

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Support 533/800/1066MHz FSB Supports four, 1GB, 400/533/667MHz dual channel DDR SDRAM DIMMs Integrated VGA and SDVO (Serial Digital Video Output) outputs ® ® Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel GMA 950) 2.0GB/s concurrent DMI bandwidth maximizes chipset communications PCI Express x16 Graphics Interface with a raw bit rate on data pins of 2Gb/s Integrated Intel®...

  • Page 36: Intel ® 945G Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950

    Volumetric Textures, Shadow Maps, Slope Scale Depth Bias, Two-Sided Stencil Microsoft* DirectX* 9 Vertex Shader 3.0 and Transform and Lighting supported in SW through highly optimized Processor Specific Geometry Pipeline (PSGP) Texture Decompression for DirectX* and OpenGL* ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 37: Intel Ich7 Southbridge Chipset

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series OpenGL* 1.4 support with ARB extensions Advanced Display Technology Consumer Electronic display (Digital TV) support Two Serial Digital Video Out (SDVO) ports for flat-panel monitors and/or TV-out support via ADD2 cards Support for Intel Media Expansion Cards, providing TV out and PVR...

  • Page 38: Intel Ich7 Audio Codec '97 Controller

    ATAPI devices, PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB/s and Ultra ATA transfers of 100MB/s. The integrated IDE interface is able to support the following IDE HDDs: Ultra ATA/100, with data transfer rates up to 100MB/s Ultra ATA/66, with data transfer rates up to 66MB/s ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 39: Intel Ich7 Low Pin Count (Lpc) Interface

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Ultra ATA/33, with data transfer rates up to 33MB/s Table 2-5 shows the supported HDD specifications. Specification Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/66 Ultra ATA/33 IDE devices PIO Mode 0 – 4 0 – 4 0 – 4 PIO Max Transfer Rate 16.6 MB/s...

  • Page 40: Intel Ich7 Real Time Clock

    High-speed USB 2.0, with data transfers of up to 480MB/s, is enabled with the ICH7 integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) compliant host controller. USB full-speed and low-speed signaling is supported by the four ICH7 integrated Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) controller. 2.7 PCI Bus Components 2.7.1 PCI Bus Overview ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 41: Broadcom Pcie Gbe Interface

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series The PCI bus controller on the ICH7 southbridge is compliant with PCI Revision 2.3 specifications and has a 33MHz PCI clock. The components listed below are all connected to the PCI bus: PCI Express and PCI slots on the motherboard Broadcom PCI Express GbE interface 2.7.2 Broadcom PCIe GbE interface...

  • Page 42: Super I/O Chipset

    2.8.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface ® The LPC interface on the Super I/O complies with the Intel Low Pin Count Specification Rev. 1.0. The LPC interface supports both LDRQ# and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI PME# interfaces. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 43: Super I/O 16C550 Uarts

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 2.8.3.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs The onboard Super I/O has two integrated 16C550 UARTs that can support the following: Two standard serial ports (COM1 and COM2) IrDa 1.0 and ASKIR protocols Another two chipsets connected to the LPC bus provided connectivity to another two serial port connectors (COM3 and COM4).

  • Page 44: Super I/O Keyboard Controller

    Eight voltage inputs on the MXGA Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor the following voltages: Vcore +2.5V +3.3V +5.0V +12.0V DDR Vtt +1.5V 5VSB The MXGA Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following voltages internally: VBAT ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 45: Operating Temperature And Temperature Control

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series The MXGA Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following fan speeds: CPU Fan speed The values for the above environmental parameters are all recorded in the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration menu. 2.9.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the MXGA are listed below.

  • Page 46: Unpacking

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Chapter Unpacking ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 47: Anti-Static Precautions

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 3.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING: Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the MXGA may result in permanent damage to the MXGA and severe injury to the user. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the MXGA.

  • Page 48: Unpacking

    Make sure all the components shown in Section 3.3 are present. 3.3 Unpacking Checklist NOTE: If any components listed in the checklist below are missing, do not proceed with the installation. Contact CyberResearch, Inc. immediately by phone (203) 643-5000 or email: sales@cyberresearch.com 3.3.1 Package Contents...

  • Page 49: Optional Components

    SATA power cable I/O Shielding Mini jumper Pack Utility CD Table 3-1: Package List Contents 3.3.2 Optional Components The following optional components are available from CyberResearch, Inc. Item and Part Number Image FDD cable RS-232/422/485 cable CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000;...

  • Page 50: Table 3-2: Optional Components

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Dual USB cable Four USB cable Table 3-2: Optional Components ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 51 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Intentionally Blank CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 52: Connector Pinouts

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Chapter Connector Pinouts ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 53: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 4.1.1 shows peripheral interface connector locations. Section 4.1.2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4.1.1. 4.1.1 MXGA Layout Figure 4-1 shows the on-board peripheral connectors, rear panel peripheral connectors and on-board jumpers.
  • Page 54 7-pin SATA SATA1 SATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA2 SATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA3 SATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA4 Serial port connector (RS-232) 10-pin box header COM3 Serial port connector (RS-232) 10-pin box header COM4 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 55: External Peripheral Interface Panel Connectors

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Connector Type Label Serial port connector (RS-232) 10-pin box header COM5 Serial port connector (RS-232) 10-pin box header COM6 Serial port connector (RS-232/422/485) 14-pin header COM2 Serial port connector (RS-422/485) 4-pin header SPDIF connector 5-pin header...

  • Page 56: Atx Power Supply Connector (4-Pins)

    See Table 4-3 The 4-pin ATX power supply connector is connected to a +12V ATX power supply. Figure 4-2: ATX Power Supply Connector (4-pins) Location DESCRIPTION +12V +12V Table 4-3: ATX Power Supply Connector (4-pins) Pinouts ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 57: Atx Power Supply Connector (24-Pins)

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 4.2.2 ATX Power Supply Connector (24-pins) CN Label: PWR1 CN Type: 24-pin ATX power connector (2x12) CN Location: See Figure 4-3 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-4 The 24-pin ATX power supply connector is connected to a ATX power supply.

  • Page 58: Audio Connector (8-Pin)

    See Table 4-5 CN Pinouts: The 8-pin audio connector is connected to external audio devices including speakers and microphones for the input and output of audio signals to and from the system. Figure 4-4: Audio Connector Location (8-pin) ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 59: Auxiliary Audio Connector (4-Pin)

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION SUROUTL CENOUT SUROUTL LFEOUT Table 4-5: Audio Connector Pinouts (8-pin) 4.2.4 Auxiliary Audio Connector (4-pin) CN Label: AUX1 4-pin header CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-5 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-6 The 4-pin auxiliary audio connector provides a second audio input to the system.

  • Page 60: Cd-In Connector

    Table 4-6: Auxiliary Audio Connector Pinouts (4-pin) 4.2.5 CD-In Connector CN Label: CD_IN1 CN Type: 4-pin header CN Location: See Figure 4-6 See Table 4-7 CN Pinouts: The 4-pin CD-in connector connects a CD to the system. Figure 4-6: CD-In Connector ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 61: Compact Flash Socket

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series DESCRIPTION Table 4-7: CD-In Connector 4.2.6 Compact Flash Socket CN Label: CN Type: 50-pin header (2x25) CN Location: See Figure 4-7 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-8 A CF Type I or Type II memory card inserts into the CF socket on the motherboard.

  • Page 62: Figure 4-7: Cf Card Socket Location

    Motherboards Figure 4-7: CF Card Socket Location DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION GROUND VCC-IN CHECK1 DATA 3 DATA 11 DATA 4 DATA 12 DATA 5 DATA 13 DATA 6 DATA 14 DATA 7 DATA 15 HDC_CS0# HDC_CS1 GROUND IOR# ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 63: Table 4-8: Cf Card Socket Pinouts

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION IOW# VCC_COM IRQ15 VCC_COM VCC_COM CSEL HDD_RESET IORDY SDREQ SDACK# HDD_ACTIVE# DATA 0 66DET DATA 1 DATA 8 DATA 2 DATA 9 DATA 10 VCC-IN CHECK2 GROUND Table 4-8: CF Card Socket Pinouts CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 64: Digital Input/Output (Dio) Connector

    The digital input/output connector is managed through a Super I/O chip. The DIO connector pins are user programmable. Figure 4-8: DIO Connector Locations DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION PWR (+5V) XOUT0 XOUT1 XOUT3 XOUT4 XIN0 XIN1 XIN2 XIN3 Table 4-9: DIO Connector Pinouts ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 65: Fan Connectors

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 4.2.8 Fan Connectors CN Label: FAN1, FAN2, FAN3 FAN1: 4-pin wafer connector CN Type: FAN1, FAN2: 3-pin wafer connector CN Location: See Figure 4-9 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-10 The FAN1, FAN2 and FAN3 cooling fan connectors provide a 12V current to the cooling fans.

  • Page 66: Floppy Disk Connector

    CN Location: See Figure 4-10 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-11 The floppy disk connector is connected to a floppy disk drive. Figure 4-10: FDC Connector Location DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION REDUCE WRITE INDEX# MOTOR ENABLE A# DRIVE SELECT B# ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 67: Table 4-11: Fdc Connector Pinouts

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DRIVE SELECT A# MOTOR ENABLE B# DIRECTION# STEP# WRITE DATA# WRITE GATE# TRACK 0# WRITE PROTECT# READ DATA# SIDE 1 SELECT# DISK CHANGE# Table 4-11: FDC Connector Pinouts CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000;...

  • Page 68: Front Panel Audio Connector

    Figure 4-11: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION MIC IN GND AUDIO MIC BIAS LINE OUT (R) LINE OUT (R) Return LINE OUT (L) LINE OUT (L) Return Table 4-12: Front Panel Connector Pinouts ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 69: Ide Connector (40-Pin)

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 4.2.11 IDE Connector (40-pin) CN Label: IDE1 CN Type: 40-pin box header (2x20) CN Location: See Figure 4-12 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-13 One 40-pin IDE device connector on the MXGA supports connectivity to two hard disk drives.

  • Page 70: Infrared Interface Connector (5-Pin)

    4.2.12 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin) CN Label: CN Type: 5-pin header (1x5) See Figure 4-13 CN Location: CN Pinouts: See Table 4-14 The infrared interface connector supports both Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude Shift Key Infrared (ASKIR) interfaces. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 71: Multi-Panel Connector

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Figure 4-13: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations DESCRIPTION IR-RX IR-TX Table 4-14: Infrared Connector Pinouts 4.2.13 Multi-panel Connector CN Label: CN Type: 14-pin header (2x7) CN Location: See Figure 4-14 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-15 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 72: Figure 4-14: Multi-Panel Connector Location

    Power button Reset button Power LED HDD LED PC speaker Figure 4-14: Multi-panel Connector Location DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION ACPILED+ SPEAKER+ ACPILED- ATX POWER BUTTON SPEAKER- IDE LED+ RESET SW IDE LED - Table 4-15: Multi-panel Connector Pinouts ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 73: Pci Express X16 Slot

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 4.2.14 PCI Express x16 Slot CN Label: PCIE2 CN Type: 82-pin PCIe x16 slot CN Location: See Figure 4-15 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-16 (Side A) Table 4-17 (Side B) PCIe x16 expansion devices can be inserted into the PCIe x16 slot.

  • Page 74: Figure 4-15: Pci Express X16 Slot Connector Location

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Figure 4-15: PCI Express x16 Slot Connector Location ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 75: Table 4-16: Pcie X16 Side A Pinouts

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series NAME NAME NAME NAME Name HSIn(1) HSIp(6) HSIp(11) PRSNT#1 HSIn(6) HSIn(11) +12v +12v HSIp(2) HSIn(2) HSIp(7) HSIp(12) JTAG2 HSIn(7) HSIn(12) JTAG3 JTAG4 HSIp(3) RSVD JTAG5 HSIn(3) HSIp(13) +3.3v HSIp(8) HSIn(13) +3.3v RSVD HSIn(8) PWRGD RSVD...

  • Page 76: Pci Express Power Connector (4-Pin)

    HSOn(1) HSOp(6) HSOp(11) HSOn(6) HSOn(11) Table 4-17: PCIe x16 Side B Pinouts 4.2.15 PCI Express Power Connector (4-pin) CN Label: PCN1 CN Type: 4-pin wafer (1x4) CN Location: See Figure 4-16 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-18 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 77: Figure 4-16: Pci Express Power Connector Pinout Locations

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series The PCI Express power connector provides 12V power to PCIe expansion cards. Figure 4-16: PCI Express Power Connector Pinout Locations DESCRIPTION +12V Table 4-18: PCI Express Power Connector Pinouts CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000;...

  • Page 78: Pci Slot

    4.2.16 PCI Slot CN Label: PCI1 to PCI6 CN Type: PCI Slot CN Location: See Figure 4-17 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-19 The PCI slot enables a PCI expansion module to be connected to the board. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 79: Figure 4-17: Pci Slot Location

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Figure 4-17: PCI Slot Location CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 80 TRST -12V +12V INTA INTC INTB INTD RESERVED3 PRSNT1 RESERVED1 RESERVED4 PRSNT2 3.3V_AUX RESERVED2 AD30 AD31 +3.3V AD29 AD28 AD26 AD27 AD25 AD24 +3.3V IDSEL C/BE3 +3.3V AD23 AD22 AD20 AD21 AD19 AD18 +3.3V AD16 AD17 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 81: Table 4-19: Pci Slot

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION +3.3V C/BE2 FRAME IRDY TRDY +3.3V DEVSEL STOP +3.3V LOCK SDONE PERR +3.3V SERR +3.3V AD15 C/BE1 +3.3V AD14 AD13 AD11 AD12 AD10 C/BE0 +3.3V +3.3V REQ64 ACK64 Table 4-19: PCI Slot CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 82: Sata Drive Connectors

    CN Location: See Figure 4-18 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-20 The SATA drive connectors are connected to SATA 3Gb/s disk drives that transfer data at speeds as high as 3.0Gb/s. Figure 4-18: SATA Drive Connector Locations ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 83: Serial Port Connector (Rs-232)

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series DESCRIPTION Table 4-20: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 4.2.18 Serial Port Connector (RS-232) CN Label: COM3 to COM6 CN Type: 10-pin box header (2x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-19 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-21 The 10-pin serial port connectors provide RS-232 serial communications channels that can be connected to external RS-232 serial port devices.

  • Page 84: Serial Port Connector (Rs-232/422/485)

    The 14-pin serial port connector provides an RS-232/422/485 serial communications channel that can be connected to external RS-232/422/485 serial port devices. The signal type is controlled via the JP4 jumper and is shared with the CN1 connector. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 85: Figure 4-20: Serial Port Connector (Rs-232/422/485) Pinout Locations

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Figure 4-20: Serial Port Connector (RS-232/422/485) Pinout Locations DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION TXD1+ TXD1- RXD1+ RXD1- Table 4-22: Serial Port Connector (RS-232/422/485) Pinouts CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA...

  • Page 86: Serial Port Connector (Rs-422/485)

    RS-422/485 serial port devices. The port is shared with the COM2 port. Figure 4-21: Serial Port Connector (RS-422/485) Pinout Locations DESCRIPTION TXD1+ TXD1- RXD1+ RXD1- Table 4-23: Serial Port Connector (RS-422/485) Pinouts ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 87: Spdif Connector

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 4.2.21 SPDIF Connector CN Label: CN Type: 5-pin header CN Location: See Figure 4-22 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-24 Use the SPDIF connector to connect digital audio devices to the system. Figure 4-22: SPDIF Connector Pinout Locations...

  • Page 88: Tpm Connector

    CN Label: TPM1 CN Type: 20-pin header (2x10) CN Location: See Figure 4-23 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-25 Use the TPM connector to connect a TPM module to the system. Figure 4-23: TPM Connector Pinout Locations ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 89: Table 4-25: Tpm Connector Pinouts

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION LCLK LFRAME# LRESET# LAD3 LAD2 LAD1 LAD0 SB3V SERIRQ GLKRUN# LPCPD# LDRQ# Table 4-25: TPM Connector Pinouts CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 90: Usb Connectors (Internal)

    The USB ports are used for I/O bus expansion. Figure 4-24: USB Connector Pinout Locations DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION PWR (+5V) USBPB- USBPB+ USBPA+ USBPB- PWR (+5V) Table 4-26: USB Port Connector Pinouts ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 91: External Peripheral Interface Connectors

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 4.3 External Peripheral Interface Connectors The external peripheral interface connectors on the back panel are connected to devices externally when the MXGA is installed in a chassis. The peripheral connectors on the rear panel are:...

  • Page 92: Keyboard/Mouse Connector

    See Figure 4-25 (labeled number 1) CN Pinouts: See Figure 4-26 and Table 4-27 The MXGA keyboard and mouse connectors are standard PS/2 connectors. Figure 4-26: PS/2 Pinouts DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION L_KDAT L_MDAT L_KCLK L_MCLK Table 4-27: PS/2 Connector Pinouts ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 93: Parallel Port Connector

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 4.3.2 Parallel Port Connector CN Label: 3IN1_DSUB1A CN Type: DB-25 CN Location: See Figure 4-25 (labeled number 2) CN Pinouts: See Figure 4-27 and Table 4-28 These ports are usually connected to a printer. MXGA includes one on-board parallel ports accessed through one 25-pin D-type female connector.

  • Page 94: Ethernet Connector

    RX+ (or MDX1+) N/C (or MDX3+) N/C (or MDX2+) N/C (or MDX3-) MDX0+ MDX2- MDX0- MDX1- MDX1+ MDX3+ MDX2+ MDX3- TX+ (or MDX0+) N/C (or MDX2-) TX- (or MDX0-) RX- (or MDX1-) Table 4-29: Ethernet Connector Pinouts ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 95: Audio Connectors

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Figure 4-29: 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 (Table 4-30).

  • Page 96: Usb Connectors

    See Figure 4-31 and Table 4-31 USB devices connect directly to the USB connectors on the external peripheral connector panel. Figure 4-31: USB Connector Pinout Locations DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION USBD0- USBD0- USBD0+ USBD0+ Table 4-31: USB Connector Pinouts ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 97: Vga Connector

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 4.3.6 VGA Connector CN Label: 3IN1_DSUB1C CN Type: HD-D-sub 15 Female connector CN Location: See Figure 4-25 (labeled 6) CN Pinouts: See Figure 4-32 and Table 4-32 The standard HD-D-sub 15 female connector connects to a CRT or LCD monitor.

  • Page 98: Serial Communications Connector

    DATA SET READY (DSR) REQUEST TO SEND (RTS) CLEAR TO SEND (CTS) RING INDICATOR (RI) Table 4-33: COM1 RS-232 Mode Connector Pinouts 4.4 On-board Jumpers The MXGA has fifteen on-board jumpers. Refer to Section 5.4 for jumper configuration settings. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
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  • Page 100: Installation

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Chapter Installation ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 101: Anti-Static Precautions

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 5.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING: Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the MXGA may result in permanent damage to the MXGA and severe injury to the user. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the MXGA.

  • Page 102: Installation Considerations

    ESD from the body and helps prevent ESD damage. Place the MXGA on an antistatic pad: When installing or configuring the motherboard, place it on an antistatic pad. This helps to prevent potential ESD damage. Turn off all power to the MXGA: ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 103: Installation Checklist

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series When working with the MXGA, 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 MXGA DO NOT: Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board.

  • Page 104: Cpu, Cpu Cooling Kit And Dimm Installation

    CPU: An Intel® Pentium 4 Processor (or better) with HT Technology must be installed Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology OS: An operating system that has optimizations for HT Technology ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 105: Figure 5-1: Intel Lga775

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series WARNING: CPUs are expensive and sensitive components. When installing the CPU please be careful not to damage it in anyway. Make sure the CPU is installed properly and ensure the correct cooling kit is properly installed.

  • Page 106: Figure 5-2: Remove The Cpu Socket Protective Shield

    Figure 5-3: 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. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 107: Figure 5-4: Insert The Lga775 Cpu

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 4: Orientate the CPU properly. Make sure the IHS (Integrated Heat Sink) side is facing upward. Step 5: Correctly position the CPU. Match the Pin 1 mark with the cut edge on the CPU socket.

  • Page 108: Lga775 Cooling Kit Installation

    It is strongly recommended that the original heat sink and cooler provided by Intel not be used on the MXGA. CyberResearch’s cooling kits include a support bracket that is combined with the heat sink mounted on the CPU to counterweigh and balance the load on both sides of the PCB.

  • Page 109: Figure 5-6: Securing The Heat Sink To The Pcb Board

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 1: Place the cooling kit onto the LGA775 CPU. Make sure the CPU cable can be properly routed when the cooling kit is installed. Step 2: Properly align the cooling kit. Make sure the four spring screw fasteners can pass through the pre-drilled holes on the PCB.

  • Page 110: Dimm Installation

    Align the DIMM with the socket. The DIMM must be oriented in such a way that the notch in the middle of the DIMM must be aligned with the plastic bridge in the socket. See Figure 5-7. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 111: Jumper Settings

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 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. See Figure 5-7.

  • Page 112: Cf Master/Slave Selection

    The CF Master/Slave Selection jumper sets the CF Type I card or CF Type II cards as either the slave device or the master device. CF Master/Slave Selection jumper settings are shown in Table 5-2. Pins Description Open Slave Default Short Master Table 5-2: CF Master/Slave Selection Settings ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 113: Clear Cmos Jumper

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 5.4.2 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-3 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-9 If the MXGA fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information.

  • Page 114: Com2 Mode Selection

    The MXGA must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel over the heat sink surface. In a system with an individual power supply unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow over the board surface. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 115: Internal Peripheral Device Connections

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series NOTE CyberResearch has a wide range of chassis available. Please contact CyberResearch, Inc. phone (203) 643-5000 email: sales@cyberresearch.com.or visit website www.cyberresearch.com 5.6 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5.6.1 Peripheral Device Cables The cables listed in Table 5-5 are shipped with the MXGA.

  • Page 116: Dual Rs-232 Cable Connection

    Step 2: Insert the cable connector. Insert the connectors into the serial port box headers. See Figure 5-11. A key on the front of the cable connectors ensures the connectors can only be installed in one direction. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 117: Sata Drive Connection

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Figure 5-11: Dual RS-232 Cable Installation Step 3: Secure the bracket. The dual RS-232 connector has two D-sub 9 male connectors secured to a bracket. To secure the bracket to a chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassisStep 0: 5.6.4 SATA Drive Connection...

  • Page 118: Figure 5-12: Sata Drive Cable Connection

    SATA drive. See Figure 5-13. Step 4: Connect the SATA power cable. Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive. See Figure 5-13. Step 0: ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 119: External Peripheral Interface Connection

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Figure 5-13: SATA Power Drive Connection 5.7 External Peripheral Interface Connection The following external peripheral devices can be connected to the external peripheral interface connectors. Mouse and keyboard Parallel devices RJ-45 Ethernet cable connectors USB devices...

  • Page 120: Ps/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connection

    Chapter 3. Step 2: Insert the keyboard/mouse connector. Insert a PS/2 keyboard or mouse connector into the appropriate PS/2 connector on the external peripheral interface connector. See Figure 5-14. Step 0: Figure 5-14: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 121: Parallel Device Connection

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 5.7.2 Parallel Device Connection The MXGA has a single female DB-25 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for parallel devices. Follow the steps below to connect a parallel device to the MXGA. Step 1: Locate the DB-25 connector.

  • Page 122: Ethernet Connection

    Locate the RJ-45 connector. The location of the RJ-45 connector is shown in Chapter 3. Step 2: Insert an RJ-45 plug. Insert the RJ-45 plug of a LAN into the RJ-45 receptacle on the external peripheral interface. See Figure 5-16. Step 0: Figure 5-16: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 123: Usb Connection

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 5.7.4 USB Connection The external USB Series "A" receptacle connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices. Follow the steps below to connect USB devices to the MXGA. Step 1: Locate the USB Series "A" receptacle connectors. The location of the USB Series "A"...

  • Page 124: Audio Connection

    Locate the audio phone jacks. The location of the audio phone jacks are shown in Chapter 3. Step 2: Insert audio phone jack plugs. Insert audio phone jack plugs into the audio phone jacks on the external peripheral interface. See Figure 5-18. Step 0: Figure 5-18: Audio Connectors ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 125: Vga Monitor Connection

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 5.7.6 VGA Monitor Connection The MXGA has a single female DB-15 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a VGA monitor. Follow the steps below to connect a VGA monitor to the MXGA. Step 1: Locate the DB-15 connector.

  • Page 126: Serial Device Connection

    DB-9 connector on the external peripheral interface. See Figure 5-20. Figure 5-20: 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: ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
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  • Page 128: Ami Bios

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Chapter AMI BIOS ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 129: Introduction

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA 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.

  • Page 130: Getting Help

    Chipset Changes the chipset settings. Exit Selects exit options and loads default settings The following sections completely describe the configuration options found in the menu items at the top of the BIOS screen and listed above. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 131: Main

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA 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.

  • Page 132: Advanced

    Hardware Health Configuration (see Section 6.3.5) ACPI Configuration (see Section 6.3.6) AMP Configuration (see Section 6.3.7) ASF Configuration (see Section 6.3.8) MPS Configuration (see Section 6.3.9) Trusted Computing (see Section 6.3.10) USB Configuration (see Section 6.3.11) ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 133: Cpu Configuration

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 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. BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) lists the following CPU details: Module Version: xx.xx...

  • Page 134: Ide Configuration

    IDE channels. This mode supports up to 4 storage devices. Enhanced Configures the on-board ATA/IDE controller to be in EFAULT Enhanced mode. In this mode, IDE channels and SATA channels are separated. This mode supports up to 6 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 135: Configure Sata As [Ide]

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series storage devices. Some legacy OS do not support this mode. Configure SATA as [IDE] Use the Configure SATA as option to configure SATA devices as normal IDE devices. Configures SATA devices as normal IDE device.

  • Page 136: Ide Master, Ide Slave

    Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt. PIO Mode: Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device. DMA Mode: Adjust the DMA mode options. S.M.A.R.T.: Indicates whether or not the Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology protocol is supported. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 137: Type [Auto]

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 32Bit Data Transfer: Enables 32-bit data transfer. Type [Auto] Use the Type BIOS option to select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) is complete. BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk Not Installed drive on the specified channel.

  • Page 138: Block (Multi Sector Transfer) [Auto]

    PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3.3MBps PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5.2MBps PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8.3MBps PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11.1MBps ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 139: Dma Mode [Auto]

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16.6MBps (This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE CD-ROM drives, check the specifications of the drive.) DMA Mode [Auto] Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options.

  • Page 140: Auto]

    Use the 32Bit Data Transfer BIOS option to enables or disable 32-bit data transfers. Disabled Prevents the BIOS from using 32-bit data transfers. Enabled Allows BIOS to use 32-bit data transfers on supported EFAULT hard disk drives. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 141: Floppy Configuration

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 6.3.3 Floppy Configuration Use the Floppy Configuration menu to configure the floppy disk drive connected to the system. BIOS Menu 6: Floppy Configuration Floppy A/B Use the Floppy A/B option to configure the floppy disk drive. Options are listed below: Disabled 360 KB 51/4”...

  • Page 142: Super Io Configuration

    Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address. Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Serial Port 1 I/O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt EFAULT address is IRQ4 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 143: Serial Port1 Mode [Normal]

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 3E8/IRQ4 Serial Port 1 I/O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Serial Port 1 I/O port address is 2E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 Serial Port1 Mode [Normal] Use the Serial Port1 Mode option to select the Serial Port1 operational mode.

  • Page 144: Parallel Port Address [378]

    The parallel port operates in the enhanced parallel port mode (EPP). The EPP mode supports bi-directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the Normal mode. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 145: Parallel Port Irq [Irq7]

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series The parallel port operates in the extended capabilities port (ECP) mode. The ECP mode supports bi-directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster...

  • Page 146: Serial Port3 Irq [11]

    Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4. Serial port 4 IRQ address is 3 EFAULT Serial port 4 IRQ address is 9 Serial port 4 IRQ address is 10 EFAULT Serial port 4 IRQ address is 11 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 147: Serial Port5 Address [2F0]

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Serial Port5 Address [2F0] Use the Serial Port5 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 5. Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 5 Serial port 5 I/O port address is 3E8...

  • Page 148: Hardware Health Configuration

    BIOS Menu 8: Hardware Health Configuration H/W Health Function [Enabled] Use the H/W Health Function to enable the monitoring of the system environmental parameters. Disabled Disables the health monitoring function Enabled Enables the health monitoring function EFAULT ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 149: Fan 2 Mode Setting [Full On Mode]

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series FAN 2 Mode Setting [Full On Mode] Use the FAN 2 Mode Setting option to configure the second fan. Full On Mode Fan is on all the time EFAULT Automatic mode Fan is off when the temperature is low enough.

  • Page 150: Acpi Configuration

    Disables the ACPI support for the OS. This selection should be disabled if the OS does not support ACPI Enables the ACPI support for the operating system. This EFAULT selection should be enabled if the OS does support ACPI ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 151: General Acpi Configuration

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 6.3.6.1 General ACPI Configuration Use the General ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 10) to select the ACPI state when the system is suspended. BIOS Menu 10: General 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.

  • Page 152: Apm Configuration

    Enables the APM feature EFAULT Power Button Mode [On/Off] Use the Power Button Mode BIOS to specify how the power button functions. On/Off When the power button is pressed the system is either EFAULT turned on or off ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 153: Restore On Ac Power Loss [Power Off]

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Suspend When the power button is pressed the system goes into suspend mode Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Use the Restore on AC Power Loss BIOS option to specify what state the system returns to if there is a sudden loss of power to the system.

  • Page 154: Resume On Lan [Enabled]

    The Resume on PCI-Express WAKE# BIOS option specifies if the system is roused from a suspended or standby state when there is activity on the PCI-Express bus. Disabled Wake event not generated by PCI-Express activity Enabled Wake event generated by PCI-Express activity EFAULT ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 155: Asf Configuration

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 6.3.8 ASF Configuration The ASF Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 12) controls the system’s ASF functions as part of a remote client management network. BIOS Menu 12: ASF Configuration ASF Support [Enabled] Use the ASF Support BIOS option to control the system’s ability to connect to a remote management server.

  • Page 156: Mps Configuration

    Use the MPS Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 13) to select the multi-processor table. BIOS Menu 13: MPS Configuration MPS Revision [1.4] Use the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) for OS option to specify the MPS version to be used. MPS version 1.1 is used MPS version 1.4 is used EFAULT ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 157: Trusted Computing

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 6.3.10 Trusted Computing Use the Trusted Computing menu (BIOS Menu 14) to configure settings related to the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Trusted Platform Module (TPM). BIOS Menu 14: Trusted Computing TCG/TPM Support [No] Use the TCG/TPM Support option to configure support for the TPM.

  • Page 158: Usb Configuration

    If only two USB ports are being used, disabling the remaining six USB frees up system resources that can be redirected elsewhere. Disabled USB function support disabled 2 USB Ports Two USB ports are enabled 4 USB Ports Four USB ports are enabled 6 USB Ports Six USB ports are enabled ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 159: Usb 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 8 USB Ports Eight USB ports are enabled EFAULT USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Use the USB 2.0 Controller BIOS option to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller USB 2.0 controller disabled Disabled Enabled USB 2.0 controller enabled...

  • Page 160: Usb Mass Storage Device Configuration

    Use the USB Mass Storage Device Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 16) lists the USB mass storage class devices. BIOS Menu 16: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration 6.4 Boot Use the Boot menu (BIOS Menu 17) to configure system boot options. BIOS Menu 17: Boot ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 161: Boot Settings Configuration

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 6.4.1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 18) to configure advanced system boot options. BIOS Menu 18: Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process.

  • Page 162: Addon Rom Display Mode [Force Bios]

    To confirm this, the Number Lock LED light on the keyboard is lit. Display System Configuration [Enabled] Use the Display System Configuration option to select whether or not system configuration information is shown on screen after POST. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 163: Boot From Lan Support [Disabled]

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Disabled System configuration information is not shown on screen after POST. Enabled System configuration information is shown on EFAULT screen after POST. Boot From LAN Support [Disabled] The BOOT From LAN Support option enables the system to be booted from a remote system.

  • Page 164: Boot Device Priority

    6.4.2 Boot Device Priority Use the Boot Device Priority menu (BIOS Menu 19) to specify the boot sequence from the available devices. Possible boot devices may include: FLOPPY DRIVE CD/DVD BIOS Menu 19: Boot Device Priority Settings ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 165: Removable Drives

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 6.4.3 Removable Drives Use the Removable Drives menu (BIOS Menu 20) to specify the boot sequence of the available FDDs. When the menu is opened, the FDDs connected to the system are listed as shown below:...

  • Page 166: Usb Drives

    USB drives is shown. Select the first USB drive the system boots from. If the “1st Drive” is not used for booting this option may be disabled. BIOS Menu 21: USB Drives ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 167: Security

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 6.5 Security Use the Security menu (BIOS Menu 22) to set system and user passwords. BIOS Menu 22: Security Change Supervisor Password Use the Change Supervisor Password to set or change a supervisor password. The default for this option is Not Installed.

  • Page 168: Change User Password

    Check option specifies when a user is prompted for the password. Users have to enter their password only when they Setup EFAULT enter the Setup Utility Always Users have to enter their password whenever they boot the computer ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 169: Chipset

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 6.6 Chipset Use the Chipset menu (BIOS Menu 23) to access the NorthBridge and SouthBridge configuration menus. WARNING: Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 170: Spread Spectrum Clock [Disabled]

    The on-board LAN1 controller is manually disabled Onboard LAN2 [Enabled] The Onboard LAN2 option enables or disables the on-board LAN2. Enabled The on-board LAN2 controller is manually enabled EFAULT Disabled The on-board LAN2 controller is manually disabled ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 171: Northbridge Configuration

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 6.6.1 NorthBridge Configuration Use the NorthBridge Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 24) to configure the northbridge chipset. BIOS Menu 24:NorthBridge Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency [Auto] The DRAM Frequency option specifies the DRAM frequency or allows the system to automatically detect the DRAM frequency.

  • Page 172: Dram Cas# Latency [5]

    RAS (row address strobe) signal and the CAS (column address strobe) signal. A pause is required between the RAS signal and the CAS signal to ensure the memory is correctly addressed. To be able to change this configuration option the ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 173: Dram Ras# Precharge [6 Dram Clocks]

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Configure DRAM Timing by SPD configuration option must be set to “Disabled.” Configuration options are listed below: 2 DRAM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks 6 DRAM Clocks EFAULT DRAM RAS# Precharge [6 DRAM Clocks] Use the DRAM RAS# Precharge option to set the speed at which the RAM terminates the access of one row and start accessing another.

  • Page 174: Memory Hole [Disabled]

    Use the Internal Graphic Mode Select option to specify the amount of system memory that can be used by the Internal graphics device. Disable Enable, 1MB 1MB of memory used by internal graphics device 8MB of memory used by internal graphics device Enable, 8MB EFAULT ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 175: Exit

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 6.7 Exit Use the Exit menu (BIOS Menu 25) to load default BIOS values, optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes. BIOS Menu 25: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.

  • Page 176: Load Failsafe Defaults

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Load Failsafe Defaults Use the Load Failsafe Defaults option to load failsafe default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. F8 key can be used for this operation. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
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  • Page 178: Driver Installation

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Chapter Driver Installation ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 179: Available Software Drivers

    If the system does not initiate the "autorun" program when the CD is inserted, click the Start button, select Run, then type X:\autorun.exe (where X:\ is the system CD drive) to access the CyberResearch Driver CD main menu. Step 2: The driver main menu appears (Figure 7-1).

  • Page 180: Figure 7-1: Introduction Screen

    A new screen with a list of available drivers appears (Figure 7-2). Figure 7-2: Available Drivers Step 5: Select the driver to install from the list in Figure 7-2. Detailed driver installation instructions follow below. Step 0: ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 181: Chipset Driver Installation

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 7.3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please follow the steps below. Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Step 1: Select Chipset from the list in Figure 7-3. Step 2: A new window opens (Figure 7-4).

  • Page 182: Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Step 4: The welcome screen in Figure 7-5 appears. Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 183: Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 5: Click N to continue the installation process. Step 6: The license agreement in Figure 7-6 appears. Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement Step 7: Read the license agreement. To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the agreement, click Y CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 184: Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Readme File Information

    CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Step 8: The Readme file in Figure 7-7 appears. Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Readme File Information Step 9: Read the Readme file information and then click N to start the driver installation. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 185: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 10: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 7-8) and click Finish to complete the installation. Step 0: Figure 7-8: Chipset Driver Installation Complete 7.4 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver To install the chipset driver, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 186: Figure 7-9: Select The Operating System

    Figure 7-9: Select the Operating System Step 3: Double-click the appropriate operating system folder. Step 4: A new window appears (Figure 7-10). Figure 7-10: VGA Driver Step 5: Double-click the installation program icon to continue the installation process. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 187: Figure 7-11: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Installshield Wizard

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 6: The Readme information file shown in Figure 7-11 appears. Figure 7-11: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator InstallShield Wizard CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 188: Figure 7-12: Installshield Wizard Extracting Files

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Step 7: Read the Readme file information and click N to begin extracting files (Figure 7-12). Figure 7-12: InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 189: Figure 7-13: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome Screen

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 8: The Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome screen appears (Figure 7-13). Figure 7-13: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome Screen Step 9: Click N and a license agreement appears (Figure 7-14). Figure 7-14: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver License Agreement Step 10: Read the license agreement.

  • Page 190: Figure 7-15: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Installing Notice

    Figure 7-16: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Installation Complete Step 12: The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later. For the settings to take effect, the computer must be restarted. Click F INISH restart the computer. Step 0: ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 191: Broadcom Lan Driver (For Gbe Lan) Installation

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 7.5 Broadcom LAN Driver (for GbE LAN) Installation To install the Broadcom LAN driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Open Windows Control Panel (Figure 7-17). Figure 7-17: Windows Control Panel CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000;...

  • Page 192: Figure 7-18: System Icon

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Step 2: Double-click the System icon (Figure 7-18). Figure 7-18: System Icon ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 193: Figure 7-19: Device Manager Tab

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 3: Click the Device Manager tab (Figure 7-19). Figure 7-19: Device Manager Tab CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 194: Figure 7-20: Device Manager List

    Step 4: A list of system hardware devices appears (Figure 7-20). Figure 7-20: Device Manager List Step 5: Double-click the listed device that has question marks next to it (this means Windows does not recognize the device). ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 195: Figure 7-21: Search For Suitable Driver

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 6: The Device Driver Wizard appears (Figure 7-21). Figure 7-21: Search for Suitable Driver Step 7: Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended),” and click to continue. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000;...

  • Page 196: Figure 7-22: Locate Driver Files

    Select “Specify a Location” in the Locate Driver Files window (Figure 7-22). Figure 7-22: Locate Driver Files Step 9: Click N to continue. Step 10: The Locate File window appears (Figure 7-23). Figure 7-23: Location Browsing Window ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 197: Realtek Ac`97 Audio Driver (Alc665) Installation

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 11: Select the proper OS folder under the “X:\3-LAN\BROADCOM BCM57xx Drivers” directory in the Locate File window, where “X:\” is the system CD drive. Step 12: Click O and the driver is installed.Step 0: 7.6 Realtek AC`97 Audio Driver (ALC665) Installation...

  • Page 198: Figure 7-24: Select The Audio Codec

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Figure 7-24: Select the Audio CODEC Step 3: Double-click the ALC665 folder. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 199: Figure 7-25: Locate The Setup Program Icon

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 4: Double-click the Setup.exe program icon in Figure 7-25. Figure 7-25: Locate the Setup Program Icon Step 5: The InstallShield Wizard is prepared to guide the user through the rest of the process (Figure 7-26).

  • Page 200: Figure 7-27: Installshield Wizard Welcome Screen

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Step 6: Once initialized, the InstallShield Wizard welcome screen appears (Figure 7-27). Figure 7-27: InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen Step 7: Click N to continue the installation. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 201: Figure 7-28: Audio Driver Software Configuration

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 8: InstallShield starts to install the new software as shown in Figure 7-28. Figure 7-28: Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 9: At this stage the Digital Signal Not Found screen shown in Figure 7-29 appears.

  • Page 202: Figure 7-30: Audio Driver Installation

    Figure 7-31: Restart the Computer Step 12: The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later. For the settings to take effect, the computer must be restarted. Click F INISH restart the computer. Step 0: ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 203: Ide Controller Installation

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series 7.7 IDE Controller Installation To install the IDE controller, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Open Windows Control Panel (Figure 7-32). Figure 7-32: Access Windows Control Panel CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 204: Figure 7-33: Double Click The System Icon

    ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Step 2: Double-click the System icon (Figure 7-33). Figure 7-33: Double Click the System Icon ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 205: Figure 7-34: Double Click The Device Manager Tab

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 3: Click the Device Manager tab (Figure 7-34). Figure 7-34: Double Click the Device Manager Tab CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 206: Figure 7-35: Device Manager List

    Step 4: A list of system hardware devices appears (Figure 7-35). Figure 7-35: Device Manager List Step 5: Double-click the listed device that has question marks next to it (This means Windows does not recognize the device). ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 207: Figure 7-36: Search For Suitable Driver

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Step 6: The Device Driver Wizard appears (Figure 7-36). Figure 7-36: Search for Suitable Driver Step 7: Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended),” and click to continue. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000;...

  • Page 208: Figure 7-37: Locate Driver Files

    Select the proper OS folder under the “X:\7-IDE\IT8211 v1.3.2.8” directory ( Figure 7-38) in the location browsing window, where “X:\” is the system CD drive. Figure 7-38: Location Browsing Window Step 11: Select the iteatapi.inf file, click O and the driver is installed.Step 0: ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 209: Abios Menu Options

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Appendix BIOS Menu Options CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 210: Bios Configuration Options

    Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] ............... 123 Serial Port2 Mode [Normal]................123 Parallel Port Address [378] ................124 Parallel Port Mode [Normal]................124 Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]..................125 Onboard CIR Port [Disabled] ................125 Serial Port3 Address [3E8]................. 125 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 211: Cyberresearch, Inc

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Serial Port3 IRQ [11] ................... 126 Serial Port4 Address [2E8]................. 126 Serial Port4 IRQ [10] ................... 126 Serial Port5 Address [2F0]................. 127 Serial Port5 IRQ [11] ................... 127 Serial Port6 Address [2E0]................. 127 Serial Port6 IRQ [10] ................... 128 H/W Health Function [Enabled] .................
  • Page 212 DRAM RAS# Activate to Precha [15 DRAM Clocks]........153 Memory Hole [Disabled]..................154 Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enable, 8MB] ..........154 Save Changes and Exit ..................155 Discard Changes and Exit ................. 155 Discard Changes....................155 Load Optimal Defaults..................155 Load Failsafe Defaults..................156 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 213: Bwatchdog Timer

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Appendix Watchdog Timer CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 214 Contact CyberResearch support or visit the CyberResearch website for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems, e.g., Windows and Linux. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash. This condition may have occurred by external EMIs or a software bug.
  • Page 215 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA 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 ;...
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  • Page 217: Caddress Mapping

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Appendix Address Mapping CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 218: Io Address Map

    Serial Port 1 (COM1) Table C-1: IO Address Map C.2 1st MB Memory Address Map Memory address Description 00000-9FFFF System memory A0000-BFFFF VGA buffer F0000-FFFFF System BIOS 1000000- Extend BIOS Table C-2: 1 MB Memory Address Map ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 219: Irq Mapping Table

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series C.3 IRQ Mapping Table IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 ACPI IRQ2 Available IRQ10 IRQ3 COM2 IRQ11 LAN/USB2.0/SATA IRQ4 COM1 IRQ12 PS/2 mouse IRQ5 SMBus Controller IRQ13 IRQ6 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ7...
  • Page 220 ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards Intentionally Blank ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 221: Dexternal Ac'97 Audio Codec

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Appendix External AC’97 Audio CODEC CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...

  • Page 222: Introduction

    The driver installation has been described in Section 7.6. After rebooting, the sound effect configuration utility appears in the Windows Control Panel (Figure D-1). If the peripheral speakers are properly connected, sound effects should be heard. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 223: Sound Effect Configuration

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Figure D-1: Control Panel Sound Effect Manager D.2 Sound Effect Configuration D.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager Follow the steps below to access the Sound Effect Manager. Step 1: Install the ALC655 audio CODEC driver (see Section 7.6).

  • Page 224: Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options

    The following section describes the different configuration options in the Sound Effect Manager. D.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options The Sound Effects Manager enables configuration of the items listed below. To configure these items click the corresponding menu tab in the Sound Effects Manager (Figure D-3). ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 225 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series NOTE: The Karaoke Mode is configured in the Sound Effect menu. To access Karaoke configuration settings, click on the Sound Effect menu tab. Sound Effect Karaoke Mode Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S/PDIF-In S/PDIF-Out Connector Sensing...
  • Page 226 HRTF Demo - Adjust HRTF (Head Related Transfer Functions) 3D positional audio before running 3D applications. Microphone Effect - Microphone noise suppression is enabled in this menu. General - General information about the installed AC’97 audio configuration utility is listed here. ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 227: Index

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Index CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 228 .........37 BIOS Chipset ..........20 location and pinouts ......37 BIOS Menu Options........ 188 Audio connector........103 auxiliary audio connector......38 location and pinouts ......38 cables............94 CD in connector .........39 location and pinouts.......39 BIOS ............107 CF card ............40 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 229 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series location and pinouts ......40 PCI Express power........55 setup jumper..........91 PCI Express x16 slot ......52 socket ............40 PCI slot ..........57 CF card setup jumper ........91 serial port (COM 2) ........63 chassis............93 serial port (RS-422/485) ......65 installation..........93 serial ports ..........62...
  • Page 230 USB ............75 IDE device..........94 VGA ............76 ATA flat cable .........94 external switches ........51 connector..........94 IDE interface ..........17 infrared interface ........49 Amplitude Shift Key Infrared....49 fan connector ..........44 ASKIR ............49 location and pinouts ......44 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 231 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series Serial Infrared........49 SIR............49 northbridge chipset ........13 infrared interface connector.......49 location and pinouts ......49 installation checklist ........82 IrDA ............122 Operating Temperature ......24 jumper............90 parallel port ..........22 CF card setup........91 PC speaker ..........51 clear CMOS...........92 PCI bus ............19 COM 2 mode selection......93...
  • Page 232 ............96 controller..........19 connection ..........96 devices ..........69 power cable ...........96 port............69 SATA drive connector ........61 USB 1.1 ..........69 location and pinouts ......61 USB 2.0 ..........69 SATA drives..........61 USB 1.1............69 Serial USB 2.0............69 connection ...........105 USB connector........102 ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 233 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MXGA Series USB connector, internal......69 connection ........100, 104 location and pinouts ......69 warranty validation ........82 VGA monitor Watchdog Timer........192 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 234 ® CyberResearch MXGA Series Motherboards ©Copyright 2008 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 235 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.
  • Page 236 ® MXGA Series CyberResearch Motherboards Intentionally Blank ©Copyright 2008CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 237 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.
  • Page 238 ® MXGA Series CyberResearch Motherboards Intentionally Blank ©Copyright 2008CyberResearch, Inc.

  • Page 240: Cyberresearch, Inc

    CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive Branford, CT 06405 USA P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 www.cyberresearch.com...

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