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Avalue Technology MX965GME User Manual

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MX965GME
Intel Core 2 Duo Mini-ITX Mainboard

Users Manual

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Edition – 8 November 2007
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Avalue Technology Inc.

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  • Page 1: Users Manual

    MX965GME Intel Core 2 Duo Mini-ITX Mainboard Users Manual Edition – 8 November 2007 Avalue Technology Inc.

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2007 Avalue Technology Inc., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the prior...

  • Page 3: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer Avalue Technology Inc. reserves the right to make changes, without notice, to any product, including circuits and/or software described or contained in this manual in order to improve design and/or performance. Avalue Technology assumes no responsibility or liability for the use of the described product(s), conveys no license or title under any...

  • Page 4: Technical Support

    E-mail: service@avalue.com.tw E-mail: service.usa@avalue.com.tw Europe Branch Office China Branch Office Avalue Europe A/S Avalue Technology Shanghai Inc. Nordre Strandvej 13, Room 909, 9F, Section B, No.900, 3480 Fredensborg, Yisan Road, Caohejing Hi-tech Park, Denmark Shanghai 200233, China Tel : +45-7025-0310...

  • Page 5: Product Warranty

    Product Warranty Avalue warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Avalue, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident or improper installation.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents FCC Statement Copyright Notice Disclaimer Life Support Technical Support Product Warranty Chapter 1: Product Overview Specifications Layout Chapter 2: Hardware Setup Component Location Memory Power Supply Back Panel Connectors Jumpers Expansion Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Entering Setup Menu Advanced Boot...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the MX965GME Mini ITX mainboard from Avalue. Based on the innovative Intel® GME965 & ICH8M controllers for optimal system efficiency, the MX965GME accommodates the latest Intel® Core 2 Duo/Celeron® M 5XX series processors in Socket P and supports two 240-pin 533/667MHz DDRII DIMM to provide the maximum of 4GB memory capacity.

  • Page 8: Mainboard Specifications

    Mainboard Specifications Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo/Celeron M 5xx CPU in Socket P - Supports 3-pin CPU fan pin-header with Fan Speed Control - Supports Intel Dual Core Technology to 533/800MHz and up Supported FSB - 533/800MHz Chipset - North Bridge: Intel GM965/GME965 chipset - South Bridge: Intel ICH8M chipset Memory - DDR2 533/667 SDRAM (4GB Max)
  • Page 9 Connectors (Cont.) Onboard Connectors - 2 USB 2.0 connectors (4 ports) - 1 parallel port connector - 1 applifer connector (4-pin) - 1 LVDS connector - 1 TV-out connector - 1 digital I/O connector (16GPIO) - 1 serial port connector - 1 front panel connector Expansion - 1 PCI Express x4 slot (optional)

  • Page 11: Chapter 2: Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly.
  • Page 12 MX965GME JAUD2 JAMP1 PCI 1 JLVDS1 JTV1 JSPI2 CPU FAN SYS FAN JBAT1 F_USB1 & F_USB2 ATX Power SATA 1,2 JCASE1...

  • Page 13: Cpu

    CPU & Cooler Installation for Socket P 1. Locate the CPU socket on the mainboard. 2. Place the CPU on top of the socket. Make sure to align the gold arrow on the CPU with the arrow key on the socket. 3.

  • Page 14: Memory

    Memory The DIMM slots are intended for system memory modules. DDR2 240-pin,1.8V Installing DDR2 Modules 1. The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation. Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot.

  • Page 15: Power Supply

    Power Supply ATX 20-Pin System Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. To connect to the ATX power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector.

  • Page 16: Back Panel

    Back Panel I/O Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. ® ® Serial Port The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/ receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector. VGA Port The DB15-pin female connector is provided for monitor.
  • Page 17 Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices. You can differentiate the color of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects. Line-In (Blue) - Line In / Side-Surround Out in 7.1 channel mode, is used for external CD player, tape player or other audio devices.

  • Page 18: Connectors

    Connectors Chassis Intrusion Connector: JCASE1 This connector connects to the chassis intrusion switch cable. If the chassis is opened, the chassis intrusion mechanism will be activated. The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record. IDEConnector: IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices.
  • Page 19 Digital IO Connector: J4 The J4 is designed to connect the General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) peripheral module. Serial ATA II Connector: SATA1, SATA2 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA II interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA II device. NOTE: Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle.
  • Page 20 Audio Amplifier Connector: JAMP1 The JAMP1 is used to connect audio amplifiers to enhance audio performance. SPI Flash ROM Connector: JSPI2 This connector is used to flash SPI flash ROM.
  • Page 21 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V; the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.
  • Page 22 TV-Out Connector: JTV1 This connector is for you to attach an optional TV-Out bracket that offers two types of TV-Out connectors: S-Video and RCA Composite connectors. Select the appropriate one to connect the standard television or the HDTV (High-Definition Television). NOTE: Please note that the TV-Out bracket can connect to one TV only.
  • Page 23 LVDS Flat Panel Connector: JLVDS1 The LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) connector provides a digital interface typically used with flat panels.
  • Page 24 Front USB Connector: F_USB1, F_USB2 This connector, compliant with Intel I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for connecting high- ® speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. NOTE: The pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.
  • Page 25 Serial Port Connector: COM 2 This connector is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial device to it through the optional serial port bracket. Parallel Port Connector: JLPT1 The mainboard provides a 26-pin header for connection to an optional parallel port bracket. The parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

  • Page 26: Jumpers

    Jumpers Inverter Power/ Control Connector: J7 Provide the Power and brightness control to the inverter and output to LVDS panel. COM Port Power Jumpers: J5, J6 These jumpers specify the operation voltage of the onboard serial ports. Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration.

  • Page 27: Expansion

    Expansion PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports PCI Express interface expansion cards. The PCI Express x 4 slot supports up to 2.0 GB/s transfer rate. The CON1 is Mini PCI-E connector for wireless LAN, TV tuner, and Robson NAND Flash.
  • Page 28 Compact Flash Card Slot: CF1 This Compact Flash slot shares one channel of the IDE controller. You can install one Compact Flash type I / type II device. NOTE: The CF1 slot and the IDE1 connector shares and uses the same channel. CF1 and IDE1 can support up to 2 IDE devices without CF device or 1 IDE device with 1 CF device.

  • Page 29: Chapter 3: Bios Setup

    Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when:  An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

  • Page 30: Entering Setup

    2. Upon boot-up, the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version. It is usually in the format: MX965GME #70551 BIOS V1.0 where: 1st word refers to model name. 2nd word refers to the model number.

  • Page 31: Getting Help

    Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu. Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the arrow keys ( to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 32: Menu Bar

    Menu Bar Main Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features. Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices. Security Use this menu to set supervisor and user passwords.
  • Page 33 Main AMI BIOS, Processor, System Memory These items show the firmware and hardware specifications of your system. Read only. System Time The time format is <Hour> <Minute> <Second>. System Date The date format is <Day>, <Month> <Date> <Year>.

  • Page 34: Advanced

    Advanced CPU Configuration These items show the advanced specifications of your CPU. Read only.
  • Page 35 IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration This setting specifies the modes of the PATA & SATA ports. Configure SATA as This setting specifies the function of the on-chip SATA controller.
  • Page 36 Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave Type Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own drive type manually.
  • Page 37 Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 / 2 Address Select an address and a corresponding interrupt for the serial port 1/2. Parallel Port Address This setting specifies the I/O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port. Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened.
  • Page 38 Hardware Health Configuration System 1 / 2 Temperature, CPU Temperature, CPUFAN Speed, Vcore, AVCC, 3VCC, +12V, 5V, VSB, VBAT These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/ components such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans’ speeds. CPUFAN0 / CPUFAN1 Mode Setting These settings specify the operation mode of the CPU fans.
  • Page 39 ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Options are: [S1 (POS)] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state.
  • Page 40 APM Configuration Power Management/APM Setting to [Enabled] will activate an Advanced Power Management (APM) device to enhance Max Saving mode and stop CPU internal clock. Power Button Mode This setting controls the operation of the power button. Resume On LAN This field specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of onboard LAN is detected.
  • Page 41 Intel Robson Configuration Intel Robson Robson is the code name for a new Intel platform technology that uses nonvolatile memory (Flash memory) to increase system responsiveness, make multi-tasking faster, and extend battery life. Intel Robson technology is poised to eliminate many of the bottlenecks associated with HDD latency. By enabling the majority of application workload to be written and read from a system cache instead of the HDD, Robson will offer users of mobile computers built on the Santa Rosa platform significantly increased performance -- particularly in application load and run time, the speed in which systems...
  • Page 42 Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This field allows you to Enabled or Disabled Remote Access for console redirection via serial ports. Set the desired port and setting in each field.
  • Page 43 Trusted Computing TCG/TPM Support This setting controls the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) designed by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). TPMs are special-purpose integrated circuits (ICs) built into a variety of platforms to enable strong user authentication and machine attestation—essential to prevent inappropriate access to confidential and sensitive information and to protect against compromised networks.
  • Page 44 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. USB 2.0 Controller Mode This setting specifies the operation mode of the onboard USB 2.0 controller.

  • Page 45: Boot

    Boot Boot Settings Configuration...
  • Page 46 Quick Boot Enabling this setting will cause the BIOS power-on self test routine to skip some of its tests during bootup for faster system boot. Quiet Boot This BIOS feature determines if the BIOS should hide the normal POST messages with the motherboard or system manufacturer's full-screen logo.
  • Page 47 Chassis Instruction Select [Enabled] to enable the chassis instruction function. Select [Disabled] to disable the chassis instruction function. Select [Reset] to clear the chassis instruction status. Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system.
  • Page 48 Removable Drives 1st Drive This setting allows users to set the priority of the removable devices. First press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Then you may use the arrow keys ( ) to select the desired device, then press <+>, <-> or <PageUp>, <PageDown>...

  • Page 49: Security

    Security Supervisor Password / Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. These settings allow you to set or change the supervisor password. User Password / Change User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot. These settings allow you to set or change the user password.

  • Page 50: Chipset

    Chipset...
  • Page 51 North Bridge Configuration Boot Graphics Adapter Priority This item specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter. Internal Graphics Mode Select The field specifies the size of system memory allocated for video memory. PEG Port This setting allows you to select whether to use the onchip graphics processor or the PCI Express card.
  • Page 52 Video Function Configuration DVMT Mode Select Intel's Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) allows the system to dynamically allocate memory resources according to the demands of the system at any point in time. The key idea in DVMT is to improve the efficiency of the memory allocated to either system or graphics processor. It is recommended that you set this BIOS feature to DVMT Mode for maximum performance.
  • Page 53 South Bridge Configuration USB Functions This setting specifies the function of the onboard USB controller. USB 2.0 Controller Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. GbE Controller This setting disables/enables the onboard Gigabit Ethernet controller.

  • Page 54: Exit

    Exit Save Changes and Exit Save changes to CMOS and exit the Setup Utility. Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes and exit the Setup Utility. Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility. Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.

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