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Installing the Memory ............14 Setting the Jumpers ............15 Jumper Locations on MB968..........16 Jumper Settings on MB968 ..........17 JP2: Clear CMOS Setting ..........17 JP3: Clear ME Setting ............17 JP9: AT / ATX Mode Setting ..........17 JP12: BIOS Flash Security Setting ........
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Intel® Management Engine Interface ....... 66 Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers ............. 68 Appendix..............71 A. I/O Port Address Map ........... 71 B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) ........72 C. Register of the LAN Bypass Controller ......73 MB968 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Introduction Product Description ® The MB968 networking motherboard is based on the latest Intel C226 chipset. The platform supports LGA1150 Haswell processors. Four DDR3 UDIMM sockets allows up to 32GB system memory. The motherboard supports a total of eight Ethernet ports with the port 5 to port8 supporting Bypass function.
#1 LED: Power (Green = Power On, Off= No Power) Front Panel #2 LED: Bypass or HDD (Jumper Select) Bypass: Green = LAN 5-6 or 7-8 Bypass, Off = LAN Normal #3 LED: Status (GPIO control, Yellow / Red) MB968 User’s Manual...
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INSTALLATIONS Two USB 3.0 + 2.0 ports at front panel One USB 2.0 for Mini PCI-e USB Ports Six USB 2.0 pin headers (pitch 2.54) Two segment hardware Bypass (Eth5 & 6; Eth7 & 8) Network ...
INSTALLATIONS Block Diagram Golden Finger 1: PCI-e x8 for front LAN module DDR3-1600 or One PCI-e x8 Haswell UDIMM x4 Golden Finger 2: One PCI-e x8 DMI 2.0 x4 SATA m-SATA x1 Pin header x6 USB 2.0 SATA Front x2 SATA III x2 USB 3.0+2.0 Marvell...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB968 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ................12 Installing the Memory ................13 Setting the Jumpers ................14 Jumper Locations on MB968 ...............
INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MB968 board supports an LGA1150 Socket (shown below) for Intel Clarkdale processors. To install the CPU, unlock first the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90-degree. Then, position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner aligns with the gold triangle matching the socket corner with a small triangle.
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MB968 board supports four DDR3 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 32GB in DDR3 DIMM memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR3 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1.
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MB968 to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following lists the connectors on MB968 and their respective functions.
INSTALLATIONS Jumper Settings on MB968 JP2: Clear CMOS Setting Setting Normal Clear CMOS JP3: Clear ME Setting Setting Normal Clear ME JP9: AT / ATX Mode Setting Setting JP12: BIOS Flash Security Setting JP12 Setting Normal For BIOS Update JP15: LED Function Selection...
The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on again. Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header. Pin # Signal Name PM_SYSRST# MB968 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Pins 19, 20: HDD LED This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed. Pin # Signal Name +3.3V -HDD_LED J5: VGA Connectors Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name VGA_R...
LPC_CLK J15, J16, J20: Serial Port (COM1~COM3) Signal Pin # Pin # Signal Name Name DCD# DSR# RTS# SOUT CTS# DTR# J19, J25: ATX Power Connector J21, J22, J23: Power Connector, Pitch 2.54mm Pin # Signal Name MB968 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Ground Ground +12V J24: Power Connector, Pitch 2.0mm Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground +12V J27: mSATA Socket CN1, CN3: HDD Serial ATA Connector CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 is a 4-pin header for the CPU fan. The fan must be 12V (Max. 1A). Pin # Signal Name Ground...
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INSTALLATIONS A3 & C3 : Power LED Status Signal Pin # Pin # Signal Name Name Bypass or HDD SIO_GPIO33 SIO_GPIO32 +5 V JP15 Selection Power +3.3 V MB968 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Digital I/O Sample Configuration Filename:Main.cpp //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- // THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY // KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE.
INSTALLATIONS Watchdog Timer Configuration The WDT is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock-up, such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock. Under these sorts of circumstances, the timer will count to zero and the selected outputs will be driven.
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// IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE. //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include "F81866.H" #include <dos.h> //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned int F81866_BASE; void Unlock_F81866 (void); void Lock_F81866 (void); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsigned int Init_F81866(void) unsigned int result; unsigned char ucDid; F81866_BASE = 0x4E; result = F81866_BASE; MB968 User’s Manual...
BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: BIOS Introduction ................32 BIOS Setup ..................32 Advanced Settings ................34 Chipset Settings ...................
These defaults have been carefully chosen by both AMI and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Changing the defaults could cause the system to become unstable and crash in some cases. MB968 User’s Manual...
This option may be not effective with some OS. ACPI Sleep State Select ACPI sleep state the system will enter, when the SUSPEND button is pressed. Lock Legacy Resources Enabled or Disabled Lock of Legacy Resources. S3 Video Repost Enable or disable S3 Video Repost. MB968 User’s Manual...
BIOS SETUP Wake up event settings Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Wake system with Fixed Time [Disabled] Wake on Ring [Enabled] Wake on PCI PME [Enabled] → ← Select Screen Wake on PCIE Wake Event [Enabled] ↑↓...
Hyper-Threading Technology) and Disabled for other OS (OS not optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology). When Disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled. Active Processor Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package. Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled for Windows XP. Execute Disable Bit MB968 User’s Manual...
BIOS SETUP XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, Re33dHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.) Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.
Set to Disable for manual configuration. Shutdown Temperature Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit APCI Shutdown Temperature [Disabled] ACPI Shutdown Temperature Set function Disabled or 70/75/80/85/90/95/100 ℃ LAN Bypass Configuration Aptio Setup Utility MB968 User’s Manual...
BIOS SETUP Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit LAN Bypass Configuration Bypass Quick Setting [Normal] Bypass Quick Setting Set LAN Bypass to Normal, Bypass, Firewall or Custom Define Mode Normal mode: All LAN ports in NORMAL. When Watchdog monitor system hangs, software will initiates a system reboot.
BIOS SETUP → ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit Smart fan function Enable or Disable. USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save &...
KB/MS Power On [None] F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit Serial Port Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Ports. User can Enable/Disable the serial port and Select an optimal settings for the Super IO Device. MB968 User’s Manual...
BIOS SETUP F81866 H/W Monitor Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit PC Health Status Fan1 smart fan control [50 C] Fan2 smart fan control [50 C] Fan3 smart fan control [Disabled] System temperature1 +41 C System temperature2 +38 C System temperature3...
LAN cannot be disabled if ME is on at Sx state.) SLP_S4 Assertion Width Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4# signal. Restore AC Power Loss Select AC power state when power is re-applied after a power failure. MB968 User’s Manual...
BIOS SETUP PCI Express Configuration Chipset Main Advanced Boot Security Save & Exit PCI Express Configuration PCI Express Clock Gating [Enabled] DMI Link ASPM Control [Enabled] DMI Link Extended Synch Control [Disabled] PCIE Root Port Function [Disabled] Subtractive Decode [Disabled] PCIE Port 1 is assign →...
ESC: Exit Azalia Control Detection of the Azalia device. Disabled = Azalia will unconditionally disabled. Enabled Azalia will be unconditionally enabled. Auto = Azalia will enabled if present, disabled otherwise. System Agent (SA) Configuration Aptio Setup Utility MB968 User’s Manual...
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BIOS SETUP Chipset Main Advanced Boot Security Save & Exit System Agent Bridge Name Haswell System Agent RC Version 1.6.2.0 VT-d Capability Supported VT-d [Enabled] → ← Select Screen CHAP Device (B0:D7:F0) [Disabled] ↑↓ Select Item Thermal Device (B0:D4:F0) [Disabled] Enter: Select Enable NB CRID [Disabled]...
Select the Video Device that will be activated during POST. This has no effect if external graphics present. Secondary booty display selection will appear based on your selection. VGA modes will be supported only on primary display. MB968 User’s Manual...
RT code is executed above 1MB. Option ROM Messages Set display mode for Option ROM INT19 Trap Response BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by option ROM: IMMEDIATE: execute the trap right away. POSTPONED: execute the trap during legacy boot. MB968 User’s Manual...
BIOS SETUP Security Settings This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. Aptio Setup Utility Security Main Advanced Chipset Boot Save & Exit Password Description If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set, then this only limit access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup.
Discard Changes done so far to any of the setup options. Restore Defaults Restore/Load Defaults values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options. MB968 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Drivers Installation This section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers. The software and drivers are included with the motherboard. If you find the items missing, please contact the vendor where you made the purchase. The contents of this section include the following: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ...........
Plug & Play INF support for Intel chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation. 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. MB968 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen to the Intel® Chipset Device Software appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION VGA Drivers Installation 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Core(TM) i3/i5/i7 Graphics Driver. MB968 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation.
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 5. On the screen shown below, click Install to continue. 6. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MB968 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION LAN Drivers Installation 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Driver.
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. Click Install Drivers and Software. 4. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. MB968 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 5. Click Next to to agree with the license agreement. 6. Click the checkbox for Drivers in the Setup Options screen to select it and click Next to continue. 7. The wizard is ready to begin installation. Click Install to begin the installation.
Intel® Management Engine Interface Follow the steps below to install the Intel Management Engine. 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Drivers and then Intel(R) AMT 9.0 Drivers. MB968 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 2. When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel® Management Engine Components, click the checkbox for Install Intel® Control Center & click Next. 3. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement. 4. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next. Then, click Finish when the setup progress has been successfully installed.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) USB 3.0 Drivers. MB968 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver, click Next. 4. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation.
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5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation of the Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver. 6. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. MB968 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Appendix A. I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used. Address Device Description 000h - 01Fh DMA Controller #1...
The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level Function IRQ0 System Timer Output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ3 Serial Port #2 IRQ5 Serial Port #3 IRQ11 Serial Port #4 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE MB968 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION C. Register of the LAN Bypass Controller To fulfill the varied requests on LAN Bypass controller, IBASE provide the smart LAN Bypass controller. User can define the Bypass function behavior when the system is power-on, power-off and WDT signal is asserted.
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1 = Enable LAN Bypass function when the Write WDT signal is asserted. CR 0x28 and CR 0x2A will be available if this bit is set to "1". 0 = Disable WDT LAN Bypass function. 2 ~ 7 Reserved MB968 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION CR 0x28 : Watchdog (WDT) Bypass Control Register Attribute : Read / Write Reset default : 0x0000 Read / Description Port# Write Enable / Disable WDT Bypass Eth5, 6 function for each LAN port. Eth7, 8 1 = Follow the setting in "WDT Expansion Bypass Register CR 0x2A"...
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1 = The expansion slot is Eth7, 8 populated & support LAN Bypass function Expansion Read LAN Card 0 = The expansion slot is empty Eth1, 2 or does not support LAN Bypass function Expansion LAN Card Eth3, 4 MB968 User’s Manual...
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