CyberResearch MICA C2-24-X User Manual

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MICA C2-24-X: 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo Processor
MICA PD-32-X: 3.2GHz Pentium D Processor
MICA PD-36-X: 3.6GHz Pentium D Processor
USER'S MANUAL
VER. 1.0 • SEP 2006
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  • Page 1 ® Motherboards MICA Series Mini-ITX Motherboard with VGA, Dual Gigabit LAN, DIO, Audio MICA C2-24-X: 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo Processor MICA PD-32-X: 3.2GHz Pentium D Processor MICA PD-36-X: 3.6GHz Pentium D Processor USER’S MANUAL VER. 1.0 • SEP 2006 No part of this manual may be reproduced without permission ®...
  • Page 5 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 6 ® MICA Series CyberResearch CPU Cards Intentionally Blank ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 7 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 8 ® CyberResearch MICA Series Motherboards REVISION HISTORY Title MICA Series Intel Pentium D/Celeron D Motherboard Revision Number Description Date of Issue Initial release September 2006 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    ......................26 THERNET 3.9 D ....................27 RIVE NTERFACES 3.9.1 SATA Drives ..................... 27 3.9.2 IDE Interfaces....................27 3.10 S ......................28 ERIAL ORTS CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 10 4.2.11 SATA Drive Connectors.................. 51 4.2.12 TPM Connector....................52 4.2.13 Internal USB Connectors................54 4.3 E ............... 55 XTERNAL NTERFACE ONNECTORS 4.3.1 Audio Connectors..................... 55 4.3.2 CRT Connector ....................56 4.3.3 Ethernet Connectors ..................57 4.3.4 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ................58 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 11 5.8.4 Serial Connection..................... 79 5.8.5 Keyboard and Mouse Connection..............79 5.8.6 Audio Interface....................80 AMI BIOS SETUP....................82 6.1 I ......................83 NTRODUCTION 6.1.1 Starting Setup....................83 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 12 OFTWARE RIVERS 7.2 C ................132 HIPSET RIVER NSTALLATION 7.3 VGA D ......................135 RIVER 7.4 B LAN D E LAN) I ........139 ROADCOM RIVER NSTALLATION 7.5 R (ALC655) I ..........143 UDIO RIVER NSTALLATION ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 13 D.2 S ................165 OUND FFECT ONFIGURATION D.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager ............165 D.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options ..........166 INDEX........................169 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 14 Figure 4-1: Intel LGA775 Socket ................68 Figure 4-2: Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield...........69 Figure 4-3: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate ............69 Figure 4-4: Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU ..............70 Figure 4-5: CyberResearch LGA-775 Cooling Kit ............71 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 15 Figure 6-22: Audio Driver Digital Signal ..............145 Figure 6-23: Audio Driver Installation Continues ..........145 Figure 6-24: Audio Driver Installation Complete........... 146 Figure 6-25: Preparing Setup Screen ..............147 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 16 Table 3-20: LAN1 and LAN2 Pinouts .................58 Table 3-21: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs............58 Table 3-22: PS/2 Connector Pinouts .................59 Table 3-23: External Serial Port Pinouts ..............60 Table 3-24: External USB Connector Pinouts ............61 Table 4-1: CyberResearch Provided Cables.............75 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 17 MICA Series Table 4-2: On-board Jumpers ..................77 Table 4-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings ..............78 Table 4-4: JP2 Jumper Settings.................79 Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................84 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 18 BIOS Menu 18: Boot Device Priority Settings ............120 BIOS Menu 19: Removable Drives................122 BIOS Menu 20: Security................... 123 BIOS Menu 21: Chipset.................... 124 BIOS Menu 22:NorthBridge Chipset Configuration..........126 BIOS Menu 23:Exit ....................129 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 19 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 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 20 ® CyberResearch MICA Series Motherboards ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 21: Introduction

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series Chapter Introduction CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 22: Mica Series Overview

    Dual PCIe GbE enhance high performance in network Multiple storage option integration including 40 Pin IFM or 2.5”HDD Four SATA II ports support Supports PCI Express x16 high-performance graphic card 8-cm low profile DVI/VGA/HDTV/LVDS output Low profile design for embedded chassis ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 23: Mica Series Features

    Supports four SATA channels with transfer rates up to 3.0Gb/s Supports eight USB 2.0 devices 2.2 MICA Series Board Overview Figure 2-1: MICA Series Board Overview CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 24: Mica Series Connectors

    The MICA Series has the following on-board jumpers: Clear CMOS COM2 mode selection (RS-232/422/485) The location of these connectors on the motherboard can be seen in Figure 1-1. These connectors are fully described in Chapter 3. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 25: Technical Specifications

    One PCIe x16 graphic port Extension One Mini PCI slot ITE8712 Super I/O By super I/O IrDA 4 input / 4 output by super I/O Digital I/O CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 26 Dual Broadcom BCM5787 for PCI Express GbE with ASF2.0 Ethernet remote control support AMI BIOS Label BIOS Power ATX power 170mm x 170mm (width x length) Physical Dimensions Minimum: 0ºC (32°F) Operating Temperature Maximum: 60°C (140°F) Table 2-1: Technical Specifications ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 27: Detailed Specifications

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series Chapter Detailed Specifications CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 28: Overview

    MICA Series Motherboards 3.1 Overview This chapter describes the specifications and on-board features of the MICA Series in detail. 3.2 Dimensions 3.2.1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below: Length: 170mm Width: 170mm ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 29: External Interface Panel Dimensions

    Intel EM64T. Intel Speedstep® technology allows tradeoffs to be made between performance and power consumption. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 30: Intel ® Pentium ® 4

    Minimize the acoustic noise levels generated from running the fan at higher speed for thermal performance. 3.4 On-board Chipset 3.4.1 Intel® 945G Express Chipset The Intel® 945G Express Chipset consists of the following chipsets preinstalled on the board: ® Intel 82945G GMCH ® Intel ICH7 ICH ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 31: Intel® 82945G Graphics And Memory Controller Hub

    Tri-state modes to enable swap bay Integrated LAN controller Supports IEEE 802.3 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet support AC-Link for audio and telephony CODECs Intel Matrix Storage Technology CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 32: Graphics Support

    667MHz DDR2 DIMM with a maximum RAM of up to 2GB. 3.7 PCI Bus Interface Support The PCI bus on the MICA Series has the following features: 33MHz Revision 2.3 is implemented 64-bit addressing on PCI using DAC protocol is supported 3.8 GbE Ethernet ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 33: Drive Interfaces

    The MICA Series IDE controller supports up to two IDE devices with the following specifications: Supports PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB/s Supports Ultra ATA 100 devices with data transfer rates up to 100MB/s CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 34: Serial Ports

    The MICA Series uses a licensed copy of AMI BIOS. The features of the flash BIOS used are listed below: SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant Console redirection function support PXE (Pre-Boot Execution Environment ) support USB booting support 3.15 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 35: Audio Codec

    Boost preamplifier for MIC input LINE input shared with surround output; MIC input shared with Center and LFE output Built-in 50mW/20ohm amplifier for both Front-out and Surround-Out CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 36: Power Consumption

    4 processor with a clock speed of 3.06GHz is running with four DDR2 533MHz 1GB DIMM module. Voltage Current 1.8A +12V 5.81A +3.3V 3.49A 5VSB 0.37A Table 3-2: Power Consumption 3.18 Packaged Contents and Optional Accessory Items 3.18.1 Package Contents ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 37: Optional Accessory Items

    ATI M56P mobile grade PCI Express Graphic Card with VGA, DVI, 1080i HDTV and dual channel 24-bit LVDS interface RS-232/422/485 cable USB cable CPU cooler CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 38 ® CyberResearch MICA Series Motherboards ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 39: Connectors And Jumpers

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series Chapter Connectors and Jumpers CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 40: 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 MICA Series Layout Figure 4-1 shows the on-board peripheral connectors, backplane peripheral connectors and on-board jumpers. Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 41: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    SATA drive connector (3) 7-pin SATA connector SATA_S0 SATA drive connector (4) 7-pin SATA connector SATA_S1 TPM connector 20-pin header TPM1 USB connector (1) 8-pin header USB1 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 42: Rear Panel Connectors

    USB 2.0 port (2) USB port connector Table 4-2: Rear Panel Connectors 4.1.4 On-board Jumpers Table 4-3 lists the on-board jumpers. Detailed descriptions of these jumpers can be found in Section 5.6. Description Label Type Clear CMOS 2-pin header ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 43: Internal Peripheral Connectors

    CN Pinouts: See Table 4-4 The connector supports the 12V power supply. Figure 4-2: CPU 12V Power Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 44: Fan Connectors

    The cooling fan connectors on the MICA Series provide a 12V, 500mA current to a CPU cooling fan and a system cooling fan. All cooling fans have linear fan speed controlled by BIOS. Figure 4-3: Fan Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 45: Front Panel Connector

    The front panel connector connects to several external switches and indicators to monitor and control the motherboard. These indicators and switches include: Power ATX Power button Reset button Speaker CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 46: Digital Input/Output Connector

    POWER BUTTON- POWER BUTTON+ IDE_LED+ RESET IDE_LED - Table 4-7: Front Panel Connector Pinouts 4.2.4 Digital Input/Output Connector CN Label: DIO1 CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-5 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-8 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 47: Ide Connector

    Table 4-8: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts 4.2.5 IDE Connector CN Label: IDE1 CN Type: 40-pin header (2x20) CN Location: See Figure 4-6 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-9 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 48 RESET# GROUND DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 6 DATA 9 DATA 5 DATA 10 DATA 4 DATA 11 DATA 3 DATA 12 DATA 2 DATA 13 DATA 1 DATA 14 DATA 0 DATA 15 GROUND GROUND ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 49: Ir Interface Connector

    See Figure 4-7 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-10 The integrated infrared (IrDA) connector supports both Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude Shift Key Infrared (ASKIR) interfaces. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 50: Mini Pci Slot

    124-pin Mini PCI Type III slot CN Location: See Figure 4-8 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-11 Mini PCI is a small form factor version of a PCI card. Mini PCI expansion devices can be inserted into the Mini PCI slot. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 51 8PMJ-5 AD[25] DEVSEL# AC_SYNC LED1_GRNP AD[28] C/BE[1]# M66EN LED2_YELP RESERVED GROUND AC_SDATA_IN LED1_GRNN AD[26] AD[14] AC_SDATA_OUT LED2_YELN C/BE[3]# AD[15] AC_BIT_CLK CHSGND AD[24] GROUND AC_CODEC_ID0# CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 52: Pci Express X16 Slot

    CN Label: PCIE1 CN Type: 164-pin PCIe x16 slot CN Location: See Figure 4-9 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-12 (Side A) Table 4-13 (Side B) PCIe x16 expansion devices can be inserted into the PCIe x16 slot. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 53 +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 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 54 PRSNT#2 HSOn(3) HSOp(13) +3.3v HSOp(8) HSOn(13) JTAG1 RSVD HSOn(8) 3.3Vaux PRSNT#2 WAKE# HSOp(14) RSVD HSOp(4) HSOp(9) HSOn(14) HSOn(4) HSOn(9) HSOp(0) HSOn(0) HSOp(15) HSOp(5) HSOp(10) HSOn(15) PRSNT#2 HSOn(5) HSOn(10) PRSNT#2 HSOp(1) RSVD#2 HSOn(1) HSOp(6) HSOp(11) HSOn(6) HSOn(11) ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 55: Atx Power Connector

    CN Location: See Figure 4-10 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-14 This 24-pin power connector supports the ATX power supply. Figure 4-10: Power Connector Location CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 56: Serial Port Connector

    Table 4-14: Power Connector Pinouts 4.2.10 Serial Port Connector CN Label: COM3 CN Type: 14-pin header (2x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-11 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-15 The serial ports connectors connect to RS-232 or RS-422/485 serial port device. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 57: Sata Drive Connectors

    Table 4-15: Serial Port Connector Pinouts 4.2.11 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label: SATA_P0, SATA_P1, SATA_S0 and SATA_S1 CN Type: 1x7 pin SATA drive connectors CN Location: See Figure 4-12 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 58: Tpm Connector

    The four SATA drive connectors are connected to four SATA II drives. SATA II drives transfer data at speeds as high as 3.0Gb/s. Figure 4-12: SATA Drive Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Table 4-16: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 4.2.12 TPM Connector ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 59 Figure 4-13: TPM Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Clock Frame# Reset# LAD3 LAD2 +3.3V LAD1 LAD0 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 60: Internal Usb Connectors

    CN Pinouts: See Table 4-18 One 2x4 pin connector provides connectivity to two USB 2.0 ports. The USB ports are used for I/O bus expansion. Figure 4-14: Internal USB Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 61: External Interface Connectors

    2 x Keyboard/mouse connectors 3 x Serial port connectors 4 x USB 2.0 connectors Figure 4-15: MICA Series External Interface Connectors 4.3.1 Audio Connectors CN Label: CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 62: Crt Connector

    4.3.2 CRT Connector CN Label: CN Type: 15-pin female connector CN Location: See Figure 4-15 (labeled number 8) CN Pinouts: See Table 4-19 The standard 15-pin VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD display monitor. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 63: Ethernet Connectors

    LAN. The pin assignments are listed in the following table: DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION TX0+ TX3+ TX0- TX3- TX1+ Active- TX2+ Active+(Yellow) TX2- LINK (Green-10/100M) CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 64: Keyboard/Mouse Connector

    Table 4-21: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 4.3.4 Keyboard/Mouse Connector CN Label: KBMS1 CN Type: PS/2 connector CN Location: See Figure 4-15 (labeled number 1) CN Pinouts: See Table 4-22 The MICA Series keyboard and mouse connectors are standard PS/2 connectors. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 65: Serial Port Connectors

    CN Location: See Figure 4-15 (labeled number 2) CN Pinouts: See Table 4-23 The serial ports can be connected to a serial communications device directly. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 66: Usb Connectors

    CN Location: See Figure 4-15 (labeled number 3 and 5) CN Pinouts: See Table 4-24 USB devices can be connected directly to the USB connectors on the rear panel. PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION DATA6- DATA7- ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 67 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series DATA6+ DATA7+ GROUND GROUND Table 4-24: External USB Connector Pinouts CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 68 ® CyberResearch MICA Series Motherboards ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 69: Installation And Configuration

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series Chapter Installation and Configuration CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 70: Anti-Static Precautions

    The user manual provides a complete description of the MICA Series, installation instructions and configuration options. Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff (ESD) Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD. Wearing an ESD cuff removes ESD from the body and helps prevent ESD damage. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 71: Unpacking

    5.3 Unpacking NOTE: If any of the items listed below are missing when the MICA Series is unpacked, do not proceed with the installation and contact CyberResearch, Inc.. 5.3.1 Unpacking Precautions Before installing the MICA Series, unpack the motherboard. Some components on MICA Series are very sensitive to static electricity and can be damaged by a sudden rush of power.
  • Page 72: Checklist

    PCI Express Graphic Card (optional) RS-232/422/485 cable (optional) CPU cooler (optional) USB cable (optional) If one or more of these items are missing, please contact CyberResearch, Inc. and do not proceed any further with the installation. 5.4 MICA Series motherboard Installation WARNING! 1.
  • Page 73: Socket Lga775 Cpu Installation

    OS: An operating system that has optimizations for HT Technology 5.5.1.1 CPU Installation WARNING: CPUs are expensive and sensitive components. When installing the CPU CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 74 Remove the protective cover. Remove the black protective cover by prying it Step 1: off the load plate. To remove the protective cover, locate the “REMOVE” sign and use the fingernail to pry the protective cover off. (See Figure 5-2) ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 75 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 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 76: Socket Lga775 Cooling Kit Installation

    Connect the CPU power connector. Connect the CPU 12V cable to the CPU 12V power connector after the cooling kit is installed.Step 0: 5.5.2 Socket LGA775 Cooling Kit Installation WARNING: It is strongly recommended that you DO NOT use the original heat ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 77 CPU to counterweigh and balance the load on both sides of the PCB. Figure 5-5: CyberResearch LGA-775 Cooling Kit The CyberResearch LGA775 CPU cooling kit shown in Figure 5-5 is comprised of a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan. NOTE: Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the heat sink.
  • Page 78 Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector Step 6: on the MICA Series. Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades.Step 0: ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 79: Dimm Module Installation

    The MICA Series has four DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets. Follow the steps below to install the DIMM module. Make sure the two handles of the DIMM socket are in the "open" position, Step 1: leaning outward (Figure 5-7). CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 80: Peripheral Device Connection

    (Figure 5-8). Figure 5-8: Locking the DIMM Module To remove the memory module, push both handles outward, and the memory Step 3: module is ejected by the mechanism in the socket. Step 0: 5.5.4 Peripheral Device Connection ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 81: Ide Disk Drive Connector (Ide1)

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series Cables provided by CyberResearch that connect peripheral devices to the motherboard are listed in Table 5-1. Cables not included in the kit must be separately purchased. Quantity Type IDE flat cable SATA cables SATA power cable Table 5-1: CyberResearch Provided Cables 5.5.4.1 IDE Disk Drive Connector (IDE1)
  • Page 82: Com Port Connectors

    OPEN a jumper means removing the Figure 5-10 Jumper plastic clip from a jumper. The MICA Series motherboard has two on-board jumpers. The jumpers are described in Table 5-2. Description Label Type Clear CMOS 2-pin header ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 83: Clear Cmos Jumper

    Figure 5-11: Jumper Locations 5.6.1 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 2-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-3 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-11 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 84: Com2 Mode Selection

    Jumper Location: See Figure 5-11 This jumper configures the COM2 connector as an RS-232 serial port or an RS-422/RS-485 serial port. The selection options are shown in Table 5-4. DESCRIPTION Short 1-2 RS-232 (Default) Short 2-3 RS-422/RS-485 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 85: Chassis Installation

    5.8.5 Keyboard and Mouse Connection A PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse can be connected to the appropriate PS/2 connector on the rear panel. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 86: Audio Interface

    ® CyberResearch MICA Series Motherboards 5.8.6 Audio Interface AC’97 Audio signals are interfaced through the audio jack connectors. The signals include microphone line-in, line-in stereo and speaker out stereo. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 87 ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 88: Ami Bios Setup

    ® CyberResearch MICA Series Motherboards Chapter AMI BIOS Setup ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 89: Introduction

    “-“ key Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 90: Getting Help

    BIOS screen and listed above. 6.2 Main When the BIOS Setup program is entered, the Main menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears. The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 91: System Overview

    Count: The number of CPUs on the motherboard System Memory: Displays the auto-detected system memory. Size: Lists memory size The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields: CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 92: Advanced

    SuperIO Configuration (see Section 6.3.3) Hardware Health Configuration (see Section 6.3.4) ACPI Configuration (see Section 6.3.5) APM Configuration (see Section 6.3.6) MPS Configuration (see Section 6.3.7) Smbios (see Section 6.3.8) Remote Access Configuration (see Section 6.3.9) USB Configuration (see 6.3.10) ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 93: Cpu Configuration

    MICA Series BIOS Menu 2: Advanced 6.3.1 CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) shows detailed CPU specifications and CPU configuration options. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 94: Ide Configuration

    Cache L2: Lists the CPU L2 cache size Ratio Actual Value: Lists the actual CPU ratio 6.3.2 IDE Configuration The IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) allows changes to the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 95: Ata/Ide Configuration [Enhanced]

    If this option is selected, “Legacy IDE Channels” option is presented for configuration. Enhanced If this option is selected, “Configure SATA as” and EFAULT “Configure SATA channels” options are presented for configuration. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 96: Configure Sata As [Ide]

    IDE devices. The following IDE devices are detected and are shown in the IDE Configuration menu: Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 Third IDE 0 Third IDE 1 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 97: Ide Master, Ide Slave

    IDE disk drive. The drive parameters are listed as follows: Device: Lists the device type (e.g. hard disk, CD-ROM etc.) Vendor: Lists the device manufacturer CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 98: Type [Auto]

    IDE channel. The BIOS does not attempt to search for other types of IDE disk drives on the specified channel. ARMD This option specifies an ATAPI Removable Media Device. These include, but are not limited to: ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 99: Zip

    The PIO Mode option selects the IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode program timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 100: Dma Mode [Auto]

    S.M.A.R.T. Use this setting if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. Select this value to prevent the BIOS from using the Disabled SMART feature. Enabled Select this value to allow the BIOS to use the SMART ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 101: Super Io Configuration

    The Super IO Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 6) sets or changes the configurations for the FDD controllers, parallel ports and serial ports. BIOS Menu 6: Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 102: Serial Port2 Address [2F8/Irq3]

    Serial Port2 Mode [IrDA] Allows BIOS to select the mode for Serial Port 2 IrDA Serial Port 2 mode is IrDA EFAULT COMB Port Duplex Mode [Half Duplex] Allows BIOS to select the transfer mode for COMB port. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 103: Serial Port3 Address [3E8]

    Serial port 4 I/O port address is 3E8 Serial port 4 I/O port address is 2E8 EFAULT Serial port 4 I/O port address is 2F0 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 104: Hardware Health Configuration

    Serial port 5 IRQ address is 10 Serial port 5 IRQ address is 11 EFAULT 6.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 7) shows the operating temperature, fan speeds and system voltages. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 105: Fan 1 Mode Setting: [Full On]

    Temperature 1 Limit of Start Temperature 1 Limit of Full Fan 1 Start PWM Slop PWM 1: 0 PWM, 1 PWM (Default), 2 PWM, CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 106: Fan 2 Mode Setting: [Full On]

    If selected, the following options will appear with values Mode that can be configured: Temperature 3 Limit of OFF Temperature 3 Limit of Start Temperature 3 Limit of Full Fan 3 Start PWM Slop PWM 3: 0 PWM, 1 PWM (Default), 2 PWM, ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 107: Acpi Configuration

    VBAT 6.3.5 ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 8) configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and Power Management (APM) options. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 108: General Acpi Configuration

    Enables the ACPI support for the operating system. This EFAULT selection should be enabled if the OS does support ACPI 6.3.5.1 General ACPI Configuration Use the General ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 9) to select the ACPI state when the system is suspended. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 109: Apm Configuration

    RAM is in slow refresh; the power supply is in a reduced power mode. 6.3.6 APM Configuration Use the APM Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 10) to select the advanced power management. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 110: Power Management/Apm [Enabled]

    Enables the APM feature EFAULT Power Button Mode [On/Off] The Power Button Mode BIOS specifies how the power button functions. On/Off When the power button is pressed the system is either EFAULT turned on or off ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 111: Restore On Ac Power Loss [Last State]

    PCI PME (power management event) controller. Disabled Wake event not generated by PCI PME controller activity Enabled Wake event generated by PCI PME controller activity EFAULT CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 112: Mps Configuration

    PCI-Express controller. Enabled Wake event generated by PCI-Express controller EFAULT activity Wake event not generated by PCI-Express controller Disabled activity 6.3.7 MPS Configuration Use the MPS Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 11) to select `he multi-processor table. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 113: Smbios Configuration

    MPS version 1.1 is used MPS version 1.4 is used EFAULT 6.3.8 Smbios Configuration Use the Smbios Configuration menu (Error! Reference source not found.) to configure SMBIOS parameters. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 114: Remote Access Configuration

    SMBIOS SMI wrapper for the PnP function 50h – 54h EFAULT supported 6.3.9 Remote Access Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu (Error! Reference source not found.) to configure remote access parameters. The Remote Access Configuration is an AMIBIOS ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 115: Remote Access [Enabled]

    Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system. Remote access is disabled. Disabled Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below EFAULT appear: Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 116: Flow Control

    Serial Port Mode [115200 8,n,1] Use the Serial Port Mode option to select baud rate through which the console redirection is made. The following configuration options are available 115200 8,n,1 D EFAULT 57600 8,n,1 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 117: Flow Control [None]

    Redirection is always active (Some OSes may not EFAULT work if set to Always) Terminal Type [ANSI] Use the Terminal Type BIOS option to specify the remote terminal type. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 118: Usb Configuration

    Configuration options are listed below No Delay EFAULT Delay 1 sec Delay 2 sec Delay 4 sec 6.3.10 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 14) to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 119: Usb Configuration

    Use the USB Function BIOS option to disable USB function support or to set the number of USB ports to activate. Disabled USB function support disabled Two USB ports are activated. 2 USB Ports CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 120: Usb 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

    Legacy USB support disabled if no USB devices are connected Port 64/60 Emulation [Disabled] Use the Port 64/60 Emulation option to enable or disable I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. Disabled I/O port 60h/64h emulation support disabled EFAULT ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 121: Usb Mass Storage Device Configuration

    USB mass storage class devices. BIOS Menu 15: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Device ## The Device## field lists the USB devices that are connected to the system. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 122: Boot

    6.4 Boot Use the Boot menu (BIOS Menu 16) to configure system boot options. BIOS Menu 16: Boot 6.4.1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 17) to configure advanced system boot options. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 123: Quick Boot [Enabled]

    Use the Quiet Boot BIOS option to select the screen display when the system boots. Disabled Normal POST messages displayed EFAULT Enabled OEM Logo displayed instead of POST messages CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 124: Addon Rom Display Mode [Force Bios]

    To confirm this, the Number Lock LED light on the keyboard is lit. Display System Configuration [Disabled] Use the Display System Configuration BIOS option to enable or disable the display system configuration. Enabled The display system configuration is enabled ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 125: Boot Device Priority

    Use the Boot Device Priority menu (BIOS Menu 18) to specify the boot sequence from the available devices. Possible boot devices may include: FLOPPY DRIVE CD/DVD CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 126: Hard Disk Drives

    The boot sequence from the available devices is selected. If the “1st Drive” option is selected a list of available HDDs is shown. Select the first HDD the system boots from. If the “1st Drive” is not used for booting this option may be disabled. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 127: Removable Drives

    FDDs is shown. Select the first FDD the system boots from. If the “1st Drive” is not used for booting this option may be disabled. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 128: Cd/Dvd Drives

    1st Drive [CD/DVD] NOTE: Only the drives connected to the system are shown. For example, if only two CDs or DVDs are connected only “1st Drive” and “2nd Drive” are listed. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 129: Security

    Not Installed. If a supervisor password must be installed, select this field and enter the password. After the password has been added, Install appears next to Change Supervisor Password. Change User Password CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 130: Chipset

    Use the Chipset menu (BIOS Menu 21) 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. BIOS Menu 21: Chipset ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 131: North Bridge Configuration

    The onboard LAN2 device automatically detected and Enabled EFAULT enabled 6.6.1 North Bridge Configuration Use the NorthBridge Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 22) to configure the northbridge chipset. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 132: Dram Frequency [Auto]

    Use the Configure DRAM Timing by SPD option to determine if the system uses the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM to configure the DRAM timing. The SPD EEPROM contains all necessary DIMM specifications including the speed of the individual ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 133: Memory Hole [Disabled]

    Select either an integrated graphics controller (IGD) or a combination of PCI graphics controller, a PCI express (PEG) controller or an IGD. Configuration options are listed below: CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 134: Exit

    1MB of memory used by internal graphics device Enable, 8MB 8MB of memory used by internal graphics device EFAULT 6.7 Exit Use the Exit menu (BIOS Menu 23) to load default BIOS values, optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 135 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. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 136 ® CyberResearch MICA Series Motherboards ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 137: Software Drivers

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series Chapter Software Drivers CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 138: Available Software Drivers

    NOTE: The content of the CD may vary throughout the life cycle of the product and is subject to change without prior notice. Visit the CyberResearch website or contact technical support for the latest updates. The MICA Series motherboard has the following software drivers:...
  • Page 139 The “Welcome” window in Figure 7-2 appears next. Step 3: Figure 7-2: Welcome Screen Click “N ” and the license agreement shown in Figure 7-3 appears. Step 4: CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 140 ”. The driver is installed on the computer. After the installation is Step 6: complete, the installation complete screen shown in Figure 7-5 appears. Select the preferred option and click “F ” to complete the installation process. INISH ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 141: Vga Driver

    Open the X:\2-VGA\WIN2K_XP directory (where X:\ is the system CD drive) and double-click the win2k_xp1420.exe installation file. Step 3: The Starting Install Shield Wizard appears (Figure 7-6). CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 142 Figure 7-6: Starting Install Shield Wizard Screen The Preparing Setup window appears next (Figure 7-7). Step 4: Figure 7-7: Preparing Setup Screen Step 5: A Welcome screen shown in Figure 7-8 appears. Click N to continue the ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 143 A license agreement shown in Figure 7-9 appears. Read through the license Step 6: agreement. Figure 7-9: VGA Driver License Agreement Accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the license agreement by clicking Step 7: CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 144 For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted. Once decided when to restart the computer, click the “F ” button. Step 0: INISH ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 145: Broadcom Lan Driver (For Gbe Lan) Installation

    To install the Broadcom LAN driver, please follow the steps below. Open Windows Control Panel (Figure 7-12). Step 1: Figure 7-12: Access Windows Control Panel Step 2: Double click the System icon (Figure 7-13). CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 146 Figure 7-13: Double Click the System Icon Step 3: Double click the Device Manager tab (Figure 7-14). Figure 7-14: Double Click the Device Manager Tab A list of system hardware devices appears (Figure 7-15). Step 4: ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 147 Windows does not recognize the device). Step 6: The Device Driver Wizard appears (Figure 7-16). Click N to continue. Figure 7-16: Search for Suitable Driver CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 148 Click N to continue. Figure 7-17: Locate Driver Files Step 8: Select the proper OS folder under the “X:\3-LAN\BROADCOM BCM57xx Drivers” directory (Figure 7-18) in the location browsing window, where “X:\” is the system CD drive. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 149: Realtek Audio Driver (Alc655) Installation

    Setup.exe installation file to begin extracting files (Figure 7-19). Figure 7-19: InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files Step 2: The Realtek AC’97 Audio Setup prepares the InstallShield Wizard (Figure 7-20). CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 150 The Setup Status screen appears as the driver is installed (Figure 7-21). Step 3: Figure 7-21: Audio Driver Setup Preparation Step 4: At this stage the Digital Signal Not Found screen appears (Figure 7-22). Click to continue. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 151 The audio driver installation continues (Figure 7-23). Figure 7-23: Audio Driver Installation Continues After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears Step 6: (Figure 7-24). CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 152: Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation

    Step 1: Insert the Utility CD that came with the motherboard into the system CD drive. Open the X:\5-SATA\ICH7R directory and double-click the iata60_cd.exe Step 2: installation file. The Preparing Setup window appears (Figure 7-25). Step 3: ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 153 Step 10: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears. The confirmation screen allows user to restart the computer immediately after Step 11: CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 154 For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted. Once decided when to restart the computer, click the “F ” button. Step 0: INISH ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 155: Abios Configuration Options

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series Appendix BIOS Configuration Options CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 156: O Ptions

    Serial Port3 IRQ [11]....................97 Serial Port4 Address [2E8] ..................97 Serial Port4 IRQ [10]....................98 Serial Port5 Address [2E0] ..................98 Serial Port5 IRQ [11]....................98 FAN 1 Mode Setting: [Full On]................99 Temperature 1 Limit of OFF..................99 Temperature 1 Limit of Start...................99 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 157: Cyberresearch, Inc

    MPS Revision [1.4]....................107 Smbios Smi Support [Enabled]................108 Remote Access [Enabled] ................... 109 Serial Port Number ....................109 Serial Port Mode ....................109 Flow Control......................110 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 158 Boot From LAN Support [Disabled]..............119 Change Supervisor Password................123 Change User Password ..................123 OnBoard LAN1 [Enabled] ..................125 OnBoard LAN2 [Enabled] ..................125 DRAM Frequency [Auto] ..................126 Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]............126 Memory Hole [Disabled]..................127 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 159 Save Changes and Exit ..................129 Discard Changes and Exit ................... 129 Discard Changes ....................129 Load Optimal Defaults ..................129 Load Failsafe Defaults ..................129 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 160 ® CyberResearch MICA Series Motherboards ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 161: Bwatchdog Timer

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series Appendix Watchdog Timer CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 162 MICA Series Motherboards NOTE: Contact CyberResearch technical support for help with Windows operating systems. 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 EMI or a software bug.
  • Page 163 ; ADD THE APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE EXIT_AP, 1 ;is the application over? W_LOOP ;No, restart the application AX, 6F02H ;disable Watchdog Timer BL, 0 ; EXIT ; CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 164 ® CyberResearch MICA Series Motherboards ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 165: Caddress Mapping

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series Appendix Address Mapping CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 166: 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 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 167: Irq Mapping Table

    C.4 DMA Channel Assignments Channel Function Available Available Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available Table C-4: DMA Channel Assignments CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 168 ® CyberResearch MICA Series Motherboards ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 169: Dexternal Ac'97 Audio Codec

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series Appendix External AC’97 Audio CODEC CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 170: Introduction

    The driver installation has been described in Chapter 6, Section 7.5. After rebooting the sound effect configuration utility appears in the Windows Control Panel (see Figure D-1). If the peripheral speakers are properly connected, sound effects should be heard. FigureeD-1: Sound Effect Manager Icon ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 171: Sound Effect Configuration

    FigureeD-2: Sound Effect Manager Icon [Task Bar] FigureeD-3: Sound Effect Manager Icon [Control Panel] Step 3: The sound effect manager appears. (See Figure D-4) CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 172: 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 in Figure D-4. ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 173 Karaoke Mode:- The Karaoke Mode is accessed in the Sound Effect window. The Voice Cancellation disables the vocal part of the music being played. The Key adjustment up or down arrow icons enables users to define a key CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 174 HRTF Demo:- Adjust HRTF (Head Related Transfer Functions) 3D positional audio here 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 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 175: Eindex

    ® CyberResearch Motherboards MICA Series Index CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 176 IDE flat cable, 30, 66, 75 USB 2.0, 17, 18, 19, 28, 36, 54, 55, 113 Intel 945G, 19, 24, 25, 26, 158 USB cable, 31, 66 Intel Matrix Storage Technology, 25 VGA Utilities Driver, 130 Intel Speedstep technology, 23 ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 177 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 178 ® MICA Series CyberResearch CPU Cards Intentionally Blank ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 179 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 180 ® MICA Series CyberResearch CPU Cards Intentionally Blank ©Copyright 2006 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 182 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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