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CyberResearch

Motherboards

MXGC

Series

CyberResearch, Inc.

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Locations

4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors

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interface connectors on the MXGC Series. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can

be found below.

Connector

Type

Label

ATX +12V power connector

4-pin ATX

CPU12V1

ATX power connector

24-pin ATX

PWR1

Audio CD In connector

4-pin header

CD_IN1

Audio connector

10-pin header

CN3

Cooling fan connector, CPU

4-pin wafer

IO_FAN2

Cooling fan connector, system

3-pin wafer

IO_FAN1

Cooling fan connector, system

3-pin wafer

IO_FAN3

Digital input/output connector

10-pin header

DIO1

Front panel connector

14-pin header

F_PANEL1

Infrared (IrDA) connector

5-pin header

IR1

Serial ATA drive connector

7-pin SATA

SATA1

Serial ATA drive connector

7-pin SATA

SATA2

Serial ATA drive connector

7-pin SATA

SATA3

Serial ATA drive connector

7-pin SATA

SATA4

Summary of Contents for MXGC Series

Page 1: ...s manual may be reproduced without permission MXGC Series ATX Motherboards with 3 PCI and 4 PCIe Slots VGA SATA RAID USB LAN and Audio CyberResearch Inc www cyberresearch com 25 Business Park Dr Branford CT 06405 USA 203 483 8815 9am to 5pm EST FAX 203 483 9024 ...

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Page 3: ...CyberResearch and MXGC Series are trademarks of CyberResearch Inc Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies NOTICE CyberResearch Inc does not authorize any CyberResearch product for use in life support systems medical equipment and or medical devices without the written approval of...

Page 4: ... CyberResearch Motherboards iv Copyright 2007 CyberResearch Inc MXGC Series Revision Description Date of Issue 1 00 Initial Release June 2007 2 00C Revision Removed references to CF and IDE ports October 26th 2007 ...

Page 5: ... checklist below are missing please do not proceed with the installation Contact CyberResearch Inc immediately The items listed below should all be included in the MXGC Series package 1 x MXGC Series single board computer 3 x SATA power cables 6 x SATA cables 2 x Dual RS 232 cable 1 x Single RS 232 cable 1 x I O shielding 1 x Mini jumper pack 1 x Utility CD Images of the above items are shown in C...

Page 6: ...Core 2 Duo Features 12 2 3 3 Intel Pentium 4 Features 13 2 3 4 Intel Pentium D Features 13 2 3 5 Intel Celeron D Features 13 2 4 INTEL Q965 NORTHBRIDGE CHIPSET 14 2 4 1 Intel Q965 Overview 14 2 4 2 Intel Q965 Memory Support 14 2 4 2 1 Intel Q965 Analog CRT Support 15 2 4 3 Intel Q965 PCIe x16 16 2 4 3 1 PCIe x16 Bus Overview 16 2 4 3 2 PCIe x16 Bus Specifications 17 2 4 4 Intel Q965 Direct Media I...

Page 7: ...us Overview 26 2 8 2 Super I O chipset 27 2 8 2 1 Super I O LPC Interface 28 2 8 2 2 Super I O 16C550 UARTs 28 2 8 2 3 Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor 28 2 8 2 4 Super I O Fan Speed Controller 28 2 8 2 5 Super I O Keyboard Controller 29 2 8 3 Serial Port Chipset 29 2 9 ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS 29 2 9 1 System Monitoring 29 2 9 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control 30 2 ...

Page 8: ...ial Port Connectors RS 232 62 4 2 15 Serial Port Connector COM 2 RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 63 4 2 16 SPDIF Connector 64 4 2 17 SPI Flash Connector 65 4 2 18 Trusted Platform Module TPM Connector 66 4 2 19 USB Connectors Internal 67 4 3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS 68 4 3 1 Keyboard Mouse Connector 68 4 3 2 Parallel Port Connector 69 4 3 3 Audio Connectors 70 4 3 4 LAN Connectors 71 4 3 5...

Page 9: ... 4 Dual RS 232 422 485 Cables 96 5 7 5 SATA Drive Connection 97 5 7 6 USB Cable Dual Port 98 5 7 7 USB Cable Four Port Optional 99 5 8 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION 100 5 8 1 Audio Connection 100 5 8 2 LAN Connection 101 5 8 3 Parallel Device Connection 102 5 8 4 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection 103 5 8 5 Serial Device Connection 104 5 8 6 USB Connection Dual Connector 105 5 8 7 VGA M...

Page 10: ...6 SECURITY 160 6 7 CHIPSET 162 6 7 1 NorthBridge Configuration 163 6 7 2 SouthBridge Configuration 167 6 8 EXIT 169 7 1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS 172 7 2 DRIVER CD AUTO RUN 172 7 3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION 174 7 4 INTEL GRAPHICS MEDIAACCELERATOR DRIVER INSTALLATION 177 7 5 BROADCOM LAN DRIVER FOR GBE LAN INSTALLATION 181 7 6 REALTEK HD AUDIO DRIVER ALC883 INSTALLATION 186 7 6 1 BIOS Setup 186 ...

Page 11: ...MEMORY ADDRESS MAP 213 D 3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE 214 D 4 DMACHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS 214 E INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER 216 E 1 INTRODUCTION 217 E 1 1 Precautions 217 E 2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS 218 E 3 ACCESSING THE INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER 218 E 4 RAID CONFIGURATION 219 E 4 1 Creating a RAID Volume 219 E 4 2 Deleting a RAID Volume 223 E 4 3 Resetting a Disk to Non RAID 225 E 4 4 Exiting the Matrix Stor...

Page 12: ...gure 2 12 PCI Expansion Sockets 26 Figure 2 13 LPC Bus Components 27 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations 40 Figure 4 2 ATX Power Connector Location 43 Figure 4 3 ATX Power Connector Pinout Locations 44 Figure 4 4 Audio CD In Connector Pinouts 4 pin 46 Figure 4 5 Audio Connector Location 9 pin 47 Figure 4 7 DIO Connector Connector Locations 48 Figure 4 8 12V Fan Connector Location 49 Figure 4...

Page 13: ...e 4 28 USB Connector Pinout Locations 73 Figure 4 29 VGA Connector 73 Figure 4 30 Serial Communications Connector Pinout Locations 74 Figure 5 1 Intel LGA775 Socket 82 Figure 5 2 Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield 83 Figure 5 3 Open the CPU Socket Load Plate 83 Figure 5 4 Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU 84 Figure 5 5 Cooling Kit 85 Figure 5 6 Cooling Kit 85 Figure 5 7 Securing the Heat sink to t...

Page 14: ...Installation Complete 176 Figure 7 8 Select the Operating System 177 Figure 7 9 VGA Driver 178 Figure 7 10 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator InstallShield Wizard 178 Figure 7 11 InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files 179 Figure 7 12 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome Screen 179 Figure 7 13 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver License Agreement 180 Figure 7 14 Intel Graphics Media Acc...

Page 15: ...iguration 190 Figure 7 31 Installation Wizard Updates the System 190 Figure 7 32 Restart the Computer 191 Figure 7 33 SATA RAID Driver Installation Program 193 Figure 7 34 SATA RAID Setup Program Icon 193 Figure 7 35 InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen 194 Figure 7 36 Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen 194 Figure 7 37 Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen 195 Figure 7 38 Matrix Storage Manager Warn...

Page 16: ... 4 8 DIO Connector Connector Pinouts 48 Table 4 9 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 49 Table 4 10 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 51 Table 4 11 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 14 pin 52 Table 4 13 Infrared Connector Pinouts 53 Table 4 14 PCI Slot 56 Table 4 15 PCIe x4 Pinouts 58 Table 4 16 PCIe x16 Side A Pinouts 60 Table 4 17 PCIe x16 Side B Pinouts 60 Table 4 18 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 61 Table 4 19 RS 232...

Page 17: ...Table 4 27 LAN Pinouts 72 Table 4 28 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 72 Table 4 29 USB Connector Pinouts 73 Table 4 30 VGA Connector Pinouts 74 Table 4 31 COM1 RS 232 Mode Connector Pinouts 75 Table 5 1 Jumpers 89 Table 5 3 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings 90 Table 5 4 Serial Port Mode Select Jumper Settings 92 Table 5 5 Cables Provided by CyberResearch 93 Table 6 1 BIOS Navigation Keys 111 ...

Page 18: ... Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration 134 Menu 10 AHCI Configuration 135 Menu 11 Advanced Power Management Configuration 136 Menu 12 MPS Configuration 139 Menu 13 Remote Access Configuration Advanced 140 Menu 14 Trusted Computing 144 Menu 15 USB Configuration 145 Menu 16 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration 148 Menu 17 PCI PnP Configuration 151 Menu 18 Boot 156 Menu 19 Boot Settings Configur...

Page 19: ...Intel SpeedStep Technology FDD Floppy Disk Drive FDC Floppy Disk Connector FFIO Flexible File Input Output FIFO First In First Out FSB Front Side Bus IrDA Infrared Data Association HDD Hard Disk Drive IDE Integrated Data Electronics I O Input Output ICH4 I O Controller Hub 4 L1 Cache Level 1 Cache L2 Cache Level 2 Cache LCD Liquid Crystal Display LPT Parallel Port Connector LVDS Low Voltage Differ...

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Page 21: ...MXGC Series CyberResearch Motherboards CyberResearch Inc 1 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 1 Introduction Chapter 1 ...

Page 22: ...r internal provide flexible expansion options Added system security is provided with Trusted Platform Module TPM v1 2 supported 1 1 1 MXGC Series Features Some of the MXGC Series features are listed below Supports LGA775 Intel CPUs including o Intel Core 2 Quad o Intel Core 2 Duo o Intel Pentium D o Intel Pentium 4 o Intel Celeron D Maximum FSB of 1066MHz Supports four 240 pin 533MHz 667MHz or 800...

Page 23: ...com 1 2 MXGC Series Overview 1 2 1 MXGC Series Overview Photo The MXGC Series has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors Figure Error No text of specified style in document 1 is a labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the MXGC Series Figure Error No text of specified style in document 1 MXGC Series Overview Front View ...

Page 24: ...tor 3 x PCI expansion slots 1 x PCIe x16 expansion slot 3 x PCIe x4 expansion slots 6 x Serial ATA II SATA II drive connectors 5 x Serial port connectors 1 x SPDIF connector 1 x SPI flash connector 1 x TPM connector 2 x USB 2 0 connectors The MXGC Series has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board rear panel 3 x Audio jacks 2 x Ethernet connectors 1 x Parallel port conn...

Page 25: ...GA775 Intel Core 2 Quad LGA775 Intel Core 2 Duo LGA775 Intel Pentium D LGA775 Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Intel Celeron D Front Side Bus 533MHz 800MHz or 1066MHz System Chipset Northbridge Intel Q965 Southbridge Intel ICH8DO Memory Four dual channel 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets support four 533MHz 667MHz or 800MHz DIMMs each with a maximum capacity of 2GB A total of 8GB DDR2 supported Display VGA integrat...

Page 26: ... or RS 485 serial port internal USB 2 0 Eight USB 2 0 devices supported SATA Six 3 0Gb s SATA II drives supported Keyboard mouse Two PS 2 connectors for keyboard and mouse Parallel Port One external parallel port of connection to parallel communications device e g printer Watchdog Timer Software programmable 1 255 sec by super I O Power Supply ATX power only Power Consumption 5V 4 62A 12V 9 71A an...

Page 27: ...yberResearch Motherboards CyberResearch Inc 7 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Table Error No text of specified style in document 1 Technical Specifications ...

Page 29: ...MXGC Series CyberResearch Motherboards CyberResearch Inc 9 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 2 Detailed Specifications Chapter 2 ...

Page 30: ...eries 10 Copyright 2007 CyberResearch Inc 2 1 Dimensions 2 1 1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below Length 304 80mm Width 243 84mm Figure Error No text of specified style in document 2 MXGC Series Dimensions mm ...

Page 31: ...face connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 3 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 3 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm 2 2 Data Flow Figure Error No text of specified style in document 4 shows the data flow between the two on board chipsets and other components installed on the motherboard and described in the following secti...

Page 33: ...gh the front side bus FSB Features of the supported processors are listed in sections below 2 3 1 Intel Core 2 Quad Features Intel Core 2 Quad features include Four processing cores Up to 8MB of shared L2 cache Up to 1066 MHz FSB Intel Wide Dynamic Execution Intel Intelligent Power Capability Intel Smart Memory Access Intel Advanced Smart Cache Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost 2 3 2 Intel Core 2...

Page 34: ...ute Disable Bit 2 3 4 Intel Pentium D Features Intel Pentium D features include Dual core processing improves performance and multimedia management Intel Visualization Technology Dual 2MB level 2 cache 800MHz FSB Execute Disable Bit Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Streaming SIMD solutions 2 3 5 Intel Celeron D Features Intel Celeron D features include Intel ...

Page 35: ...Technology HT Technology Supports FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion DBI Supports 36 bit host bus addressing allowing the processor to access the entire 64 GB of the G MCH s memory address space Has a 12 deep In Order Queue to support up to twelve outstanding pipelined address requests on the host bus Has a 1 deep Defer Queue Uses GTL bus driver with integrated GTL termination resistors Supports a Cache Li...

Page 36: ... Transfer speeds of 533MHz 667MHz or 800MHz The memory sockets are shown in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 5 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 5 240 pin DIMM Sockets 2 4 2 1 Intel Q965 Analog CRT Support A DB 15 VGA connector on the external peripheral interface connector panel is interfaced to the Intel Q965 graphics engine The Intel Q965 internal graphics e...

Page 37: ...8x1536 75 Hz refresh Hardware Color Cursor Support DDC2B Compliant Interface 2 4 3 Intel Q965 PCIe x16 2 4 3 1 PCIe x16 Bus Overview The Intel Q965 northbridge has one 16 lane PCIe port that is intended for an external PCIe graphics card The PCIe x16 graphics card is installed on the PCIe x16 slot Figure Error No text of specified style in document 6 and interfaced to the northbridge directly ...

Page 38: ...Express Graphics Extended Configuration Space The first 256 bytes of configuration space alias directly to the PCI Compatibility configuration space The remaining portion of the fixed 4 KB block of memory mapped space above that starting at 100h is known as extended configuration space PCI Express Enhanced Addressing Mechanism Accessing the device configuration pace in a flat memory mapped fashion...

Page 39: ... error indication DMA floppy drive and LPC bus master 2 5 Intel ICH8DO Southbridge Chipset 2 5 1 Intel ICH8DO Overview The Intel ICH8DO southbridge chipset is connected to the Intel Q965 northbridge GMCH through the chip to chip Direct Media Interface DMI Some of the features of the Intel ICH8DO are listed below Complies with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1 1 Complies with PCI Local Bus ...

Page 40: ...ive Management Technology ICH8DO only Low Pin Count LPC interface Firmware Hub FWH interface support Serial Peripheral Interface SPI support 2 5 2 SPI BIOS Chipset A licensed copy of AMI BIOS installed is an onboard SPI Serial Peripheral Interface BIOS chipset Some of the BIOS features are listed below AMI Flash BIOS SMIBIOS DMI compliant Console redirection function support PXE Pre boot Execution...

Page 41: ...ies with the LPC 1 1 specifications The LPC bus from the ICH8DO is connected to the following components BIOS chipset Super I O chipset 2 5 5 Intel ICH8DO PCI Interface The PCI interface on the ICH8DO is compliant with the PCI Revision 2 3 implementation Some of the features of the PCI interface are listed below PCI Revision 2 3 compliant 33MHz 5V tolerant PCI signals except PME Integrated PCI arb...

Page 42: ...TC operates on a 3V battery and 32 768KHz crystal The RTC keeps track of the time and stores system data even when the system is turned off 2 5 9 Intel ICH8DO SATA Controller The two integrated SATA controllers on the ICH8DO southbridge support six SATA II drives on the MXGC Series with independent DMA operations The SATA controller contains two modes of operation a legacy mode using I O space and...

Page 43: ...10 Intel ICH8DO USB Controller Up to eight high speed full speed or low speed USB devices are supported by the ICH8DO on the MXGC Series High speed USB 2 0 with data transfers of up to 480MB s is enabled with the ICH8DO integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI compliant host controller USB full speed and low speed signaling is supported by the ICH8DO integrated Universal Host Controller ...

Page 44: ...s Components 2 6 1 PCIe Bus Overview The IMBA X6954 Intel ICH8DO southbridge PCIe bus is split into two PCIe x1 channels and one PCIe x4 channel The two PCIe x1 channels are each connected to a Broadcom PCIe GbE controller The PCIe x4 channel is connected to a PLX PEX8518 PCIe switch which is connected in turn to three PCIe x4 slots 2 6 2 PCIe x4 Interface Goldfinger ...

Page 45: ...e in document 10 PCIe x4 Expansion The PLX PEX8518 has 16 ports Four ports are interfaced to four of the PCIe switch ports from the ICH8D0 southbridge The remaining twelve PCIe ports are interfaced to the three PCIe x4 expansion slots Some of the features of the PLX PEX8518 are listed below 16 lane PCI Express switch Maximum Power 3 53 Watts PCI Express Base Specification rev 1 1 compliant Non blo...

Page 46: ... compliant Media Access Controller MAC with a triple speed Ethernet transceiver a PCIe bus interface and an on chip buffer memory Some of the BCM5787 controller features are listed below Integrated 10 100 1000BASE T transceiver Automatic MDI crossover function PCIe v1 0a 10 100 1000BASE T full half duplex MAC Wake on LAN support meeting the ACPI requirements Statistics for SNMP MIB II Ethernet lik...

Page 47: ... components listed below ITE 8211 ATA controller chipset Four PCI expansion slots 2 7 2 PCI Expansion Sockets Three PCI expansion sockets are interfaced to the ICH8DO southbridge through the PCI bus These expansion sockets support standard PCI expansion cards The PCI expansion sockets are shown in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 10 Figure Error No text of specified style in doc...

Page 48: ...ed style in document 13 LPC Bus Components 2 8 2 Super I O chipset The iTE IT8712F Super I O chipset is connected to the ICH8DO southbridge through the LPC bus The iTE IT8712F is an LPC interface based Super I O device that comes with Environment Controller integration Some of the features of the iTE IT8712F chipset are listed below PC98 99 2001 ACPI and LANDesk Compliant Enhanced Hardware Monitor...

Page 49: ...in Count Specification Rev 1 0 The LPC interface supports both LDRQ and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI PME interfaces 2 8 2 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 c...

Page 50: ... reset output Supports multiple keyboard power on events Supports mouse double click and or mouse move power on events 2 8 3 Serial Port Chipset The MXGC Series has a Fintek F81216DG chipset onboard enables the addition of four additional UART serial ports COM3 COM4 COM5 and COM6 UART includes 16 byte send receive FIFO The Fintek serial port chipset is interfaced to the southbridge chipset through...

Page 51: ...ts on the MXGC Series Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following volatages Vcore Vcc 3 30V 5 00V 12 0V 1 2V 1 5V 1 25V VBAT The MXGC Series Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following voltages internally VBAT The values for the above environmental parameters are all recorded in the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration menu 2 9 2 Operating Temperature and Temperatur...

Page 52: ...t sinks are also mounted on the northbridge and southbridge chipsets to ensure the operating temperature of these chips remain low 2 9 3 Power Consumption Table Error No text of specified style in document 2 shows the power consumption parameters for the MXGC Series running with a 1066MHz FSB 3 73GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor with 1GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory Voltage Current 3 3V 5 74A 5V 4 62A 12V 9...

Page 53: ...MXGC Series CyberResearch Motherboards CyberResearch Inc 33 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Intentionally Blank ...

Page 55: ...to Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground Use an anti static pad When configuring the MXGC Series place it on an antic static pad ...

Page 56: ...omponents listed in the checklist below are missing please do not proceed with the installation Contact CyberResearch Inc immediately 3 3 1 Package Contents The MXGC Series is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number Image 1 MXGC Series 2 Dual RS 232 cable 1 Single RS 232 cable 1 I O Shielding ...

Page 57: ...esearch Inc 37 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 6 SATA cables 3 SATA power cables 1 Mini jumper Pack 1 Utility CD Table Error No text of specified style in document 3 Package List Contents ...

Page 58: ...therboards MXGC Series 38 Copyright 2007 CyberResearch Inc 3 4 Optional Items 2 port USB cable w bracket 4 port USB cable CPU cooling kit CPU cooling kit Dual RS 232 422 485 cable Infineon TPM module Sinosun TPM module ...

Page 59: ...arch Motherboards CyberResearch Inc 39 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Winbond TPM module Table Error No text of specified style in document 4 Package List Contents ...

Page 61: ...h com 4 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 0 shows peripheral interface connector locations Section 0 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 0 4 1 1 MXGC Series Layout Figure Error No text of specified style in document 14 shows the on board peripheral connectors rear panel peripheral connectors and on board jumpers ...

Page 62: ...TX 12V power connector 4 pin ATX CPU12V1 ATX power connector 24 pin ATX PWR1 Audio CD In connector 4 pin header CD_IN1 Audio connector 10 pin header CN3 Cooling fan connector CPU 4 pin wafer IO_FAN2 Cooling fan connector system 3 pin wafer IO_FAN1 Cooling fan connector system 3 pin wafer IO_FAN3 Digital input output connector 10 pin header DIO1 Front panel connector 14 pin header F_PANEL1 Infrared...

Page 63: ...IF connector 5 pin header CN1 SPI connector 8 pin header CN4 TPM connector 20 pin header TPM1 USB connectors 8 pin header USB1 USB connectors 8 pin header USB2 Table Error No text of specified style in document 5 Peripheral Interface Connectors 4 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors Table Error No text of specified style in document 6 lists the rear panel connectors on the MXGC Series Detailed ...

Page 64: ...s are found on the motherboard and are only accessible when the motherboard is outside of the chassis This section has complete descriptions of all the internal peripheral connectors on the MXGC Series 4 2 1 ATX 12V Power Connector CN Label ATX1 CN Type 4 pin ATX power connector 2x2 CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 15 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specifi...

Page 65: ... text of specified style in document 7 ATX Power Connector Pinouts 4 2 2 ATX Power Connector CN Label ATX2 CN Type 24 pin ATX 2x12 CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 16 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in document 8 The ATX connector is connected to an external ATX power supply Power is provided to the system from the power supply through this ...

Page 66: ...OUND 8 POWER GOOD 20 GND 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND Table Error No text of specified style in document 8 ATX Power Connector Pinouts 4 2 3 Audio CD In Connector 4 pin CN Label CN9 CN Type 10 pin header CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 17 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in document 9 The 4 pin audio CD in connector ...

Page 67: ...ument 17 Audio CD In Connector Pinouts 4 pin PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 CD Signal Left 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 CD Signal Right Table Error No text of specified style in document 9 Audio CD In Connector Pinouts 4 2 4 Audio Connector CN Label CN3 CN Type 9 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 18 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in document 10 ...

Page 68: ...ones for the input and output of audio signals to and from the system Figure Error No text of specified style in document 18 Audio Connector Location 9 pin PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 MIC L 2 GND 3 MIC R 4 5V 5 LINE OUT R 6 PULL DOWN 7 LINE OUT SENSE 8 KEY 9 LINE OUT L 10 PULL DOWN Table Error No text of specified style in document 10 Audio Connector Pinouts ...

Page 69: ...rror No text of specified style in document 19 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in document 11 The digital input output connector is managed through a Super I O chip The DIO connector pins are user programmable Figure Error No text of specified style in document 19 DIO Connector Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 Ground 2 VCC 3 Input 0 4 Output 0 5 Inp...

Page 70: ...ument 20 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in document 12 The CPU cooling fan connector provides a 12V 500mA current to a CPU cooling fan The connector has a rotation pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note that only specified fans can issue the rotation signals Figure Error No text of specified styl...

Page 71: ... Label IO_FAN1 IO_FAN3 CN Type 3 pin header CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 20 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in document 12 Two system cooling fan connectors provide a 12V 500mA current to two system cooling fans The connectors have a rotation pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the...

Page 72: ...document 13 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 4 2 8 Front Panel Connector 14 pin CN Label F_PANEL1 CN Type 14 pin header 2x7 CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 22 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in document 14 The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and controls the motherboard These indicators and switches in...

Page 73: ...ION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 LED 2 BUZZER 3 N C 4 N C Power LED 5 GND 6 N C 7 PWRBTSW Buzzer 8 VCC Power Button 9 PWRBTSW 10 N C 11 IDE_LED 12 RESET HDD LED 13 IDE_LED Reset 14 GND Table Error No text of specified style in document 14 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 14 pin 4 2 9 Infrared Interface Connector 5 pin CN Label IR1 CN Type 5 pin header 1x5 CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style ...

Page 74: ...s Figure Error No text of specified style in document 23 Infrared Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 NC 3 IR RX 4 GND 5 IR TX Table Error No text of specified style in document 15 Infrared Connector Pinouts 4 2 10 PCI Slot CN Label PCI1 CN Type PCI Slot CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 24 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified ...

Page 75: ...4 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com style in document 16 The PCI slot enables a PCI expansion module to be connected to the board Figure Error No text of specified style in document 24 PCI Slot Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION A1 TRST B1 12V A2 12V B2 TCK A3 TMS B3 GND A4 TDI B4 TDO A5 5V B5 5V ...

Page 76: ... 3 3V_AUX B14 RESERVED2 A15 RST B15 GND A16 5V B16 CLK A17 GNT B17 GND A18 GND B18 REQ A19 PME B19 5V A20 AD30 B20 AD31 A21 3 3V B21 AD29 A22 AD28 B22 GND A23 AD26 B23 AD27 A24 GND B24 AD25 A25 AD24 B25 3 3V A26 IDSEL B26 C BE3 A27 3 3V B27 AD23 A28 AD22 B28 GND A29 AD20 B29 AD21 A30 GND B30 AD19 A31 AD18 B31 3 3V A32 AD16 B32 AD17 A33 3 3V B33 C BE2 A34 FRAME B34 GND A35 GND B35 IRDY A36 TRDY B36...

Page 77: ...11 B47 AD12 A48 GND B48 AD10 A49 AD9 B49 GND A52 C BE0 B52 AD8 A53 3 3V B53 AD7 A54 AD6 B54 3 3V A55 AD4 B55 AD5 A56 GND B56 AD3 A57 AD2 B57 GND A68 AD0 B68 AD1 A59 5V B59 5V A60 REQ64 B60 ACK64 A61 5V B61 5V A62 5V B62 5V Table Error No text of specified style in document 16 PCI Slot 4 2 11 PCI Express x4 Slot CN Label PCIE4X_1 PCIE4X_2 PCIE4X_3 CN Type 64 pin PCIe x4 slots CN Location See Figure...

Page 78: ...ME PIN NAME A1 N C A2 12V B1 12V B2 12V A3 12V A4 GND B3 12V B4 GND A5 N C A6 N C B5 SMCLK B6 SMDAT A7 N C A8 N C B7 GND B8 3 3V A9 3 3V A10 3 3V B9 N C B10 3 3V A11 RESET A12 GND B11 WAKE B12 N C A13 REFCLK A14 REFCLK B13 GND B14 HSOp 0 A15 GND A16 HSIp 0 B15 HSOn 0 B16 GND A17 HSIn 0 A18 GND B17 N C B18 GND A19 N C A20 GND B19 HSOp 1 B20 HSOn 1 A21 HSIp 1 A22 HSIn 1 B21 GND B22 GND A23 GND A24 G...

Page 79: ...2 N C B31 N C B32 GND Table Error No text of specified style in document 17 PCIe x4 Pinouts 4 2 12 PCI Express x16 Slot CN Label PCIE_1 CN Type 164 pin PCIe x16 slot CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 36 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in document 18 Side A Table Error No text of specified style in document 19 Side B PCIe x16 expansion devices...

Page 80: ...A47 HSIp 7 A68 HSIp 12 A6 JTAG2 A27 GND A48 HSIn 7 A69 HSIn 12 A7 JTAG3 A28 GND A49 GND A70 GND A8 JTAG4 A29 HSIp 3 A50 RSVD A71 GND A9 JTAG5 A30 HSIn 3 A51 GND A72 HSIp 13 A10 3 3v A31 GND A52 HSIp 8 A73 HSIn 13 A11 3 3v A32 RSVD A53 HSIn 8 A74 GND A12 PWRGD A33 RSVD A54 GND A75 GND A13 GND A34 GND A55 GND A76 HSIp 14 A14 REFCLK A35 HSIp 4 A56 HSIp 9 A77 HSIn 14 A15 REFCLK A36 HSIn 4 A57 HSIn 9 A...

Page 81: ...n 3 B49 GND B70 HSOp 13 B8 3 3v B29 GND B50 HSOp 8 B71 HSOn 13 B9 JTAG1 B30 RSVD B51 HSOn 8 B72 GND B10 3 3Vaux B31 PRNT 2 B52 GND B73 GND B11 WAKE B32 GND B53 GND B74 HSOp 14 B12 RSVD B33 HSOp 4 B54 HSOp 9 B75 HSOn 14 B13 GND B34 HSOn 4 B55 HSOn 9 B76 GND B14 HSOp 0 B35 GND B56 GND B77 GND B15 HSOn 0 B36 GND B57 GND B78 HSOp 15 B16 GND B37 HSOp 5 B58 HSOp 10 B79 HSOn 15 B17 PRSNT 2 B38 HSOn 5 B59...

Page 82: ...pecified style in document 20 The six SATA drive connectors are each connected to a second generation SATA drive Second generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 300Mb s The SATA drives can be configured in a RAID configuration Figure Error No text of specified style in document 27 SATA Drive Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 TX 3 TX 4 GND 5 RX 6 RX 7 GND ...

Page 83: ...2 14 Serial Port Connectors RS 232 CN Label COM3 COM4 COM5 and COM6 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 28 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in document 21 The four 10 pin serial port connectors provide four additional RS 232 serial communications channels The four internal RS 232 serial port connectors can be connected ...

Page 84: ...ror No text of specified style in document 21 RS 232 COM Connector Pinouts 4 2 15 Serial Port Connector COM 2 RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 CN Label COM2 CN Type 14 pin header 2x7 CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 29 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in document 22 The 14 pin serial port connector connects to the COM 2 serial communications channels ...

Page 85: ...SCRIPTION 1 DCD 2 NDSR2 3 RXD 4 NRTS2 5 TXD 6 NCTS2 7 DTR 8 NRI2 9 GND 10 GND 11 TXD85 12 TXD485 13 RXD85 14 RXD485 Table Error No text of specified style in document 22 RS 232 RS 485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 4 2 16 SPDIF Connector CN Label CN1 CN Type 5 pin header CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 30 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in d...

Page 86: ...ocations PIN DESCRIPTION 1 VCC AUDIO 2 NC 3 SPDIF OUT 4 GND AUDIO 5 SPDIF IN Table Error No text of specified style in document 23 SPDIF Connector Pinouts 4 2 17 SPI Flash Connector CN Label CN4 CN Type 8 pin header CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 31 CN Pinouts See Table Error No text of specified style in document 24 ...

Page 87: ... a serial peripheral interface SPI flash memory module to the MXGC Series Figure Error No text of specified style in document 31 SPI Flash Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 GND 3 CS 4 CLOCK 5 SO 6 SI 7 N C 8 N C Table Error No text of specified style in document 24 SPI Flash Connector Pinouts 4 2 18 Trusted Platform Module TPM Connector CN Label TPM1 ...

Page 88: ...rusted Platform Module TPM connector secures the system on bootup Figure Error No text of specified style in document 32 TPM Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 LCLK 2 GND2 3 LFRAME 4 KEY 5 LRESET 6 5V 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 9 3V 10 LAD1 11 LAD0 12 GND3 13 SCL 14 SDA 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND1 18 GLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ Table Error No text of specified style in document 25 TPM...

Page 89: ... See Table Error No text of specified style in document 26 The 2x4 USB pin connectors each provide connectivity to two USB 1 1 or two USB 2 0 ports Each USB connector can support two USB devices Additional external USB ports are found on the rear panel The USB ports are used for I O bus expansion Figure Error No text of specified style in document 33 USB Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTI...

Page 90: ...are connected to devices externally when the MXGC Series is installed in a chassis The peripheral connectors on the rear panel are 1 x Keyboard mouse connector 1 x Parallel port connector 2 x RJ 45 Ethernet connector 3 x Audio jacks 4 x USB 2 0 connectors 1 x VGA connector 1 x Serial port connector Figure Error No text of specified style in document 34 MXGC Series External Interface Connectors 4 3...

Page 91: ...or No text of specified style in document 27 The MXGC Series keyboard and mouse connectors are standard PS 2 connectors Figure Error No text of specified style in document 35 PS 2 Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 L_KDAT 7 L_MDAT 2 NC 8 NC 3 GND 9 GND 4 5V 10 5V 5 L_KCLK 11 L_MCLK 6 NC 12 NC Table Error No text of specified style in document 27 PS 2 Connector Pinouts 4 3 2 Parallel Port Co...

Page 92: ...gh one 25 pin D type female connector Figure Error No text of specified style in document 36 Parallel Port Connector Pinout Locations PIN Description PIN Description 1 STROBE 2 DATA 0 3 DATA 1 4 DATA 2 5 DATA 3 6 DATA 4 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 6 9 DATA 7 10 ACKNOWLEDGE 11 BUSY 12 PAPER EMPTY 13 PRINTER SELECT 14 AUTO FORM FEED 15 ERROR 16 INITIALIZE 17 PRINTER SELECT LN 18 GND 19 GND 20 GND 21 GND 22 GND ...

Page 93: ... a speaker With multi channel configurations this port can also connect to front speakers Microphone Pink Connects a microphone Figure Error No text of specified style in document 37 Audio Connector 4 3 4 LAN Connectors CN Label J20 and J21 CN Type RJ 45 CN Location Figure Error No text of specified style in document 34 CN Pinouts Table Error No text of specified style in document 29 The MXGC Seri...

Page 94: ... 38 RJ 45 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 See Table Error No text of specified style in document 30 STATUS DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION YELLOW Activity GREEN Linked Table Error No text of specified style in document 30 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector ...

Page 95: ...eral connector panel Figure Error No text of specified style in document 39 USB Connector Pinout Locations PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5 VCC 2 USBD0 6 USBD0 3 USBD0 7 USBD0 4 GND 8 GND Table Error No text of specified style in document 31 USB Connector Pinouts 4 3 6 VGA Connector CN Label VGA CN Type HD D sub 15 Female connector CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in ...

Page 96: ...15 DDC CLK Table Error No text of specified style in document 32 VGA Connector Pinouts 4 3 7 Serial Communications Connector CN Label COM1 CN Type D sub 9 Male connector CN Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 34 labeled 7 CN Pinouts See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 41 and Table Error No text of specified style in document 33 The serial connector ...

Page 97: ... F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure Error No text of specified style in document 41 Serial Communications Connector Pinout Locations PIN DESCRIPTION 1 DATA CARRIER DETECT DCD 2 RECEIVE DATA RXD 3 TRANSMIT DATA TXD 4 DATA TERMINAL READY DTR 5 GROUND GND 6 DATA SET READY DSR ...

Page 98: ...h Motherboards MXGC Series 78 Copyright 2007 CyberResearch Inc 7 REQUEST TO SEND RTS 8 CLEAR TO SEND CTS 9 RING INDICATOR RI Table Error No text of specified style in document 33 COM1 RS 232 Mode Connector Pinouts ...

Page 99: ...MXGC Series CyberResearch Motherboards CyberResearch Inc 79 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 5 Installation Chapter 5 ...

Page 100: ...e MXGC Series or any other electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials tha...

Page 101: ...stallation Notices WARNING The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the MXGC Series MXGC Series components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following Read the user manual o The user manual provides a complete description of the MXGC Series installation instructions and configuration opti...

Page 102: ...omponents 5 2 2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the MXGC Series is properly installed All the items in the packing list are present The CPU is installed The CPU cooling kit is properly installed A compatible memory module is properly inserted into the slot The jumpers have been properly configured The MXGC Series is inserted into a chassis with adequate ventila...

Page 103: ...GC Series is unpacked please do the following Follow the anti static precautions outlined in Section 5 1 Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the MXGC Series does not fall out of the box Make sure all the components in the checklist shown in Chapter 3 are present NOTE If some of the components listed in the checklist in Chapter 3 are missing please do not proceed with the installation Co...

Page 104: ...rred Running a CPU without a cooling kit may also result in injury to the user The CPU CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical components of the MXGC Series If one of these components is not installed the MXGC Series cannot run 5 4 1 LGA775 CPU Installation NOTE Enabling Hyper Threading Technology on your system requires meeting all of the platform requirements listed below CPU An Intel Pen...

Page 105: ...is shown in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 42 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 42 Intel LGA775 Socket To install a socket LGA775 CPU onto the MXGC Series follow the steps below WARNING When handling the CPU only hold it on the sides DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU Step 1 Remove the protective cover Remove the black protective cover by prying i...

Page 106: ...the load lever to a fully open position Then rotate the load plate towards the opposite direction See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 44 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 44 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 i...

Page 107: ...s Step 7 Insert the CPU Gently insert the CPU into the socket If the CPU pins are properly aligned the CPU should slide into the CPU socket smoothly See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 45 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 45 Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU Step 8 Close the CPU socket Close the load plate and engage the load lever by pushing it back to its origina...

Page 108: ...Kit Installation WARNING It is strongly recommended that you DO NOT use the original heat sink and cooler provided by Intel on the MXGC Series CyberResearch 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: ...t 47 can be purchased separately The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan WARNING Do not wipe off accidentally or otherwise the pre sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the Fan model heat sink The thermal paste between the CPU and the heat sink is important for optimum heat dissipation To install the cooling kit follow the instructions below Step 5 Place the cooling k...

Page 110: ...e inserted through the PCB holes See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 48 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 48 Securing the Heat sink to the PCB Board Step 9 Tighten the screws Use a screwdriver to tighten the four screws Tighten each nut a few turns at a time and do not over tighten the screws Step 10 Connect the fan cable Connect the cooling kit fan cable to t...

Page 111: ...er to Figure Error No text of specified style in document 49 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 49 Installing a DIMM Step 1 Open the DIMM socket handles The DIMM socket has two handles that secure the DIMM into the socket Before the DIMM can be inserted into the socket the handles must be opened See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 49 Step 2 Align the DIMM with ...

Page 112: ...jumper is a metal bridge that is used to close an electrical circuit It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To CLOSE SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of the jumper with the plastic clip and to OPEN a jumper means removing the plastic clip from a jumper Before the MXGC Series is installed in the syste...

Page 113: ... settings the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information To do this use the jumper cap to close pins 1 and 2 for a few seconds then remove the jumper cap and enable pins 1 and 2 to remain open If the CMOS Settings Wrong message is displayed during the boot up process the fault may be corrected by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu Do one of the followin...

Page 114: ...ment 50 Clear CMOS Jumper 5 5 2 RS 232 RS 422 485 Serial Port Select Jumper Jumper Label JP3 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table Error No text of specified style in document 36 Jumper Location See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 51 The RS 232 RS 422 485 Serial Port Select jumper configures the serial port connector as an RS 232 or RS 422 485 serial port The RS 23...

Page 115: ...2 Default Short 2 3 RS 422 485 Table Error No text of specified style in document 36 Serial Port Mode Select Jumper Settings The RS 232 RS 422 485 Serial Port Select jumper location is shown in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 51 below Figure Error No text of specified style in document 51 Serial Port Mode Select Jumper Pinout Locations 5 6 Chassis Installation 5 6 1 Airflow ...

Page 116: ...rough 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 through the board surface NOTE CyberResearch has a wide range of chassis available Please contact us to find out more about the available chassis 5 7 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5 7 1 Peripheral Device Cables The cables listed in Table Error No te...

Page 117: ...to Chapter 3 Installation of the accessories listed above are described in detail below 5 7 2 Dual RS 232 Cable with Slot Bracket The dual RS 232 cable slot connector consists of two connectors attached to two independent cables Each cable is then attached to a D sub 9 male connector that is mounted onto a slot To install the dual RS 232 cable please follow the steps below Step 2 Locate the connec...

Page 118: ...ith Slot Bracket The single RS 232 cable consists of one serial port connectors attached to a serial communications cable that is then attached to a D sub 9 male connector that is mounted onto a bracket To install the single RS 232 cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connector The location of the RS 232 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connector Insert the ...

Page 119: ...al RS 232 422 485 Cables The MXGC Series is shipped with one RS 232 422 485 dual serial port connector cable The dual serial port connector cable connects the serial port connectors on the cable to the RS 232 422 485 serial port connectors on the MXGC Series Follow the steps below to connect the dual serial port connector cable Step 1 Locate the serial port connector The location of the RS 232 422...

Page 120: ...ors to the chassis The dual DB 9 serial port connectors can be inserted into dual preformed holes in the chassis Once inserted the DB 9 connectors should be secured to the chassis with retention screws Step 0 5 7 5 SATA Drive Connection The MXGC Series is shipped with six SATA drive cables and three SATA drive power cables To connect the SATA drives to the connectors please follow the steps below ...

Page 121: ...d style in document 55 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 55 SATA Drive Cable Connection Step 3 Connect the cable to the SATA disk Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 56 Step 4 Connect the SATA power cable Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA d...

Page 122: ...nnectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 3 WARNING If the USB pins are not properly aligned the USB device can burn out Step 2 Align the connectors The cable has two connectors Correctly align pin 1on each cable connector with pin 1 on the MXGC Series USB connector Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on ...

Page 123: ... attached to a bracket To secure the bracket to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis Step 0 5 7 7 USB Cable Four Port Optional Four port USB 2 0 cables can be separately purchased from CyberResearch To install a four port USB cable onto the MXGC Series please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the USB connectors are ...

Page 124: ...the onboard connectors See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 57 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 58 Four Port USB Cable Connection Step 5 Attach the bracket to the chassis The USB 2 0 connectors are attached to a bracket To secure the bracket to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis Step 0 5 8 External Peripheral I...

Page 125: ...als are interfaced through three phone jack connections The red phone jack is for Mic In blue is for Line In and green is for Speaker Out Follow the steps below to connect audio devices to the MXGC Series Step 1 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 t...

Page 126: ...ecified style in document 60 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 60 LAN Connection Step 3 Insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector Once aligned gently insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector into the onboard RJ 45 connector Step 0 5 8 3 Parallel Device Connection A single female DB 25 connector on the external peripheral interface panel connects to parallel communications devices Follow t...

Page 127: ... Keyboard and Mouse Connection The MXGC Series has a dual PS 2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel The dual PS 2 connector is used to connect to a keyboard and mouse to the system Follow the steps below to connect a keyboard and mouse to the MXGC Series Step 1 Locate the dual PS 2 connector The location of the dual PS 2 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the keyboard mo...

Page 128: ...9 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a serial device Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the MXGC Series Step 1 Locate the DB 9 connector The location of the DB 9 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the serial connector Insert the DB 9 connector of a serial device into the DB 9 connector on the external peripheral interface See Figure Error No text ...

Page 129: ...al interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector Step 0 5 8 6 USB Connection Dual Connector 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 MXGC Series Step 1 Locate the USB Series A receptacle connectors The location of the USB Series A receptacle conne...

Page 130: ...ale DB 15 connector on the external peripheral interface panel The DB 15 connector is connected to a CRT or VGA monitor To connect a monitor to the MXGC Series please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the female DB 15 connector The location of the female DB 15 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align the VGA connector Align the male DB 15 connector on the VGA screen cable with the fe...

Page 131: ...r from the VGA screen into the female connector on the MXGC Series See Figure Error No text of specified style in document 65 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 65 VGA Connector Step 4 Secure the connector Secure the DB 15 VGA connector from the VGA monitor to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector Step 0 ...

Page 133: ...MXGC Series CyberResearch Motherboards CyberResearch Inc 113 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 6 BIOS Screens Chapter 6 ...

Page 134: ... Del to enter SETUP message appears on the screen 0 If the message disappears before the DELETE key is pressed restart the computer and try again 6 1 2 Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items press ENTER to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press F1 for help and press ESC to quit Navigation keys are shown in Key Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow M...

Page 135: ... Window press ESC or the F1 key again 6 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes If the computer cannot boot after changes to the system configuration is made CMOS defaults Use the jumper described in Chapter Chapter 5 6 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar on top of the BIOS screen has the following main items Main Changes the basic system configuration Advanced Changes the advanced system sett...

Page 136: ...view 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 The items shown in the system overview include AMI BIOS Displays auto detected BIOS information o Version Current BIOS version o Build Date Date the current BIOS version was made o ID Installed BIOS ID ...

Page 137: ...tion to set the system time Manually enter the hours minutes and seconds System Date xx xx xx Use the System Date option to set the system date Manually enter the day month and year 6 3 Advanced Use the Advanced menu BIOS Menu 2 to configure the CPU and peripheral devices through the following sub menus WARNING Setting the wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to malfunction Make...

Page 138: ...ration see Section 6 3 7 MPS Configuration see Section 6 3 8 Remote Access Configuration see Section 6 3 9 Trusted Computing see Section 6 3 10 USB Configuration see Section 6 3 9 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 ...

Page 139: ...ng CPU details Manufacturer Lists the name of the CPU manufacturer Frequency Lists the CPU processing speed FSB Speed Lists the FSB speed Cache L1 Lists the CPU L1 cache size Cache L2 Lists the CPU L2 cache size Ratio Actual Value 6 3 2 IDE Configuration Use the IDE Configuration menu BIOS Menu 4 to change and or set the configuration of the IDE devices installed in the system The MXGC Series does...

Page 140: ...ion to select the configuration mode or disable the SATA 1 drive Disabled SATA 1 drive is disabled Compatible Default SATA 1 drive is in compatible mode Enhanced SATA 1 drive is in enhanced mode Configure SATA 1 as IDE Use the Configure SATA 1 as BIOS option to select the mode for the SATA 1 drive The MXGC Series does not support the IDE connection standard ...

Page 141: ... of IDE devices BIOS displays the status of the auto detected IDE devices The following IDE devices are detected and are shown in the IDE Configuration menu Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave The IDE Configuration menu BIOS Menu 4 allows changes to the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system If an IDE device is detected and one of the a...

Page 142: ...follows Device Lists the device type e g hard disk CD ROM etc Type Indicates the type of devices a user can manually select Vendor Lists the device manufacturer Size List the storage capacity of the device LBA Mode Indicates whether the LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not Block Mode Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing th...

Page 143: ...a transfer Type Auto Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power On Self Test POST is complete Not Installed BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel Auto DEFAULT The BIOS auto detects the IDE disk drive type attached to the specified channel This setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is atta...

Page 144: ...ect if the device supports multi sector transfers Disabled BIOS is prevented from using Multi Sector Transfer on the specified channel The data to and from the device occurs one sector at a time Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects Multi Sector Transfer support on the drive on the specified channel If supported the data transfer to and from the device occurs multiple sectors at a time PIO Mode Auto Use ...

Page 145: ...s check the specifications of the drive DMA Mode Auto Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined SWDMA0 Single Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 2 1MBps SWDMA1 Single Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2MBps SWDMA...

Page 146: ... mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used UDMA5 Ultra DMA mode 5 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 99 9MBps To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used S M A R T Auto Use the S M A R T option to auto detect disable or enable Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART on the drive on the specified channel S M A R T predicts impen...

Page 147: ... Allows BIOS to use 32 bit data transfers on supported hard disk drives 6 3 3 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu BIOS Menu 6 to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers parallel ports and serial ports BIOS Menu 6 Super IO Configuration Parallel Address 378 The Parallel Port Address BIOS option assigns the I O port address of the parallel port The following a...

Page 148: ... 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 ECP 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 ...

Page 149: ...ddress is IRQ7 Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 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 DEFAULT Serial Port 1 I O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 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...

Page 150: ...ormal IrDA Serial Port 2 mode is IrDA ASK IR Serial Port 2 mode is ASK IR Serial Port3 Address 3E8 Use the Serial Port3 Address option to select the base addresses for serial port 3 Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 3 3E8 DEFAULT Serial port 3 I O port address is 3E8 2E8 Serial port 3 I O port address is 2E8 2F0 Serial port 3 I O port address is 2F0 2E0 Serial port 3 I O port add...

Page 151: ... 2E8 DEFAULT Serial port 4 I O port address is 2E8 2F0 Serial port 4 I O port address is 2F0 2E0 Serial port 4 I O port address is 2E0 Serial Port4 IRQ 10 Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4 3 DEFAULT Serial port 4 IRQ address is 3 9 Serial port 4 IRQ address is 9 10 DEFAULT Serial port 4 IRQ address is 10 11 Serial port 4 IRQ address is 11 Serial Port...

Page 152: ...RQ address is 11 Serial Port6 Address 2D8 Use the Serial Port6 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 6 Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 6 3E8 Serial port 6 I O port address is 3E8 2E8 Serial port 6 I O port address is 2E8 2F0 Serial port 6I O port address is 2F0 2E0 DEFAULT Serial port 6 I O port address is 2E8 Serial Port6 IRQ 10 Use the Serial Port6 IRQ op...

Page 153: ...Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu BIOS Menu 7 shows the operating temperature fan speeds and system voltages BIOS Menu 7 Hardware Health Configuration FAN n Mode Setting Full On Mode Use the FAN Mode n Setting option to configure the second fan Full On Mode DEFAULT Fan is on all the time Automatic mode Fan is off when the temperature is low ...

Page 154: ...rs can be set Fan n PWM control Temperature n Limit of OFF 000 WARNING Setting this value too high may cause the fan to stop when the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cause the system to be damaged The Temperature n Limit of OFF option can only be set if the FAN Mode n Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the Temperature n Limit of OFF option to select the CPU temperature at which...

Page 155: ...sing the starting pulse width modulation PWM specified in the Fan n Start PWM option below To select a value select the Temperature n Limit of Start option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 The temperature range is specified below Minimum Value 0 C Maximum Value 127 C Fan n Start PWM 070 The Fan n Start PWM option can only be set if the FAN Mode n Setting option is set to Automatic Mo...

Page 156: ...tions is shown below 0 125 PWM 0 25 PWM 0 5 PWM 1 PWM 2 PWM 4 PWM 8 PWM 15 PWM The following system parameters and values are shown The system parameters that are monitored are System Temperatures The following system temperatures are monitored o Temperature Sensor 1 o Temperature Sensor 2 o Temperature Sensor 3 Fan Speeds The CPU cooling fan speed is monitored o Fan1 Speed o Fan2 Speed o Fan3 Spe...

Page 157: ...anced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI and Power Management APM options BIOS Menu 8 ACPI Configuration ACPI Aware O S Yes ACPI Aware O S can only be configured the OS complies with the ACPI standard Windows 98 Windows 2000 and Windows XP all comply with ACPI No Disables the ACPI support for the OS This selection should be disabled if the OS does not support ACPI Yes Default Enables the ACPI ...

Page 158: ... Use the General ACPI Configuration menu BIOS Menu 9 to select the ACPI state when the system is suspended BIOS Menu 9 General ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode S1 POS The Suspend Mode BIOS option specifies the sleep state your system will enter when it is not being used S1 POS Default System appears off The CPU is stopped RAM is refreshed ...

Page 159: ...stem is running in a low power mode S3 STR System appears off The CPU has no power RAM is in slow refresh the power supply is in a reduced power mode 6 3 6 AHCI Configuration The AHCI Settings menu reports on the auto detection of IDE devices connected to the system BIOS Menu 10 AHCI Configuration The MXGC Series does not support the IDE connection standard ...

Page 160: ...ace devices are detected by the system This option displays the status of the auto detection of IDE devices 6 3 7 APM Configuration The APM Configuration menu BIOS Menu 11 allows the advanced power management options to be configured BIOS Menu 11 Advanced Power Management Configuration Power Button Mode On Off Use the Power Button Mode BIOS to specify how the power button functions ...

Page 161: ... off Power On The system turns on Last State The system returns to its previous state If it was on it turns itself on If it was off it remains off Resume on Ring Disabled Use the Resume on Ring BIOS option to enable activity on the RI ring in modem line to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state That is the system will be roused by an incoming call on a modem Disabled Default Wake event n...

Page 162: ...er is roused from a suspended state Disabled Default The real time clock RTC cannot generate a wake event Enabled If selected the following will appear with values that can be selected RTC Alarm Date Days System Time After setting the alarm the computer will turn itself on from a suspend state when the alarm goes off 6 3 8 MPS Configuration Use the MPS Configuration menu BIOS Menu 12 to select he ...

Page 163: ...ocessor Specification MPS for OS option to specify the MPS version to be used 1 1 MPS version 1 1 is used 1 4 DEFAULT MPS version 1 4 is used 6 3 9 Remote Access Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu BIOS Menu 13 to configure remote access parameters The Remote Access Configuration is an AMIBIOS feature and allows a remote host running a terminal program to display and configure t...

Page 164: ...ced Remote Access Disabled Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system Disabled DEFAULT Remote access is disabled Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below appear Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode Flow Control Redirection after BIOS POST Terminal Type ...

Page 165: ...h COM2 COM3 System is remotely accessed through COM3 COM4 System is remotely accessed through COM4 COM5 System is remotely accessed through COM5 COM6 System is remotely accessed through COM6 NOTE Make sure the selected COM port is enabled through the Super I O configuration menu Base Address IRQ 3F8h 4 The Base Address IRQ option cannot be configured and only shows the interrupt address of the ser...

Page 166: ...LT No control flow Hardware Hardware is set as the console redirection Software Software is set as the console redirection Redirection After BIOS POST Always Use the Redirection After BIOS POST option to specify when console redirection should occur Disabled The console is not redirected after POST Boot Loader Redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader Always DEFAULT Redirection is a...

Page 167: ...gement tasks with UNIX based servers VT100 does not support all keys on the standard PC 101 key layout however The VT UTF8 convention makes available additional keys that are not provided by VT100 for the PC 101 keyboard Disabled Disables the VT UTF8 terminal keys Enabled DEFAULT Enables the VT UTF8 combination key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Sredir Memory Display Delay Disabled Use the Sredi...

Page 168: ...TCG TPM Support option to configure support for the TPM No DEFAULT TPM support is disabled Yes TPM support is enabled TPM Enable Disable Status No State Use the TPM Enable Disable Status to see if the TPM module has been enabled or disabled TPM Owner Status No State Use the TPM Owner Status to see if the owner status of the TPM module ...

Page 169: ...nu BIOS Menu 15 to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings BIOS Menu 15 USB Configuration USB Functions Enabled Use the USB Function BIOS option to enable or disable USB function support Disabled USB function support disabled Enabled DEFAULT USB function support enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Use the USB 2 0 Controller BIOS option to enable or disable the USB 2 0 cont...

Page 170: ...d Legacy USB support disabled Enabled DEFAULT Legacy USB support enabled Auto Legacy USB support disabled if no USB devices are connected Port 64 60 Emulation Disabled The Port 64 60 Emulation Mode BIOS option enables or disables the Port 60h 64h trapping option Port 60h 64h trapping allows the BIOS to provide full PS 2 based legacy support for the USB keyboard and mouse This option is useful for ...

Page 171: ...ems running OSes that do not have EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change is managed by the EHCI driver Disabled Systems with OSes that do not support EHCI can use the EHCI handoff functionality Enabled DEFAULT Systems with OSes that do not support EHCI cannot use the EHCI handoff functionality 6 3 11 1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Note This option is only available if a USB drive...

Page 172: ...t Delay option to set the number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command 10 Sec POST waits 10 seconds for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command 20 Sec DEFAULT POST waits 20 seconds for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command 30 Sec POST waits 30 seconds for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command ...

Page 173: ...e provided by the BIOS must match for a device to boot properly If both types do not match then device s behavior is undefined To make sure both types match format the device using BIOS INT13h calls after selecting the proper emulation option in BIOS setup The FORMAT utility provided by Microsoft MS DOS Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 98 can be used for this purpose Auto DEFAULT BIOS au...

Page 174: ...alues of 80h or above CDROM Assumes the CD ROM is formatted as bootable media All the devices that support block sizes greater than 512 bytes can only be booted using this option 6 4 PCI PnP Use the PCI PnP menu BIOS Menu 17 to configure advanced PCI and PnP settings WARNING Setting wrong values for the BIOS selections in the PCIPnP BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction ...

Page 175: ...MXGC Series CyberResearch Motherboards CyberResearch Inc 155 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com BIOS Menu 17 PCI PnP Configuration ...

Page 176: ...ured by the operating system or the BIOS No DEFAULT If the operating system does not meet the Plug and Play specifications this option allows the BIOS to configure all the devices in the system Yes This setting allows the operating system to change the interrupt I O and DMA settings Set this option if the system is running Plug and Play aware operating systems PCI Latency Timer 64 Use the PCI Late...

Page 177: ...EFAULT Unless the VGA card manufacturer requires palette snooping to be enabled this option should be disabled No Enab led PCI devices are informed that an ISA based Graphics device is installed in the system so the ISA based Graphics card functions correctly This does not necessarily indicate a physical ISA adapter card The graphics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card Always check with the adapt...

Page 178: ...PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 3 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 4 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 5 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE ada...

Page 179: ...rved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available IRQ addresses are IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ 11 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 DMA Channel Available Use the DMA Channel option to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular PCI PnP device Available DEFAULT The specified DMA is available to be used by PCI PnP devices Reserved The specified DMA is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available DMA Channels a...

Page 180: ...n to specify the amount of memory that should be reserved for legacy ISA devices Disabled DEFAULT No memory block reserved for legacy ISA devices 16K 16KB reserved for legacy ISA devices 32K 32KB reserved for legacy ISA devices 64K 54KB reserved for legacy ISA devices 6 5 Boot Use the Boot menu BIOS Menu 18 to configure system boot options BIOS Menu 18 Boot ...

Page 181: ...s Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu BIOS Menu 18 to configure advanced system boot options BIOS Menu 19 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process Disabled No POST procedures are skipped Enabled DEFAULT Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease the system boot time ...

Page 182: ...e system displays normal information during system boot Bootup Num Lock On Use the Bootup Num Lock BIOS option to specify if the number lock setting must be modified during boot up Off Does not enable the keyboard Number Lock automatically To use the 10 keys on the keyboard press the Number Lock key located on the upper left hand corner of the 10 key pad The Number Lock LED on the keyboard lights ...

Page 183: ...or on boot up Disabled If there is an error when booting up the system does not wait for user intervention but continues to boot up in the operating system Only use this setting if there is a known reason for a BIOS error to appear An example would be a system administrator must remote boot the system The computer system does not have a keyboard currently attached Enabled DEFAULT If there is an er...

Page 184: ... interrupt 19 Disabled DEFAULT Does not allow optional ROM to trap interrupt 19 Enabled Allows optional ROM to trap interrupt 19 Boot From LAN Support Disabled Use the BOOT From LAN Support option to enable the system to be booted from a remote system Disabled Default Cannot be booted from a remote system through the LAN Enabled Default Can be booted from a remote system through the LAN 6 6 Securi...

Page 185: ... for this option is 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 Use the Change User Password to set or change a user password The default for this option is Not Installed If a user password must be installed select this field and enter the ...

Page 186: ...esearch Inc 6 7 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 ...

Page 187: ...NorthBridge Configuration menu BIOS Menu 21 to configure the northbridge chipset BIOS Menu 22 NorthBridge Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Auto Use the DRAM Frequency option to specify the DRAM frequency or allow the system to automatically detect the DRAM frequency 200MHz Sets the DRAM frequency to 200MHz 266MHz Sets the DRAM frequency to 266MHz 333MHz Sets the DRAM frequency to 333MHz ...

Page 188: ...t up and then adjust the memory timing parameters accordingly Disabled DRAM timing parameters are manually set using the DRAM sub items Enabled DEFAULT DRAM timing parameter are set according to the DRAM Serial Presence Detect SPD If the Configure DRAM Timing by SPD option is disabled the following configuration options appear DRAM CAS Latency 5 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 6 DRAM Clocks DRAM RAS Prechar...

Page 189: ...AM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks 6 DRAM Clocks DEFAULT DRAM RAS Precharge 3 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 To be able to change this configuration option the DRAM RAS Precharge configuration option must be set to Manual The following configuration options are available 2...

Page 190: ... Clocks 12 DRAM Clocks 13 DRAM Clocks 14 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks DEFAULT Memory Hole Disabled Use the Memory Hole option to reserve memory space between 15MB and 16MB for ISA expansion cards that require a specified area of memory to work properly If an older ISA expansion card is used please refer to the documentation that came with the card to see if it is necessary to reserve the space Disab...

Page 191: ... graphics controller a PCI express PEG controller or an IGD Configuration options are listed below IGD PCI IGD PCI PEG PEG IGD PEG PCI DEFAULT Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 8MB 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 Enable 8MB DEFAULT...

Page 192: ... Use the HDA Controller option to enable the high definition audio controller Disabled HDA controller disabled Enabled Default HDA controller enabled ASF Support Enabled Use the ASF Support BIOS option to control the system s ability to connect to a remote management server Disabled The system will not communicate with a remote management server ...

Page 193: ... 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Enabled DEFAULT The Alert Standard Format ASF controller is activated and can communicate with a remote management server 6 8 Exit Use the Exit menu BIOS Menu 24 to load default BIOS values optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes BIOS Menu 24 Exit ...

Page 194: ...p program without saving the changes made to the system Discard Changes Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program Load Optimal Defaults Use the Load Optimal Defaults option to load the optimal default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F9 key can be used for this operation Load Failsafe Defaults Use the Load Failsafe ...

Page 195: ...MXGC Series CyberResearch Motherboards CyberResearch Inc 175 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 7 Driver Installation Chapter 7 ...

Page 196: ...io driver Realtek HD Audio Driver ALC883 SATA driver Intel Matrix Storage Manager LAN Driver Installation instructions are given below 7 2 Driver CD Auto run All the drivers for the MXGC Series are on the CD that came with the system To install the drivers please follow the steps below Step 1 Insert the CD into a CD drive connected to the system NOTE If the system does not initiate the autorun pro...

Page 197: ...ness Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com document 66 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 66 Introduction Screen Step 3 Select Install Drivers shown in figure above Step 4 Select MXGC Drivers sown in figure below ...

Page 198: ...in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 67 Detailed driver installation instructions follow below Step 0 7 3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Select your operating system from the Chipset section of the GUI Install Drivers Installation Program Step 2 A new window opens Figure Error No text of specified style in document 6...

Page 199: ... Driver Installation Program Step 3 Double click the infinst_Autol exe icon Step 4 The welcome screen in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 69 appears Figure Error No text of specified style in document 69 Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 5 Click NEXT to continue the installation process Step 6 The license agreement in Figure Error No text of specified style in docu...

Page 200: ...ror No text of specified style in document 70 Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement Step 7 Read the license agreement To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the agreement click YES Step 8 The Readme file in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 71 appears ...

Page 201: ...ver installation process is complete a confirmation screen appears Figure Error No text of specified style in document 72 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 72 Chipset Driver Installation Complete Step 11 Click FINISH to complete the driver installation 7 4 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Installation To install the chipset driver please follow the steps below Step 12 Sele...

Page 202: ...t 2007 CyberResearch Inc Figure Error No text of specified style in document 73 Select the Operating System Step 14 Double click the appropriate operating system folder Step 15 A new window appears Figure Error No text of specified style in document 74 ...

Page 203: ...ble click the installation program icon to continue the installation process Step 17 The Readme information file shown in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 75 appears Figure Error No text of specified style in document 75 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator InstallShield Wizard Step 18 Read the Readme file information and click NEXT to begin extracting files Figure Error No text of ...

Page 204: ...d Wizard Extracting Files Step 19 The Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome screen appears Figure Error No text of specified style in document 77 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 77 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome Screen Step 20 Click NEXT and a license agreement appears Figure Error No text of specified ...

Page 205: ... 21 Read the license agreement To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the license agreement shown click YES and the installation notice appears Figure Error No text of specified style in document 79 as the driver is installed Figure Error No text of specified style in document 79 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Installing Notice Step 22 After the driver installation process is co...

Page 206: ...3 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 FINISH to restart the computer Step 0 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 Error No text of specified style in document 81 ...

Page 207: ...7 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure Error No text of specified style in document 81 Windows Control Panel Step 2 Double click the System icon Figure Error No text of specified style in document 82 ...

Page 208: ...therboards MXGC Series 188 Copyright 2007 CyberResearch Inc Figure Error No text of specified style in document 82 System Icon Step 3 Click the Device Manager tab Figure Error No text of specified style in document 83 ...

Page 209: ...ice Manager Tab Step 4 A list of system hardware devices appears Figure Error No text of specified style in document 84 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 84 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 Step 6 The Device Driver Wizard appears Figure Error No text of specified style in ...

Page 210: ...r No text of specified style in document 85 Search for Suitable Driver Step 7 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended and click NEXT to continue Step 8 Select Specify a Location in the Locate Driver Files window Figure Error No text of specified style in document 86 ...

Page 211: ...of specified style in document 87 Location Browsing Window 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 OPEN and the driver is installed Step 0 7 6 Realtek HD Audio Driver ALC883 Installation To install the Realtek High Definition HD Audio driver please follow the steps below 7 6 1 BI...

Page 212: ...tall the audio driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Select your operating system from the Audio section of the CD GUI Figure Error No text of specified style in document 88 Select Your OS from the GUI Step 2 Select your operating system from the Audio section of the CD GUI Step 3 Double click the appropriate operating system version folder Figure Error No text of specified style in document...

Page 213: ...siness Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure Error No text of specified style in document 89 Select the OS Version Step 4 Double click the Setup exe program icon in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 90 ...

Page 214: ...ment 91 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 91 The InstallShield Wizard Starts Step 6 The InstallShield Wizard is prepared to guide the user through the rest of the process Figure Error No text of specified style in document 92 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 92 Preparing Setup Screen Step 7 Once initialized the InstallShield Wizard welcome screen appears Figure...

Page 215: ...483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure Error No text of specified style in document 93 InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen Step 8 Click NEXT to continue the installation Step 9 InstallShield starts to install the new software as shown in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 94 ...

Page 216: ...ration Step 10 The Installation Wizard updates the system as shown in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 95 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 95 Installation Wizard Updates the System Step 11 After the driver installation process is complete a confirmation screen appears Figure Error No text of specified style in document 96 ...

Page 217: ... 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 FINISH to restart the computer Step 0 7 7 SATA RAID Driver Installation To install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Select SATA from the list in Figure Error No text of specified styl...

Page 218: ...rch Motherboards MXGC Series 198 Copyright 2007 CyberResearch Inc Figure 7 32 1 Select Your OS from the SATA section of the CD GUI Step 2 A new window opens Figure Error No text of specified style in document 97 ...

Page 219: ...AID Driver Installation Program Step 3 Double click the INTEL folder Step 4 Double click the iata62_cd exe program icon in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 98 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 98 SATA RAID Setup Program Icon Step 5 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 99 shows the InstallShield Wizard preparing to guide the user through the rest ...

Page 220: ...tup Screen Step 6 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 100 shows the Matrix Storage Manager software configuring the installation process Figure Error No text of specified style in document 100 Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen Step 7 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 101 shows the Matrix Storage Manager welcome screen ...

Page 221: ...101 Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen Step 8 Click NEXT and a warning appears Figure Error No text of specified style in document 102 Read the warning carefully and decide whether or not to continue the installation process Figure Error No text of specified style in document 102 Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen Step 9 Click NEXT and a license agreement appears Figure Error No text of spec...

Page 222: ... No text of specified style in document 103 Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement Step 10 Read the license agreement To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the license agreement shown click YES and the Readme information file shown in Figure Error No text of specified style in document 104 appears ...

Page 223: ...adme file information and click NEXT Step 12 After the driver installation process is complete a confirmation screen appears Figure Error No text of specified style in document 105 Figure Error No text of specified style in document 105 Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete Step 13 The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later For the settings to take effect the...

Page 225: ...to Detected Drive Parameters 118 Type Auto 119 ZIP 119 LS 120 119 LBA Large Mode Auto 120 Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto 120 PIO Mode Auto 120 DMA Mode Auto 121 S M A R T Auto 122 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled 122 Parallel Address 378 123 Parallel Port Mode Normal 124 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 125 Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 125 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 125 Serial Port2 Mode Normal 126 Serial ...

Page 226: ...ng Disabled 137 Resume on PME Disabled 137 Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled 138 RTC Alarm Date Days 138 System Time 138 MPS Revision 1 1 139 Remote Access Disabled 140 Serial Port Number 140 Serial Port Mode 140 Flow Control 140 Redirection after BIOS POST 140 Terminal Type 140 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support 141 Sredir Memory Display Delay 141 Serial Port Number COM1 141 Base Address IRQ 3F8h 4 141 Serial ...

Page 227: ...ge Reset Delay 20 Sec 148 Device 149 Emulation Type Auto 149 Clear NVRAM No 152 Plug Play O S No 152 PCI Latency Timer 64 152 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes 153 Palette Snooping Disabled 153 PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled 153 OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card Auto 154 IRQ Available 154 DMA Channel Available 155 Reserved Memory Size Disabled 156 Quick Boot Enabled 157 Quiet Boot Disabled 158 AddOn ROM Display Mod...

Page 228: ...o CAS Delay 6 DRAM Clocks 165 DRAM RAS Precharge 3 DRAM Clocks 165 DRAM RAS Activate to Precha 15 DRAM Clocks 165 Memory Hole Disabled 166 Initiate Graphics Adapter PEG PCI 167 Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 8MB 167 HDA Controller Enabled 168 ASF Support Enabled 168 Save Changes and Exit 170 Discard Changes and Exit 170 Discard Changes 170 Load Optimal Defaults 170 Load Failsafe Defaults 170...

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Page 231: ... or written to the selected address to enable the DIO functions NOTE For further information please refer to the datasheet for the iTE Super I O chipset B 2 DIO Connector Pinouts The following table describes how the DIO connector pins are connected to the Super I O GPIO port 1 PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 VCC 3 Output 3 4 Output 2 5 Output 1 6 Output 0 7 Input 3 8 Input 2 9 Input...

Page 232: ...ch Inc B 3 2 Enable the DIO Output Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I O An assembly program to enable digital I O output functions is listed below MOV AX 6F09H Sets the digital port as output MOV BL 09H INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call ...

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Page 235: ...rrupt NMI to bring the system back to a known state A BIOS function call INT 15H is used to control the Watchdog Timer INT 15H AH 6FH Sub function AL 2 Sets the Watchdog Timer s period BL Time out value Its unit second is dependent on the item Watchdog Timer unit select in CMOS setup Table C 1 AH 6FH Sub function Call sub function 2 to set the time out period of Watchdog Timer first If the time ou...

Page 236: ...og Timer otherwise the system resets Example program INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP MOV AX 6F02H setting the time out value MOV BL 30 time out value is 48 seconds INT 15H ADD THE APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE CMP EXIT_AP 1 is the application over JNE W_LOOP No restart the application MOV AX 6F02H disable Watchdog Timer MOV BL 0 INT 15H EXIT ...

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Page 239: ...ller 0A0 0A1 Interrupt Controller 0C0 0DF DMA Controller 0F0 0FF Numeric data processor 1F0 1F7 Primary IDE Channel 2F8 2FF Serial Port 2 COM2 378 37F Parallel Printer Port 1 LPT1 3B0 3BB Intel Graphics Controller 3C0 3DF Intel Graphics Controller 3F6 3F6 Primary IDE Channel 3F7 3F7 Standard floppy disk controller 3F8 3FF Serial Port 1 COM1 Table D 1 IO Address Map D 2 1st MB Memory Address Map Me...

Page 240: ...Q3 COM2 IRQ11 LAN USB2 0 SATA IRQ4 COM1 IRQ12 PS 2 mouse IRQ5 SMBus Controller IRQ13 FPU IRQ6 FDC IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ7 Available IRQ15 Secondary IDE Table D 3 IRQ Mapping Table D 4 DMA Channel Assignments Channel Function 0 Available 1 Available 2 Floppy disk 8 bit transfer 3 Available 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 5 Available 6 Available 7 Available Table D 4 IRQ Mapping Table ...

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Page 243: ...e CAUTION A configured RAID volume which may consist of multiple hard drives appears to an operating system as a contingent storage space The operating system will not be able to distinguish the physical disk drives contained in a RAID configuration E 1 1 Precautions One key benefit a RAID configuration brings is that a single hard drive can fail within a RAID array without damaging data With RAID...

Page 244: ...tem Connect two or more SATA drives to the system Make sure the drives have the same capacity are the same type and have the same speed NOTE Make sure the SATA drives are EXACTLY the same when they are configured in a RAID configuration If they are not the same size disk drive capacity is sacrificed and overall performance affected Step 15 Enable SATA drives in BIOS Start the computer and access t...

Page 245: ...s are given below Step 20 Install the OS After the RAID array has been configured install the OS To do this please refer to the documentation that came with the OS Step 0 E 4 RAID Configuration E 4 1 Creating a RAID Volume WARNING All data previously stored on the member drives of a RAID configuration are destroyed during the RAID initialization process If used drives are used to create a RAID arr...

Page 246: ...r a name for the RAID volume or press ENTER to accept the default volume name Upper and lower case alphabetic numeric space and underscore characters are all applicable for naming an array See Figure E 2 Figure E 2 Create RAID Volume Name Step 3 Choose the RAID level Select a RAID level from the list RAID levels include RAID 0 1 5 and 10 See Figure E 3 ...

Page 247: ...1 levels require a minimum of two hard drives RAID 10 level requires a minimum of four hard drives RAID5 level requires a minimum of three hard drives Figure E 3 Choose the Raid Level Step 4 Select the Stripe Size Select a stripe size from the list See Figure E 4 Figure E 4 Select the Stripe Size Step 5 Enter the Volume Capacity Enter the volume capacity or press ENTER to ...

Page 248: ...ter the Volume Capacity Step 6 Create the RAID Volume Press ENTER to create the RAID volume as specified See Figure E 6 Figure E 6 Create the RAID Volume Step 7 Create RAID Volume Verification After reading the warning press Y to create the RAID volume as specified or N to return to the Create RAID Volume menu See Figure E 7 Step 0 ...

Page 249: ...te RAID Volume Verification E 4 2 Deleting a RAID Volume WARNING All data stored on the member drives of a RAID volume are destroyed during the RAID deletion process Make sure any data to be saved has been moved or backed up before deleting a RAID volume Step 1 Select Delete RAID Volume Use the arrow keys to highlight Delete RAID Volume and press ENTER See Figure E 8 ...

Page 250: ...t RAID Volume to be Deleted Use the arrow keys to highlight the RAID volume to be deleted and press ENTER See Figure E 9 Figure E 9 Select RAID Volume to be Deleted Step 3 Delete Volume Verification After reading the warning press Y to delete the specified RAID volume or N to return to the Delete Volume menu See Figure E 10 ...

Page 251: ...15 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure E 10 Delete Volume Verification Step 4 Non RAID Disks After deleting the RAID volume the disks belonging to the volume will be shown as non RAID disks See Figure E 11 Step 0 Figure E 11 Non RAID Disks E 4 3 Resetting a Disk to Non RAID ...

Page 252: ...ked up before resetting a disk to non RAID Step 1 Select Reset Disk to Non RAID Use the arrow keys to highlight Reset Disk to Non RAID and press ENTER See Figure E 12 Figure E 12 Reset Disk to Non RAID Menu Step 2 Select Disks to Reset Use the arrow keys to scroll through the disk drives and press SPACE to select which drives are to be reset as non RAID After all the disks to be reset have been ch...

Page 253: ...Disk to Reset Step 3 Reset Disk Verification After reading the warning press Y to reset the selected disks as non RAID or N to return to the Reset RAID Data menu See Figure E 14 Figure E 14 Reset Disk Verification Step 4 Disk Drive and RAID Volume Status After the disk drives have been reset the Matrix Storage Manager Main menu is shown indicating the status of the RAID ...

Page 254: ... 0 Figure E 15 Disk Drive and RAID Volume Status E 4 4 Exiting the Matrix Storage Manager Step 1 Select Exit Use the arrow keys to highlight Exit and press ENTER See Figure E 16 Figure E 16 Exit Menu Step 2 Exit Verification Press Y to exit the Matrix Storage Manager or N to return to the Main menu See Figure E 17 Step 0 ...

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Page 257: ...6 117 118 123 129 133 134 135 136 138 139 140 142 143 144 145 147 148 150 151 156 157 158 160 161 162 163 167 168 169 170 C cables 93 dual port USB 98 dual RS 232 cable 94 four port USB 99 four serial port 96 SATA drive 36 97 SATA drive power 36 97 single RS 232 95 chassis 92 93 installation 92 chipset driver 174 177 clear CMOS jumper 89 90 location 90 settings 90 CMOS 89 clear CMOS jumper 89 COM ...

Page 258: ...B cable 98 E electrostatic discharge 34 77 Enhanced Hardware Monitor 28 Ethernet 100 RJ 45 cable connector 100 RJ 45 connector 4 Ethernet controllers 71 external indicators 51 external peripheral interface 100 connection 100 connectors 100 External Peripheral Interface Connectors 68 Audio Jacks 70 Keyboard Mouse 68 Parallel Port 69 Serial Communications COM 74 USB 72 VGA 73 external switches 51 F ...

Page 259: ...n 101 LPC bus 27 LPC interface 20 21 28 M Matrix Storage Manager 216 memory module installation 87 memory support 14 P Parallel Device Connection 102 parallel port 124 parallel port connector 4 PCI Express x16 Slot 56 58 location and pinouts 56 58 PCI interface 20 PCI slot 53 location and pinouts 53 peripheral connectors 43 peripheral device cables 93 power button 51 Power Button Mode 136 power su...

Page 260: ...A drives 61 Serial Device connection 104 serial port connector 4 62 63 location and pinouts 62 63 serial ports 28 SIR interface 52 socket LGA775 CPU cooling kit 85 cooling kit installation 85 installation 81 SPDIF connector 4 SPI flash connector 4 SPI Flash connector 65 Super I O chipset 27 system voltages 129 132 T technical specifications 5 temperature 129 TPM connector 4 trusted platform module...

Page 261: ... CT USA www cyberresearch com port 67 USB 1 1 67 USB 2 0 67 USB 1 1 67 USB 2 0 67 145 USB 2 0 connector 4 USB cable dual port 98 four port 99 USB connector internal 4 67 location and pinouts 67 USB device connection 105 dual connector 105 V VGA 106 VGA connector 4 VGA monitor 100 106 connection 106 W warranty validation 79 ...

Page 262: ...before reinstalling the modules 3 Have a volt meter handy to take measurements of the signals you are trying to measure as well as the signals on the board module or power supply 4 Isolate problem areas that are not working as you expected 5 Have the source code to the program you are having trouble with available so that preceding and prerequisite modes can be referenced and discussed 6 Have the ...

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