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MB899 

Intel 

®

 Core

TM

 2 Duo/ 

Core

TM

 Duo/ Solo 945GM 

Mini-ITX Motherboard 

 

USER’S MANUAL 

Version 1.0A

 

 

 
 

Summary of Contents for MB899

Page 1: ...MB899 Intel CoreTM 2 Duo CoreTM Duo Solo 945GM Mini ITX Motherboard USER S MANUAL Version 1 0A...

Page 2: ...ss Machines Corporation Intel and Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core Duo Solo processors are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporatio...

Page 3: ...e CPU 6 Installing the Memory 7 Setting the Jumpers 8 Connectors on MB899 11 BIOS Setup 27 Drivers Installation 51 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 52 VGA Drivers Installation 54 AC97 Codec...

Page 4: ...TANT NOTE When the system boots without the CRT being connected there will be no image on screen when you insert the CRT VGA cable To show the image on screen the hotkey must be pressed CTRL ALT F1 TH...

Page 5: ...called Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT DVMT handles diverse applications by providing the maximum 224MB availability of system memory for general computer usage while supplying additional graphi...

Page 6: ...er s Manual Checklist Your MB899 package should include the items listed below The MB899 Mini ITX motherboard This User s Manual 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility Cable kit IDE...

Page 7: ...Audio controller AC97 Codec ALC655 w 6 channels Line out Line in Mic SPDIF OUT NS LM4950 8 ohm 2W stereo audio power amplifier LPC I O W83627EHF COM1 COM2 RS232 Slim FDC 1 44MB IrDA x1 hardware monito...

Page 8: ...INTRODUCTION 4 MB899 User s Manual Board Dimensions...

Page 9: ...tions This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB899 in order to set up a workable system The topics covered are Installing the CPU 6 Installing the Memory 7 S...

Page 10: ...the left picture below loosen the screw first before inserting the processor Place the processor into the socket by making sure the notch on the corner of the CPU corresponds with the notch on the in...

Page 11: ...locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps 1 Hold the DDR2 module so that the key of the DDR2 module align with those on the memory slot 2 Gently push the DDR2 module in an u...

Page 12: ...owing lists the connectors on MB899 and their respective functions Jumper Locations on MB899 9 JP2 CPU FSB Selection reserved 10 JP5 LCD Panel Power Selection 10 JP6 1394 EPROM Write Selection 10 JP7...

Page 13: ...er s Manual 9 Jumper Locations on MB899 Jumpers on MB899 Page JP2 CPU FSB Selection 10 JP5 LCD Panel Power Selection 10 JP6 1394 EPROM Write Selection 10 JP7 Clear CMOS Setting 10 JP8 CompactFlash Sla...

Page 14: ...CPU FSB 533MHz 667MHz JP5 LCD Panel Power Selection JP3 LCD Panel Power 3 3V 5V JP6 1394 EPROM Write Selection JP6 1394 EPROM For EPROM Write Normal JP7 Clear CMOS Setting JP4 Setting Normal Clear CM...

Page 15: ...nector 14 FAN2 CPU Fan Power Connector 14 IDE1 IDE Connector 15 FDD1 Floppy Drive Connector 15 J14 ATX Power Supply Connector 16 J1 IrDA Connector 16 J2 Digital I O 16 J3 System Function Connector 17...

Page 16: ...INSTALLATIONS 12 MB899 User s Manual Connector Locations on MB899...

Page 17: ...ta 1 1 Mouse data N C 2 2 N C GND 3 3 GND 5V 4 4 5V Keyboard clock 5 5 Mouse clock N C 6 6 N C CN2 CN3 COM1 and VGA Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name DCD 1 6 DSR RXD 2 7 RTS TXD 3 8 CTS DTR 4...

Page 18: ...p to bottom is composed of Line in Line out and Microphone jacks CN9 CN10 Serial ATA Connectors FAN1 System Fan Power Connector FAN1 is a 3 pin header for system fans The fan must be a 12V 500mA Pin S...

Page 19: ...otect pin DRQ0 21 22 Ground Host IOW 23 24 Ground Host IOR 25 26 Ground IOCHRDY 27 28 Host ALE DACK0 29 30 Ground IRQ14 31 32 No connect Address 1 33 34 No connect Address 0 35 36 Address 2 Chip selec...

Page 20: ...round 13 3 Ground PS ON 14 4 5V Ground 15 5 Ground Ground 16 6 5V Ground 17 7 Ground 5V 18 8 Power good 5V 19 9 5VSB 11 1 20 10 5V 20 10 12V J1 IrDA Connector Pin Signal Name 1 5V 2 No connect 3 Ir RX...

Page 21: ...r LED Speaker Speaker Pins 1 4 This connector provides an interface to a speaker for audio tone generation An 8 ohm speaker is recommended Pin Signal Name 1 Speaker out 2 No connect 3 Ground 4 5V Powe...

Page 22: ...ED on control panel This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed Pin Signal Name 10 HDD Active 20 5V J4 TV OUT S VIDEO Composite Connector J5 TV OUT Y Pr Pb Connector The pin assignments of the...

Page 23: ...D Data carrier detect 1 6 DSR Data set ready RXD Receive data 2 7 RTS Request to send TXD Transmit data 3 8 CTS Clear to send DTR Data terminal ready 4 9 RI Ring indicator GND ground 5 10 Not Used J8...

Page 24: ...2 1 TX0 Ground 4 3 Ground TX1 6 5 TX1 5V 3 3V 8 7 Ground NA 10 9 NA TX2 12 11 TX2 Ground 14 13 Ground TXC 16 15 TXC 5V 3 3V 18 17 ENABKL 12V 20 19 12V J11 LCD Backlight Connector Pin Signal Name 1 12...

Page 25: ...ame Pin Pin Signal Name Rear Audio R 1 2 Rear Audio L Front Audio R 3 4 Front Audio L Mic In 5 6 VREF Out Ground 7 8 REMARKS To use the front audio connector the jumpers on pin 1 3 and pin 2 4 must be...

Page 26: ...A8 B8 SDVOC_Blue GND A9 B9 GND SDVOC_Green A10 B10 SDVOC_Green SDVOC_Red A11 B11 SDVOC_Red GND A12 B12 GND SDVO TVClkIn A13 B13 SDVO TVClkIn SDVOB Int A14 B14 SDVOB Int GND A15 B15 GND SDVO CtrlData...

Page 27: ...e 3 3V 5V ID390 J1 LCD Backlight Setting Pin Signal Name 1 12V 2 Backlight Enable 3 Ground ID390 J3 and J2 1 st 2 nd LVDS Channel Connectors Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name TX0 2 1 TX0 Ground 4 3 Grou...

Page 28: ...TIONS 24 MB899 User s Manual ID390C J4 VGA Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name 5V 2 1 RED Ground 4 3 GREEN N C 6 5 BLUE SDA 8 7 N C HSYNC 10 9 Ground VSYNC 12 11 Ground SCL 14 13 Ground N C 16 1...

Page 29: ...nnectors Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name TDC1 2 1 TDC1 Ground 4 3 Ground TLC 6 5 TLC 5V 8 7 Ground NC 10 9 HPDET TDC2 12 11 TDC2 Ground 14 13 Ground TDC0 16 15 TDC0 NC 18 17 NC DDC_SC 20 19 DDC_SD Rem...

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Page 31: ...re as follows BIOS Introduction 28 BIOS Setup 28 Standard CMOS Setup 30 Advanced BIOS Features 33 Advanced Chipset Features 36 Integrated Peripherals 39 Power Management Setup 43 PNP PCI Configuration...

Page 32: ...is immediately activated Pressing the Del key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility If you are a little bit late pressing the Del key POST Power On Self Test will continue with its test r...

Page 33: ...ays the control keys for this menu At the bottom of the Main Menu just below the control keys section there is another section which displays information on the currently highlighted item in the list...

Page 34: ...d Apr 28 2004 Item Help Time hh mm ss 00 00 00 Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None Change the day month Year and century IDE Channel 1 Slave None Dr...

Page 35: ...o Manual and None Select Manual to define the drive information manually You will be asked to enter the following items CYLS Number of cylinders HEAD Number of read write heads PRECOMP Write precompen...

Page 36: ...r not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up No errors The system boot will not be halted for any error that may be detected All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal erro...

Page 37: ...S Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes Small Logo EPA Show Enabled Menu Level CPU Feature Press Enter to configure the settings relevant to CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority Wit...

Page 38: ...ignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B and Drive B becomes Drive A By default this field is set to Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek This feature controls whether the BIOS checks for a floppy drive while...

Page 39: ...ersion for your operating system MPS version 1 4 added extended configuration tables to improve support for multiple PCI bus configurations and improve future expandability The default setting is 1 4...

Page 40: ...ing SDVO LVDS Protocol 1CH SPWG 24bit SDVO Panel Number 1024x768 Boot Display Auto Panel Scaling Auto Panel Number 1024x768 18 bit SC Onboard PCI E LAN Enable LAN PXE Option ROM All Disable DRAM Timin...

Page 41: ...ting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h F7FFFh resulting in better video performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Memory Hole At 15M...

Page 42: ...Panel type The default values for these ports are 640x480 18bit SC 800x480 18bit SC 800x600 18bit SC 1024x768 18bit SC 1280x1024 18bit DC 1280x768 18bit SC 1400x1050 18bit DC 1600x1200 18bit DC Onboa...

Page 43: ...Utility OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled ITEM HELP On chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDM...

Page 44: ...enabled OnChip Primary Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately IDE Primar...

Page 45: ...default this field is set to Disabled AC97 Audio Select This field by default is set to Auto Power ON Function This field is related to how the system is powered on such as with the use of conventiona...

Page 46: ...es for these ports are Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This field determines the UART 2 mode in your computer The default value is Normal Other options include IrDA and...

Page 47: ...Reload Global Timer Events Primary IDE 0 Disabled Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Secondary IDE 1 Disabled FDD COM LPT Port Disabled PCI PIRQ A D Disabled ACPI Function Enable this fun...

Page 48: ...enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be pow...

Page 49: ...Timer Events The HDD FDD COM LPT Ports and PCI PIRQ are I O events that can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode When an I O device wants to g...

Page 50: ...l Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non boot devices Init Display First The default setting is PCI Card Reset Configurati...

Page 51: ...the temperature so that when the temperature is reached the system sounds a warning This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating Temperatures Voltages These fields...

Page 52: ...tup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk Disabled ITEM HELP Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Menu Level Auto Detect PCI Clk This field enables or disables the auto detection of the...

Page 53: ...sword message prompts on the screen Type the password up to eight characters in length and press Enter The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again After setting a password the scr...

Page 54: ...BIOS SETUP 50 MB899 User s Manual This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 55: ...ems missing please contact the vendor where you made the purchase The contents of this section include the following Intel Chipset Software Intallation Utility 52 VGA Drivers Installation 54 AC97 Code...

Page 56: ...ivers to enable Plug Play INF support for Intel chipset components Follow the instructions below to complete the installation under Windows 2000 XP 1 Insert the CD that comes with the board Click Inte...

Page 57: ...the installation process 5 On Readme Information screen click Next to continue the installation 6 The Setup process is now complete Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect...

Page 58: ...GA drivers follow the steps below to proceed with the installation 1 Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel R I945GMChipset Drivers 2 Click Intel R I945GMChi...

Page 59: ...5 Restart the computer as promted and for changes to take effect IMPORTANT NOTE When you have restarted the computer your computer screen will be blank At this point press CTRL ALT F1 simultaneously i...

Page 60: ...w the steps below to install the Realtek AC97 Codec Audio Drivers 1 Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel R I945GMChipset Drivers 2 Click Realtek AC 97 Code...

Page 61: ...installation of the Intel PRO LAN drivers 1 Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel R I945GMChipset Drivers then Intel R PRO LAN Network Drivers 2 Click Insta...

Page 62: ...d Click LAN Card and then Marvell LAN Controller Driver 2 Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard welcome screen appears 3 Click Next to agree with the license agreement 4 Click Next when the Readme...

Page 63: ...5Fh Timer 060h 06Fh Keyboard Controller 070h 07Fh Real Time Clock NMI 080h 09Fh DMA Page Register 0A0h 0BFh Interrupt Controller 2 0C0h 0DFh DMA Controller 2 0F0h Clear Math Coprocessor Busy Signal 0F...

Page 64: ...g table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board Level Function IRQ0 System Timer Output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt Cascade IRQ3 Serial Port 2 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk Con...

Page 65: ...PLE CODE THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OR FITNESS FOR...

Page 66: ...gned char bBuf bBuf Get_W627EHF_Reg 0x2D bBuf 0x01 Set_W627EHF_Reg 0x2D bBuf Enable WDTO Set_W627EHF_LD 0x08 switch to logic device 8 Set_W627EHF_Reg 0x30 0x01 enable timer bBuf Get_W627EHF_Reg 0xF5 b...

Page 67: ...esult unsigned char ucDid W627EHF_BASE 0x2E result W627EHF_BASE ucDid Get_W627EHF_Reg 0x20 if ucDid 0x88 goto Init_Finish W627EHF_BASE 0x4E result W627EHF_BASE ucDid Get_W627EHF_Reg 0x20 if ucDid 0x88...

Page 68: ...INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE if...

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