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Hardware Setup

Parallel Port Connector: LPT1

The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT.  A

parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

PIN

SIGNAL

DESCRIPTION

1

STROBE

Strobe

2

DATA0

Data0

3

DATA1

Data1

4

DATA2

Data2

5

DATA3

Data3

6

DATA4

Data4

7

DATA5

Data5

8

DATA6

Data6

9

DATA7

Data7

10

ACK#

Acknowledge

11

BUSY

Busy

12

PE

Paper End

13

SELECT

Select

14

AUTO FEED#

Automatic Feed

15

ERR#

Error

16

INIT#

Initialize Printer

17

SLIN#

Select In

18

GND

Ground

19

GND

Ground

20

GND

Ground

21

GND

Ground

22

GND

Ground

23

GND

Ground

24

GND

Ground

25

GND

Ground

Pin Definition

13

1

14

25

Summary of Contents for MD-8088

Page 1: ...88 v1 X M ATX mainboard The MD 8088 is based on Intel 865PE Intel ICH5 chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 478 pin package MD 8088 delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution Getting Started ...

Page 2: ...ter IDE controller SMBus 2 0 support MainMemory h Supports eight memory banks using four 184 pin unbuffered DIMM h Supports dual channel function h Max memory size is 4GB without ECC h SupportsDDR266 DDR333 DDR400memorymodule Slots h Three 32 bit Master PCI Bus slot h One mini PCI slot h One AGP Accelerated Graphic Port slot On BoardIDE h An IDE controller on the ICH5 chipset provides IDE HDD CD R...

Page 3: ... with SPDIF in out LAN h VIA VT6105LLANController IEEE1394 Optional h VIA VT6306 VT6307 PCI 1394a Integrated Host Controller BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides Plug Play BIOS which detects the pe ripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface DMI function which records your mainboard specifications Dimension hM ATX Form Facto...

Page 4: ...M D 2 IMM D 4 IMM JAUD1 ATX Power Supply JBAT1 MINIPCI1 BIOS PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 IDE 1 FDD1 IDE 2 CFAN1 AGP Slot JFW1 JPW1 Codec JVID1 JL_IN1 VIA VT6306 VIA VT6105L Winbond 83627THF JUSB1 JU SB2 F_P1 Intel 865PE Top SPDIF In Bottom SPDIF Out T CS Out B Line Out M FS Out JSMART1 JSCA1 ...

Page 5: ...dules and expansion cards as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard Also it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices such as the mouse keyboard etc While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures Hardware Setup ...

Page 6: ... Back Panel I O p 2 10 CFAN1 p 2 14 IDE1 p 2 15 DDR DIMMs p 2 7 IDE2 p 2 15 Mini PCI Slot p 2 19 PCI slots p 2 19 JUSB2 p 2 17 ATX1 p 2 9 FDD1 p 2 14 JBAT1 p 2 19 JAUD1 p 2 16 JL_IN1 p 2 18 JVID1 p 2 18 AGP slot p 2 19 F_P1 p 2 17 JFW1 p 2 18 JUSB1 p 2 17 JSCA1 p 2 18 JSMART1 p 2 17 ...

Page 7: ...e The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating Ifyou do not find the heat sink and cooling fan contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer ...

Page 8: ...e socket and can not be seen Please note that any violation of the correct installation pro cedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard 5 PresstheCPUdownfirmlyinto the socket and close the lever As the CPU is likely to move while the lever is being closed always close the lever with your fingers pressing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is properly and com pletely embedded ...

Page 9: ...o attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink Fan 2 Position the heatsink onto the reten tion mechanism 1 Locate the CPU and its retention mechanism on the motherboard 3 Mount the fan on top of the heatsink Press down the fan 4 Press the two levers down to fasten the fan Each lever can be pressed down in only ONE direction ...

Page 10: ...2 6 MD 8088 M ATX Mainboard 5 Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3 pin fan power connec tor on the board NOTES ...

Page 11: ...SDRSDRAM andrequires184 pinDIMMmodules rather than 168 pin DIMM modules used by SDR SDRAM Please note that the DDR SDRAM does not support ECC error correcting code and registered DIMM DDR Population Rules Install at least one DIMM module on the slots Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 1GB Users can install either single or double sided modules to meet their own needs Please note that ...

Page 12: ...e the golden finger if the module is properly inserted in the socket Volt Notch different channel DDR DIMMs However the same type and density memory modules are necessary while using dual channel DDR or instability may happen Please refer to the following table for detailed dual channel DDR Other combination not listed below will function as single channel DDR MSIRemindsYou Dual channel DDR works ...

Page 13: ...ug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU PIN SIGNAL 1 1 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V PIN SIGNAL 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V 7 GND 8 PW_OK 9 5V_SB 10 12V ATX1 Pin...

Page 14: ...PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5V 2 Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0 3 Data0 Positive Data Channel 0 4 GND Ground 5 VCC 5V 6 Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1 7 Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1 8 GND Ground USB Port Description USB Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The back panel provides the following connectors Back Panel MIC In Line In BS Out COM Port LAN C S Out Surr Out Front Out IEEE1394 Port USB Ports Coaxial S...

Page 15: ...The mainboard offers one 9 pin male DIN connectors as serial port COM port This port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends re ceives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to this connector PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 D...

Page 16: ...ase connect the speakers to the proper connectors as illustrated below The Optical Coaxial SPDIF connectors provided on the back pannel also can be used to connect your digital audio equipment Optical SPDIF In Optical SPDIF Out Coaxial SPDIF Out Coaxial SPDIF In MIC In Center Subwoofer Out Line In Back Surround Out Surround Out Front Out ...

Page 17: ... mode PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATA0 Data0 3 DATA1 Data1 4 DATA2 Data2 5 DATA3 Data3 6 DATA4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK Acknowledge 1 1 BUSY Busy 12 PE PaperEnd 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTO FEED AutomaticFeed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN SelectIn 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground 24 GND Gro...

Page 18: ...ors CFAN1 The CFAN1 processor fan supports system cooling fan with 12V It supports three pin head connector When connecting the wire to the connectors always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with ...

Page 19: ... controller that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA33 66 100 function You can connect up to four hard disk drives CD ROM 120MB Floppy reserved for future BIOS and other devices These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk cable IDE1 PrimaryIDEConnector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure second ha...

Page 20: ...5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right channel audio signal to front panel 6 AUD_RET_R Right channel audio signal return from front panel 7 HP_ON Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier 8 KEY No pin 9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left channel audio signal to front panel 10 AUD_RET_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel JAUD1 Pin Definition MSIRemindsYou If you don t want to connect to the front audio head...

Page 21: ...a maximum throughput of 480Mbps which is 40 times faster than USB 1 1 and is ideal for connecting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB0 4 USB1 5 USB0 6 USB1 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key 10 USBOC JUSB1 2 Pin Definition 1 2 9 10 JUSB2 JUSB1 1 2 9 10 Smart Card Reader Connector JSMART The mainboard p...

Page 22: ...in header that allows you to connect IEEE 1394 port via front panel Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 TPA 2 TPA 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB 6 TPB 7 Cablepower 8 Cablepower 9 Key no pin 10 Ground Video In Connector JVID1 The connector is for CD ROM video connector JFW1 1 9 2 10 Front Audio Line In Connector JSCA1 The JSCA1 connector is used to connect to the scart audio output in Europe JSCA1 L GN...

Page 23: ... clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration With the CMOS RAM the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on That battery has long life time for at least 5 years If you want to clear the system configuration use the ...

Page 24: ... The slot supports 8x 4x AGP card PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or B...

Page 25: ...d I R Q are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A INT D pins as follows Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT B INTC INTD INTA PCI Slot 2 INTC INTD INTA INTB PCI Slot 3 INTD INT A INT B INTC ...

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