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USER’S MANUAL

VER. 2.0C • JAN 2009

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MXGE Series

ATX Motherboard with 3.4GHz

Pentium 4 CPU, 5 PCI and 1 PCIe

Slots, VGA, SATA, USB, LAN,

CompactFlash, 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 1: ...e reproduced without permission MXGE Series ATX Motherboard with 3 4GHz Pentium 4 CPU 5 PCI and 1 PCIe Slots VGA SATA USB LAN CompactFlash 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: ...rks CyberResearch and MXGE 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 th...

Page 4: ...MXGE Series CyberResearch Motherboards iv Copyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc MXGE Series Revision Description Date of Issue 1 0 Initial Release May 2008 2 0C Revision January 18th 2009 ...

Page 5: ...ed and bold and is followed by text The text is the warning message A warning message is shown below WARNING This is an example of a warning message Failure to adhere to warning messages may result in permanent damage to the MXGE or personal injury to the user Please take warning messages seriously CAUTION Cautionary messages should also be heeded to help reduce the chance of losing data or damagi...

Page 6: ...ential but non critical information These messages should be read carefully as any directions or instructions contained therein can help avoid making mistakes Notes are easy to recognize The word note is written as NOTE both capitalized and bold and is followed by text The text is the cautionary message A note message is shown below NOTE This is an example of a note message Notes should always be ...

Page 7: ...proceed with the installation Instead please contact CyberResearch Inc To contact a CyberResearch sales representative please send an email to sales cyberresearch com The items listed below should all be included in the MXGE package 1 x MXGE single board computer 2 x Dual RS 232 cable 1 x ATA 66 100 flat cable 1 x I O Shielding 2 x SATA cables 1 x SATA power cables 1 x Mini jumper Pack 1 x Utility...

Page 8: ... Intel Core 2 Duo Features 13 2 3 2 Intel Pentium 4 Features 13 2 3 3 Intel Celeron D Features 13 2 4 INTEL 945G NORTHBRIDGE CHIPSET 13 2 4 1 Intel 945G Overview 13 2 4 2 Intel 945G Memory Support 14 2 4 3 Intel 945G Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 15 2 4 4 Intel 945G PCIe x16 16 2 4 4 1 PCIe x16 Bus Specifications 17 2 4 5 Intel 945G Integrated Graphics 18 2 4 6 Intel 945G Direct Media ...

Page 9: ...C550 UARTs 32 2 6 3 4 Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor 33 2 6 3 5 Super I O Fan Speed Controller 33 2 6 3 6 Super I O Floppy Disk Controller 33 2 6 3 7 Super I O Keyboard Mouse Controller 33 2 6 3 8 Super I O Parallel Port 34 2 6 4 Fintek F81216DG LPC Serial Port Chipset 34 2 7 ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS 34 2 7 1 System Monitoring 34 2 7 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Contr...

Page 10: ...nnector 14 pin 60 4 2 12 IDE Connector 40 pin 61 4 2 13 Infrared Interface Connector 5 pin 63 4 2 14 PCI Slot 64 4 2 15 PCI Express x16 Slot 67 4 2 16 SATA Drive Connectors 71 4 2 17 Serial Port Connectors RS 232 72 4 2 18 Serial Port Connector COM 2 RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 73 4 2 19 Serial Port Connector COM 2 RS 422 or RS 485 only 74 4 2 20 SPDIF Connector 76 4 2 21 Trusted Platform Module TPM C...

Page 11: ... 5 3 Clear CMOS Jumper 104 5 5 4 COM 2 Function Select Jumper 105 5 6 CHASSIS INSTALLATION 106 5 6 1 Airflow 106 5 7 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS 107 5 7 1 Peripheral Device Cables 107 5 7 2 ATA Flat Cable Connection 108 5 7 3 FDD Cable Connection Optional 109 5 7 4 Dual RS 232 Cable with Slot Bracket 110 5 7 5 Dual RS 232 422 485 Cables Optional Cable 111 5 7 6 SATA Drive Connection 112...

Page 12: ...ation 137 6 3 4 Super IO Configuration 139 6 3 5 Hardware Health Configuration 144 6 3 6 Power Configuration 148 6 3 6 1 ACPI Configuration 149 6 3 6 2 APM Configuration 150 6 3 7 Remote Access Configuration 153 6 3 8 Trusted Computing 157 6 3 9 USB Configuration 158 6 3 9 1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration 160 6 4 PCI PNP 162 6 5 BOOT 165 6 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 165 6 5 2 Boot Devi...

Page 13: ...n 197 7 7 SATARAID DRIVER INSTALLATION 203 A BIOS OPTIONS 209 B TERMINOLOGY 215 C DIO INTERFACE 221 C 1 DIO INTERFACE INTRODUCTION 222 C 2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS 222 C 3 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES 223 C 3 1 Enable the DIO Input Function 223 C 3 2 Enable the DIO Output Function 223 D WATCHDOG TIMER 225 E ADDRESS MAPPING 229 E 1 ADDRESS MAP 230 E 2 1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP 230 E 3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE 2...

Page 14: ... CyberResearch Inc G 3 ACCESSING THE INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER 239 G 4 RAID CONFIGURATION 240 G 4 1 Creating a RAID Volume 240 G 4 2 Deleting a RAID Volume 245 G 4 3 Resetting a Disk to Non RAID 247 G 4 4 Exiting the Matrix Storage Manager 250 H INDEX 251 ...

Page 15: ...2 9 PCI Slots 25 Figure 2 10 ISA Bus 26 Figure 2 11 PCIe GbE 27 Figure 2 12 SATA Connectors 29 Figure 2 13 USB Connectors 30 Figure 2 14 LPC Bus Components 31 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations 44 Figure 4 2 ATX Power Connector Location 48 Figure 4 3 ATX Power Connector Pinout Locations 49 Figure 4 4 Auxiliary Audio Connector Location 4 pin 50 Figure 4 5 Audio CD In Connector Pinouts 4 pin ...

Page 16: ...e Connectors 79 Figure 4 25 PS 2 Pinouts 80 Figure 4 26 Parallel Port Connector Pinout Locations 81 Figure 4 27 Audio Connector 82 Figure 4 28 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector 83 Figure 4 29 USB Connector Pinout Locations 84 Figure 4 30 VGA Connector 84 Figure 4 31 Serial Communications Connector Pinout Locations 85 Figure 5 1 Intel LGA775 Socket 93 Figure 5 2 Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield 94 Fi...

Page 17: ...r 121 Figure 5 28 VGA Connector 122 Figure 7 1 Introduction Screen 185 Figure 7 2 Available Drivers 185 Figure 7 3 Chipset Driver Installation Program 186 Figure 7 4 Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen 186 Figure 7 5 Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement 187 Figure 7 6 Chipset Driver Readme File Information 187 Figure 7 7 Chipset Driver Installation Complete 188 Figure 7 8 Select th...

Page 18: ...ring Setup Screen 201 Figure 7 29 InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen 201 Figure 7 30 Audio Driver Software Configuration 202 Figure 7 31 Installation Wizard Updates the System 202 Figure 7 32 Restart the Computer 203 Figure 7 33 SATA RAID Driver Installation Program 204 Figure 7 34 SATA RAID Setup Program Icon 205 Figure 7 35 InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen 205 Figure 7 36 Matrix Storage Manage...

Page 19: ... pin 50 Table 4 6 Audio CD In Connector Pinouts 51 Table 4 7 Audio Connector Pinouts 53 Table 4 8 CF Card Socket Pinouts 55 Table 4 9 DIO Connector Connector Pinouts 56 Table 4 10 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 57 Table 4 11 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 58 Table 4 12 34 pin FDD Connector Pinouts 60 Table 4 13 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 14 pin 61 Table 4 14 IDE Connector Pinouts 63 Table 4 15 Infrared C...

Page 20: ... Table 4 29 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 83 Table 4 30 USB Connector Pinouts 84 Table 4 31 VGA Connector Pinouts 85 Table 4 32 COM1 RS 232 Mode Connector Pinouts 86 Table 5 1 Jumpers 102 Table 5 2 AT Power Select Jumper Settings 102 Table 5 3 CF Card Setup Jumper Settings 103 Table 5 4 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings 105 Table 5 5 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings 106 Table 5 6 Cables Provided wit...

Page 21: ...guration 144 Menu 9 Power Configuration 148 Menu 10 ACPI Configuration 149 Menu 11 Advanced Power Management Configuration 150 Menu 12 Remote Access Configuration Advanced 153 Menu 13 Trusted Computing 157 Menu 14 USB Configuration 158 Menu 15 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration 160 Menu 16 PCI PnP Configuration 163 Menu 17 Boot 165 Menu 18 Boot Settings Configuration 166 Menu 19 Boot Device Pri...

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Page 23: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series 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 24: ...igh performance PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Ethernet GbE connectivity is integrated into the system Four or five PCI slots two or one ISA slots and eight USB 2 0 connectors four external and four internal provide flexible expansion options Added system security is provided with Trusted Platform Module TPM v1 2 support An external VGA connector and three audio jacks facilitate multi media applications...

Page 25: ...ty with support for TPM v1 2 Expansion slots include o Five PCI slots o Two ISA slots Four SATA II drives with transfer rates of 3 0 Gbps supported Eight USB 2 0 devices supported Dual PCIe GbE Ethernet connectors ATX form factor RoHS compliant Supports ATX power supplies 1 2 MXGE Overview 1 2 1 MXGE Overview Photo The MXGE has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors Figure 1 2 is a labe...

Page 26: ...1 2 MXGE Overview Front View 1 2 2 MXGE Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers The MXGE has the following connectors on board 1 x ATX 12V power connector 1 x ATX power connector 1 x Audio auxiliary in connector 1 x Audio CD In connector 1 x Audio connector front panel 1 x Audio connector ...

Page 27: ... x PCI sockets 4 x RS 232 serial port connectors 1 x RS 232 422 485 serial port connector 4 x Serial ATA drive connectors 1 x Serial port COM2 select RS 232 422 485 1 x SPDIF connector 1 x TPM connector 2 x USB connectors The MXGE has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board rear panel 3 x Audio jacks 2 x Ethernet connectors 1 x Parallel port connector 2 x PS 2 connector...

Page 28: ...r 1066 MHz System Chipset Northbridge Intel 945 Southbridge Intel ICH7 Memory Four dual channel 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets support four 533 MHz or 667 MHz 1 0 GB max DIMM A maximum of 4 0 GB of DDR2 is supported Display VGA integrated into the Intel 945G BIOS AMI Flash BIOS Audio Realtek ALC655 AC 97 codec TPM One 20 pin connector TPM v1 2 module Expansion Options Five PCI slots Two ISA slots Infra...

Page 29: ...o Ultra ATA33 66 100 devices SATA Four 3 0 Gbps SATA II drives supported Keyboard mouse Two PS 2 connectors for keyboard and mouse Parallel Port One external parallel port connects 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 5 V 4 25 A 12 V 10 17 A and 3 3 V 6 07 A Intel Pentium 4 3 73GHz 10...

Page 31: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series 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 32: ... Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below Length 304 80mm Width 243 84mm Figure 2 1 MXGE Dimensions mm 2 1 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm ...

Page 33: ... 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 2 2 Data Flow Figure 2 3 shows the data flow between the two on board chipsets and other components installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter Figure 2 3 Data Flow Block Diagram ...

Page 34: ...e MXGE supports the following LGA775 processors Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Pentium 4 Intel Celeron D All of the above processors are interfaced with an Intel 945G northbridge chipset through the front side bus FSB Figure 2 4 LGA775 CPU Socket Features of the supported processors are listed in sections below ...

Page 35: ...l Pentium 4 Features Intel Pentium 4 features include Hyper Threading Technology Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology Execute Disable Bit 2 3 3 Intel Celeron D Features Intel Celeron D features include Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology 512KB Level 2 cache 533MHz FSB Execute Disable Bit Streaming SIMD solutions 2 4 Intel 945G Northbridge Chipset 2 4 1 Intel 945G...

Page 36: ...or 950 Intel GMA 950 2 0GB s concurrent DMI bandwidth maximizes chipset communications PCI Express x16 Graphics Interface with a raw bit rate on data pins of 2Gb s Integrated Intel High Definition Audio Integrated Intel Matrix Storage Technology Integrated Intel Active Management Technology Integrated Intel Flex Memory Technology 2 4 2 Intel 945G Memory Support The Intel 945G supports four 1 0 GB ...

Page 37: ...50 The Intel 945G has the Intel GMA 950 integrated into the chipset Some of the features of the GMA 950 are listed below Intel GMA 950 Graphics Core o 400MHz 256 bit graphics core o Up to 10 6 GB sec memory bandwidth with DDR2 667 MHz system memory o 1 6 GPixels sec and 1 6 GTexels sec fill rate o 192 MB maximum video memory o 2048x1536 at 75 Hz maximum resolution o Dynamic Display Modes for flat ...

Page 38: ...1 4 support with ARB extensions Advanced Display Technology o Consumer Electronic display Digital TV support o Two Serial Digital Video Out SDVO ports for flat panel monitors via ADD2 cards o Multiple display types LVDS DVI I DVI D CRT o Dual screen support via ADD2 digital video devices o HDTV 720p and 1080i display resolution support o Interlaced Display output support High Quality Media Support...

Page 39: ...ow Compliant with the current PCI Express Base Specification base PCIe frequency of 2 5GHz Raw bit rate on the pins is 250Gb s Maximum theoretical bandwidth of 4GB s in each direction resulting in an 8GB s bandwidth when in PCIe x16 mode 100MHz differential reference clock PCIe power management support L0 L1 L2 L3 ready L3 Hierarchical PCI compliant configuration mechanism for downstream component...

Page 40: ... 4 6 Intel 945G Direct Media Interface DMI Intel 945G northbridge GMCH is connected to the Intel ICH7 Southbridge Chipset through the chip to chip Direct Media Interface DMI Features of the Intel 945GM DMI are listed below 2GB s 1GB s in each direction bus speed 32 bit downstream address 2 5 Intel ICH7 Southbridge Chipset 2 5 1 Intel ICH7 Overview The ICH7 southbridge chipset on the MXGE has the f...

Page 41: ...tel Active Management Technology Intel Quick Resume Technology Support 2 5 2 Intel ICH7 Audio Codec 97 Controller NOTE The onboard audio connector and the audio jacks cannot be used concurrently If the audio jacks are being used the jumper headers inserted on the onboard audio connector must remain in place If the onboard audio connector is used the jumper headers must be removed and the audio jac...

Page 42: ... of the RealTek ALC655 are listed below Meets performance requirements for audio on PC99 2001 systems Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements 16 bit Stereo full duplex CODEC with 48KHz sampling rate Compliant with AC 97 Rev 2 3 specifications o Front Out Surround Out MIC In and LINE In Jack Sensing o 14 318MHz 24 576MHz PLL to eliminate crystal o 12 288MHz BITCLK input ...

Page 43: ... Amplifier Power Down EAPD capability Power management and enhanced power saving features Supports Power Off CD function Adjustable VREFOUT control Supports 48KHz S PDIF output complying with AC 97 Rev 2 3 specifications Supports 32K 44 1K 48KHz S PDIF input Power support Digital 3 3V Analog 3 3V 5V Standard 48 pin LQFP package EAX 1 0 2 0 compatible Direct Sound 3D compatible A3D compatible I3DL2...

Page 44: ...fication Ultra ATA 100 Ultra ATA 66 Ultra ATA 33 IDE devices 2 2 2 PIO Mode 0 4 0 4 0 4 PIO Max Transfer Rate 16 6 MB s 16 6 MB s 16 6 MB s DMA UDMA designation UDMA 3 4 UDMA 3 4 UDMA 2 DMA UDMA Max Transfer 100MB s 66MB s 33MB s Controller Interface 5V 5V 5V Table 2 1 Supported HDD Specifications The IDE connector is shown below ...

Page 45: ...3 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure 2 8 IDE Connector 2 5 4 Intel ICH7 Low Pin Count LPC Interface The ICH7 LPC interface complies with the LPC 1 1 specifications The LPC bus from the ICH7 is connected to the following components BIOS chipset Super I O chipset Serial port controller ...

Page 46: ...h two ISA slots concurrently The PCI interface on the ICH7 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 arbiter supports up to six external PCI bus masters Five of the six PCI bus masters are interfaced to five PCI slots The remaining PCI bus master...

Page 47: ...USA www cyberresearch com Figure 2 9 PCI Slots 2 5 5 1 PCI to ISA Bridge The IT8888G has a PCI specification v2 1 compliant 32 bit PCI bus interface and supports both PCI Bus master and slave The PCI interface supports both programmable positive and full subtractive decoding schemes The ISA bridge and sockets are shown below ...

Page 48: ...88G PCI to ISA bridge are listed below PCI Interface Programmable PCI Address Decoders PC PCI DMA Controller Distributed DMA Controller ISA Interface SM Bus 1 analog line level mono output MONO_OUT Power on Serial Bus Configuration Serial IRQ Versatile power on strapping options Supports NOGO function Single 33 MHz Clock Input ...

Page 49: ...the PCIe x1 root ports on the Intel ICH7 are interfaced to two Broadcom BCM5787M PCI Express PCIe GbE controllers The Broadcom BCM5787M PCI Express PCIe GbE controller is a 10 100 1000BASE T Ethernet LAN controller The BCM5787M combines a triple speed IEEE 802 3 compliant Media Access Controller MAC with a triple speed Ethernet transceiver a PCIe bus interface and an on chip buffer memory Figure 2...

Page 50: ...rola MC146818A real time clock RTC integrated into the ICH7 The RTC 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 8 Intel ICH7 SATA Controller The integrated SATA controller on the ICH7 southbridge supports four SATA drives with independent DMA operations SATA controller specifications are listed below S...

Page 51: ... USB devices are supported by the ICH7 on the MXGE High speed USB 2 0 with data transfers of up to 480MB s is enabled with the ICH7 integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI compliant host controller USB full speed and low speed signaling is supported by the ICH7 integrated Universal Host Controller Interface UHCI controllers Four of the USB ports are accessed through two 4 pin pin header...

Page 52: ...h Motherboards 30 Copyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc Figure 2 13 USB Connectors 2 6 LPC Bus Components 2 6 1 LPC Bus Overview The LPC bus is connected to components listed below BIOS chipset Super I O chipset Serial port chipset ...

Page 53: ...SA www cyberresearch com Figure 2 14 LPC Bus Components 2 6 2 BIOS Chipset The BIOS chipset has a licensed copy of AMI BIOS installed on the chipset Some of the BIOS features are listed below AMI Flash BIOS SMIBIOS DMI compliant Console redirection function support PXE Pre boot Execution Environment support USB booting support ...

Page 54: ...Parallel Port Keyboard Controller Watchdog Timer Serial IRQ Support Vbat Vcch Support Single 5V Power Supply Some of the Super I O features are described in more detail below 2 6 3 1 Super I O LPC Interface The LPC interface on the Super I O complies with the Intel Low Pin Count Specification Rev 1 0 The LPC interface supports both LDRQ and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI PME interfaces 2 6 3 2 Su...

Page 55: ...d controller enables the system to monitor the speed of the fan One of the pins on the fan connector is reserved for fan speed detection and interfaced to the fan speed controller on the Super I O The fan speed is then reported in the BIOS 2 6 3 6 Super I O Floppy Disk Controller The Super I O floppy disk controller has the following specifications Supports floppy drives with the following capacit...

Page 56: ...he Fintek serial port chipset is interfaced to the Southbridge chipset through the LPC bus Some of the features of the Fintek chipset are listed below Supports LPC interface Totally provides 4 UART 16550 asynchronous ports o 3 x Pure UART o 1 x UART IR One Watch dog timer with WDTOUT signal One Frequency input 24 48MHz Powered by 3Vcc 2 7 Environmental and Power Specifications 2 7 1 System Monitor...

Page 57: ...h Configuration menu 2 7 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the MXGE are listed below Minimum Operating Temperature 0ºC 32 F Maximum Operating Temperature 60 C 140 F A cooling fan and heat sink must be installed on the CPU Thermal paste must be smeared on the lower side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU Heat sinks are a...

Page 59: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 37 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 3 Unpacking Chapter 3 ...

Page 60: ...ng 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 MXGE place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging ...

Page 61: ...ents listed in the checklist below are missing please do not proceed with the installation Instead please contact CyberResearch Inc To contact a CyberResearch sales representative please send an email to sales cyberresearch com 3 3 1 Package Contents The MXGE is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number Image 1 MXGE 2 Dual RS 232 cable 1 ATA 66 100 flat cable 1 I O Shield...

Page 63: ...ess Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 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 FDD cable PCIe x16 VGA output SDVO card with dual display support ...

Page 64: ...MXGE Series CyberResearch Motherboards 42 Copyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc PCIe x16 DVI output SDVO card with dual display support Infineon TPM module Winbond TPM module Table 3 2 Package List Contents ...

Page 65: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 43 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 4 Connector Pinouts Chapter 4 ...

Page 66: ...s Section 4 1 2 shows peripheral interface connector locations Section 4 1 2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4 1 2 4 1 1 MXGE Layout Figure 4 1 shows the on board peripheral connectors rear panel peripheral connectors and on board jumpers Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations ...

Page 67: ...pin header AUX1 Audio CD In 4 pin header CD_IN1 Audio connector front panel 10 pin header CN3 Audio connector 8 pin header CN4 CF card Type II socket 50 pin socket CF1 Cooling fan connector CPU 4 pin wafer FAN1 Cooling fan connector system 3 pin wafer FAN2 Cooling fan connector system 3 pin wafer FAN3 Digital input output connector 10 pin header DIO1 Floppy disk connector 17 pin box header FDC1 Fr...

Page 68: ... 422 485 4 pin header CN1 Serial port connector COM2 RS 232 422 485 14 pin box header COM2 Serial port connector COM3 RS 232 10 pin box header COM3 Serial port connector COM4 RS 232 10 pin box header COM4 Serial port connector COM5 RS 232 10 pin box header COM5 Serial port connector COM6 RS 232 10 pin box header COM6 SPDIF connector 5 pin header CN5 TPM connector 20 pin header TPM1 USB connectors ...

Page 69: ...5 LAN USB1 Dual USB and LAN Combo Dual USB ports and RJ 45 LAN USB 2 VGA port connector D Sub 15 pin female 3IN1 DSUB1 Table 4 2 Rear Panel Connectors 4 2 Internal Peripheral Connectors Internal peripheral connectors 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...

Page 70: ...CRIPTION 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Table 4 3 ATX Power Connector Pinouts 4 2 2 ATX Power Connector CN Label PWR1 CN Type 24 pin ATX 2x12 CN Location See Figure 4 3 CN Pinouts See Table 4 4 The ATX connector is connected to an external ATX power supply Power is provided to the system from the power supply through this connector ...

Page 71: ...w cyberresearch com Figure 4 3 ATX Power Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GROUND 15 GROUND 4 5V 16 PS ON 5 GROUND 17 GROUND 6 5V 18 GROUND 7 GROUND 19 GROUND 8 POWER GOOD 20 GND 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND Table 4 4 ATX Power Connector Pinouts ...

Page 72: ...pin header CN Location See Figure 4 4 CN Pinouts See Table 4 5 The 4 pin auxiliary audio connector provides a second audio input to the system Figure 4 4 Auxiliary Audio Connector Location 4 pin PIN DESCRIPTION 1 CAUXL 2 GND 3 GND 4 CAUXR Table 4 5 Auxiliary Audio Connector Pinouts 4 pin 4 2 4 Audio CD In Connector 4 pin CN Label CD_IN1 ...

Page 73: ...ee Table 4 6 The 4 pin audio CD in connector is connected to an external audio CD device for the input and output of audio signals from a CD player to the system Figure 4 5 Audio CD In Connector Pinouts 4 pin PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 CD Signal In Left 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 CD Signal In Right Table 4 6 Audio CD In Connector Pinouts 4 2 5 Audio Connector CN Label CN3 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location ...

Page 74: ... panel To use this connector the jumper caps must be removed When this connector is used the audio jacks are disabled and can no longer be used The 10 pin audio connector is connected to external audio devices including speakers and microphones for the input and output of audio signals to and from the system Figure 4 6 Audio Connector Location 10 pin PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 MIC In ...

Page 75: ...ch com 5 Line Out Right 6 Line Out Right Return 7 N C 8 N C 9 Line Out Left 10 Line Out Left Return Table 4 7 Audio Connector Pinouts 4 2 6 CompactFlash Socket CN Label CF1 CN Type 50 pin header 2x25 CN Location See Figure 4 7 CN Pinouts See Table 4 8 A CF Type I or Type II memory card is inserted to the CF socket on the solder side of the MXGE ...

Page 76: ...Motherboards 54 Copyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc Figure 4 7 CF Card Socket Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GROUND 26 VCC IN CHECK1 2 DATA 3 27 DATA 11 3 DATA 4 28 DATA 12 4 DATA 5 29 DATA 13 5 DATA 6 30 DATA 14 ...

Page 77: ...OM 38 VCC_COM 14 N C 39 CSEL 15 N C 40 N C 16 N C 41 HDD_RESET 17 N C 42 IORDY 18 SA2 43 SDREQ 19 SA1 44 SDACK 20 SA0 45 HDD_ACTIVE 21 DATA 0 46 66DET 22 DATA 1 47 DATA 8 23 DATA 2 48 DATA 9 24 N C 49 DATA 10 25 VCC IN CHECK2 50 GROUND Table 4 8 CF Card Socket Pinouts 4 2 7 Digital Input Output DIO Connector CN Label DIO1 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 4 8 CN Pinouts See Table 4 ...

Page 78: ...t 2 6 Output 3 7 Input 0 8 Input 1 9 Input 2 10 Input 3 Table 4 9 DIO Connector Connector Pinouts 4 2 8 Fan Connector 12V CPU Cooling Fan CN Label FAN1 CN Type 4 pin wafer CN Location See Figure 4 9 CN Pinouts See Table 4 10 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...

Page 79: ...TION 1 GND 2 12V 3 Rotation Signal 4 Control Table 4 10 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 4 2 9 Fan Connector 12V System Cooling Fans CN Label FAN2 FAN3 CN Type 3 pin header CN Location See Figure 4 9 CN Pinouts See Table 4 10 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 s...

Page 80: ...onnector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 12V 3 Fan Speed Detect Table 4 11 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 4 2 10 Floppy Disk Connector 34 pin CN Label FDC1 CN Type 34 pin header 2x17 CN Location See Figure 4 11 CN Pinouts See Table 4 12 The floppy disk connector is connected to a floppy disk drive ...

Page 81: ...cation PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 REDUCE WRITE 3 GND 4 N C 5 N C 6 N C 7 GND 8 INDEX 9 GND 10 MOTOR ENABLE A 11 GND 12 DRIVE SELECT B 13 GND 14 DRIVE SELECT A 15 GND 16 MOTOR ENABLE B 17 GND 18 DIRECTION 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 WRITE DATA 23 GND 24 WRITE GATE 25 GND 26 TRACK 0 27 GND 28 WRITE PROTECT 29 GND 30 READ DATA 31 GND 32 SIDE 1 SELECT 33 GND 34 DISK CHANGE ...

Page 82: ... Panel Connector 14 pin CN Label CN2 CN Type 14 pin header 2x7 CN Location See Figure 4 12 CN Pinouts See Table 4 13 The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and controls the motherboard These indicators and switches include Power LED Power button Beeper Reset HDD LED Figure 4 12 Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations 14 pin ...

Page 83: ...er Power 3 N C 4 N C Power LED 5 LED 6 N C 7 Power Button Buzzer 8 PC Beeper Power Button 9 GND 10 N C 11 IDE LED 12 Reset HDD LED 13 IDE LED Reset 14 GND Table 4 13 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 14 pin 4 2 12 IDE Connector 40 pin CN Label IDE1 CN Type 40 pin header 2x20 CN Location See Figure 4 13 CN Pinouts See Table 4 14 One 40 pin IDE device connector on the MXGE supports connectivity to two h...

Page 84: ...ch Motherboards 62 Copyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc Figure 4 13 IDE Device Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 RESET 2 GROUND 3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10 9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 ...

Page 85: ... C 21 IDE DRQ 22 GROUND 23 IOW 24 GROUND 25 IOR 26 GROUND 27 IDE CHRDY 28 GROUND 29 IDE DACK 30 GROUND DEFAULT 31 INTERRUPT 32 N C 33 SA1 34 N C 35 SA0 36 SA2 37 HDC CS0 38 HDC CS1 39 HDD ACTIVE 40 GROUND Table 4 14 IDE Connector Pinouts 4 2 13 Infrared Interface Connector 5 pin CN Label IR1 CN Type 5 pin header 1x5 CN Location See Figure 4 14 CN Pinouts See Table 4 15 The infrared interface conne...

Page 86: ...tor Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 NC 3 IR RX 4 GND 5 IR TX Table 4 15 Infrared Connector Pinouts 4 2 14 PCI Slot CN Label PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 CN Type PCI Slot CN Location See Figure 4 15 CN Pinouts See Table 4 16 The PCI slot enables a PCI expansion module to be connected to the board ...

Page 87: ... Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure 4 15 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 A6 INTA B6 5V A7 INTC B7 INTB A8 5V B8 INTD A9 RESERVED3 B9 PRSNT1 ...

Page 88: ...D 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 3 3V A37 GND B37 DEVSEL A38 STOP B38 GND A39 3 3V B39 LOCK A40 SDONE...

Page 89: ...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 4 16 PCI Slot 4 2 15 PCI Express x16 Slot CN Label PCIE2 CN Type 164 pin PCIe x16 slot CN Location See Figure 4 26 CN Pinouts See Table 4 17 Side A Table 4 18 Side B PCIe x16 exp...

Page 90: ...oards 68 Copyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc Figure 4 16 PCIe x16 Connector Location PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME A1 Name A2 2 HSIn 1 A43 HSIp 6 A64 HSIp 11 A2 PRSNT 1 A2 3 GND A44 HSIn 6 A65 HSIn 11 A3 12v A2 4 GND A45 GND A66 GND ...

Page 91: ...AG4 A2 9 HSIp 3 A50 RSVD A71 GND A9 JTAG5 A3 0 HSIn 3 A51 GND A72 HSIp 13 A1 0 3 3v A3 1 GND A52 HSIp 8 A73 HSIn 13 A1 1 3 3v A3 2 RSVD A53 HSIn 8 A74 GND A1 2 PWRGD A3 3 RSVD A54 GND A75 GND A1 3 GND A3 4 GND A55 GND A76 HSIp 14 A1 4 REFCLK A3 5 HSIp 4 A56 HSIp 9 A77 HSIn 14 A1 5 REFCLK A3 6 HSIn 4 A57 HSIn 9 A78 GND A1 6 GND A3 7 GND A58 GND A79 GND A1 7 HSIp 0 A3 8 GND A59 GND A80 HSIp 15 A1 8 ...

Page 92: ...HSOp 7 B66 HSOp 1 2 B4 GND B2 5 GND B4 6 HSOn 7 B67 HSOn 1 2 B5 SMCLK B2 6 GND B4 7 GND B68 GND B6 SMDAT B2 7 HSOp 3 B4 8 PRSNT 2 B69 GND B7 GND B2 8 HSOn 3 B4 9 GND B70 HSOp 1 3 B8 3 3v B2 9 GND B5 0 HSOp 8 B71 HSOn 1 3 B9 JTAG1 B3 0 RSVD B5 1 HSOn 8 B72 GND B1 0 3 3Vaux B3 1 PRNT 2 B5 2 GND B73 GND B1 1 WAKE B3 2 GND B5 3 GND B74 HSOp 1 4 B1 2 RSVD B3 3 HSOp 4 B5 4 HSOp 9 B75 HSOn 1 4 B1 3 GND B...

Page 93: ...PRSNT 2 B1 9 HSOp 1 B4 0 GND B6 1 GND B82 RSVD 2 B2 0 HSOn 1 B4 1 HSOp 6 B6 2 HSOp 1 1 B2 1 GND B4 2 HSOn 6 B6 3 HSOn 1 1 Table 4 18 PCIe x16 Side B Pinouts 4 2 16 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 CN Type 7 pin SATA drive connectors CN Location See Figure 4 17 CN Pinouts See Table 4 19 The six SATA drive connectors are each connected to a second generation SATA drive Second g...

Page 94: ... 4 17 SATA Drive Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 TX 3 TX 4 GND 5 RX 6 RX 7 GND Table 4 19 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 4 2 17 Serial Port Connectors RS 232 CN Label COM3 COM4 COM5 and COM6 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 4 18 CN Pinouts See Table 4 20 ...

Page 95: ...t connectors can be connected to external RS 232 serial port devices Figure 4 18 RS 232 COM Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 Data Carrier Direct DCD 2 Data Set Ready DSR 3 Receive Data RXD 4 Request To Send RTS 5 Transmit Data TXD 6 Clear To Send CTS 7 Data Terminal Ready DTR 8 Ring Indicator RI 9 Ground GND 10 N C Table 4 20 RS 232 COM Connector Pinouts 4 2 18 Se...

Page 96: ...32 serial communication channel but with the COM 2 function select jumper can be configured as either an RS 422 or RS 485 serial communications channel Figure 4 19 RS 232 422 485 Serial Port Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 TXD 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 GND 10 GND 11 TX 12 TX 13 RX 14 RX Table 4 21 RS 232 RS 485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 4 2 19 Serial...

Page 97: ...either this connector can be used or the pins on the COM2 connector can be used The 4 pin serial port connector connects to the COM 2 RS 422 and RS 485 serial communications channels The RS 422 485 only COM2 connector can be used instead of the 14 pin COM2 connector when RS 422 485 communication protocols are implemented To use this connector the COM 2 function select jumper must be configured in ...

Page 98: ...onnector Pinouts 4 2 20 SPDIF Connector CN Label CN5 CN Type 5 pin header CN Location See Figure 4 21 CN Pinouts See Table 4 23 Use the SPDIF connector to connect digital audio devices to the system Figure 4 21 SPDIF Connector Pinout Locations PIN DESCRIPTION 1 VCC AUDIO 2 NC 3 SPDIF OUT 4 GND AUDIO 5 SPDIF IN ...

Page 99: ... 21 Trusted Platform Module TPM Connector CN Label TPM1 CN Type 20 pin header 2x10 CN Location See Figure 4 22 CN Pinouts See Table 4 24 The Trusted Platform Module TPM connector secures the system on bootup Figure 4 22 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 3 4V 10 LAD1 11 LAD0 12 GND3 13 SCL 14 SDA ...

Page 100: ...nternal CN Label USB3 USB4 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 4 23 CN Pinouts See Table 4 25 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 4 23 USB Connector Pinout Locations ...

Page 101: ... Connector Pinouts 4 3 External Peripheral Interface Connectors The external peripheral interface connectors on the back panel are connected to devices externally when the MXGE 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 Se...

Page 102: ...pe PS 2 connector CN Location See Figure 4 24 CN Pinouts See Figure 4 25 and Table 4 26 The MXGE keyboard and mouse connectors are standard PS 2 connectors Figure 4 25 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 4 26 PS 2 Connector Pinouts ...

Page 103: ...e usually connected to a printer MXGE includes one on board parallel ports accessed through one 25 pin D type female connector Figure 4 26 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...

Page 104: ...eaker With multi channel configurations this port can also connect to front speakers Microphone Pink Connects a microphone Figure 4 27 Audio Connector 4 3 4 LAN Connectors CN Label LAN USB1 LAN USB2 CN Type RJ 45 CN Location Figure 4 24 CN Pinouts Table 4 28 The MXGE is equipped with two built in RJ 45 Ethernet controllers The controllers can connect to the LAN through two RJ 45 LAN connectors The...

Page 105: ...net 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 4 29 STATUS DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION YELLOW Activity GREEN Linked Table 4 29 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 4 3 5 USB Connectors CN Label USB LAN1 USB LAN2 CN Type Dual USB port CN Location See Figure 4 24 CN Pinouts See Figure 4 29 ...

Page 106: ... USBD0 7 USBD0 4 GND 8 GND Table 4 30 USB Connector Pinouts 4 3 6 VGA Connector CN Label VGA CN Type HD D sub 15 Female connector CN Location See Figure 4 24 labeled 6 CN Pinouts See Figure 4 30 and Table 4 31 The standard HD D sub 15 female connector connects to a CRT or LCD monitor Figure 4 30 VGA Connector PIN Description PIN Description 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 N C 5 GND 6 GND ...

Page 107: ...rial Communications Connector CN Label COM1 CN Type D sub 9 Male connector CN Location See Figure 4 24 labeled 7 CN Pinouts See Figure 4 31 and Table 4 32 The serial connector on the external interface panel provides serial connection in the RS 232 mode Figure 4 31 Serial Communications Connector Pinout Locations PIN DESCRIPTION 1 DATA CARRIER DETECT DCD 2 RECEIVE DATA RXD 3 TRANSMIT DATA TXD 4 DA...

Page 109: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 87 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 5 Installation Chapter 5 ...

Page 110: ...e MXGE 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 that are c...

Page 111: ... 2 1 Installation Notices WARNING The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the MXGE MXGE 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 MXGE installation instructions and configuration options Wear an el...

Page 112: ...allation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the MXGE 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 CF Type I or CF Type II card is properly installed into the CF socket The jumpers have been properly configured The MXGE is inser...

Page 113: ... please do the following Follow the anti static precautions outlined in Section 5 1 Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the MXGE 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 Instead please contact CyberRe...

Page 114: ...be incurred 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 MXGE If one of these components is not installed the MXGE 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 Pentium 4 ...

Page 115: ...sure the correct cooling kit is properly installed The LGA775 socket is shown in Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Intel LGA775 Socket To install a socket LGA775 CPU onto the MXGE 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 it off the load plate To re...

Page 116: ... open position Then rotate the load plate towards the opposite direction See Figure 5 3 Figure 5 3 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 it with compressed air Step 4 Orientate the CPU properly Make sure the IHS Integrated Heat Sink side is facing upw...

Page 117: ... keys 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 5 4 Figure 5 4 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 original position Secure the load lever under the retention tab on the side of CPU socket S...

Page 118: ...t sink and cooler provided by Intel on the MXGE The 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 Figure 5 5 Cooling Kit Figure 5 6 Cooling Kit Two optional separately purchased LGA775 CPU cooling kits are available The cooling kits comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan ...

Page 119: ...cooling kit onto the socket LGA775 CPU Make sure the CPU cable can be properly routed when the cooling kit is installed Step 2 Properly align the cooling kit Make sure the four spring screw fasteners can pass through the pre drilled holes on the PCB Step 3 Mount the cooling kit Gently place the cooling kit on top of the CPU Make sure the four threaded screws on the corners of the cooling kit prope...

Page 120: ...tighten the screws Step 6 Connect the fan cable Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the MXGE Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades Step 0 5 4 3 DIMM Installation WARNING Using incorrectly specified DIMM may cause permanently damage the MXGE Please make sure the purchased DIMM complies with the memory specifications of the MXGE DIMM specifica...

Page 121: ...ed into the socket the handles must be opened See Figure 5 8 Step 2 Align the DIMM with the socket The DIMM must be oriented in such a way that the notch in the middle of the DIMM must be aligned with the plastic bridge in the socket See Figure 5 8 Step 3 Insert the DIMM Once properly aligned the DIMM can be inserted into the socket As the DIMM is inserted the white handles on the side of the sock...

Page 122: ...er 2 To install the a CF card Type 1 or Type 2 onto the MXGE please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the CF card socket Place the MXGE on an anti static pad with the solder side facing up Locate the CF card Step 2 Align the CF card Make sure the CF card is properly aligned with the CF socket Step 3 Insert the CF card Gently insert the CF card into the socket making sure the socket pins are pro...

Page 123: ...5 5 Jumper Settings NOTE A 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 Jumper ...

Page 124: ...JP1 3 pin header COM 2 function select JP4 3 pin header Table 5 1 Jumpers 5 5 1 AT Power Select Jumper Settings Jumper Label JP3 Jumper Type 2 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 2 Jumper Location See Figure 5 10 The AT Power Select jumper specifies the systems power mode as AT or ATX AT Power Select jumper settings are shown in Table 5 2 AT Power Select Description Short 1 2 Use ATX power Defa...

Page 125: ... Label JP2 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 3 Jumper Location See Figure 5 11 The CF Card Setup jumper sets the CF Type I card or CF Type II cards as either the slave device or the master device CF Card Setup jumper settings are shown in Table 5 3 CF Card Setup Description Short Master Default Open Slave Table 5 3 CF Card Setup Jumper Settings The CF Card Setup jumper location ...

Page 126: ...jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information To do this use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2 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 following Enter the correct CMOS setting Load O...

Page 127: ...CMOS Setup Table 5 4 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in Figure 5 12 below Figure 5 12 Clear CMOS Jumper 5 5 4 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Jumper Label JP4 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 5 Jumper Location See Figure 5 13 The COM 2 Function Select jumper sets the communication protocol used by the second serial communications port COM ...

Page 128: ...cation 5 6 Chassis Installation 5 6 1 Airflow WARNING Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other onboard components The chassis in which the MXGE must have air vents to allow cool air to move into the system and hot air to move out The MXGE must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface In a system with an in...

Page 129: ... sales cyberresearch com 5 7 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5 7 1 Peripheral Device Cables The cables listed in Table 5 6 are shipped with the MXGE Quantity Type 1 ATA flat cable 1 Dual RS 232 cable 2 SATA drive cables 1 SATA drive power cables 1 I O shielding Table 5 6 Cables Provided with Board Separately purchased optional CyberResearch items that can be installed are listed below FDD c...

Page 130: ...DE HDD to the MXGE please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the IDE connector The location s of the IDE device connector s is are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the connector Connect the IDE cable connector to the on board connector See Figure 5 14 A key on the front of the cable connector ensures it can only be inserted in one direction Figure 5 14 IDE Cable Connection Step 3 Connect ...

Page 131: ...w the instructions below Step 1 Locate the FDD connector The location of the FDD device connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the connector Connect the FDD cable connector to the on board connector See Figure 5 15 A key on the front of the cable connector ensures it can only be inserted in one direction Figure 5 15 FDD Cable Connection Step 3 Connect the cable to an FDD device Connect the ...

Page 132: ...low Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the RS 232 connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connectors Insert one connector into each serial port box headers See Figure 5 16 A key on the front of the cable connectors ensures the connector can only be installed in one direction Figure 5 16 Dual RS 232 Cable Installation Step 3 Secure the bracket The dual RS 232 connector ...

Page 133: ...serial port connector The location of the RS 232 422 485 serial port connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align the connectors Correctly align pin 1 on the cable connector with pin 1 on the MXGE COM2 serial port connector Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connector is properly aligned with the COM2 serial port connector on the MXGE connect the cable connector to the onboard conne...

Page 134: ...e connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connector Press the clip on the connector at the end of the SATA cable and insert the cable connector into the onboard SATA drive connector See Figure 5 18 Figure 5 18 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...

Page 135: ...se follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors 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 MXGE USB connector Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connectors are prope...

Page 136: ... bracket To secure the bracket to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis Step 0 5 7 8 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 MXGE please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4 ...

Page 137: ...sert the cable connectors Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the MXGE connect the cable connectors to the onboard connectors See Figure 5 20 Figure 5 21 Four Port USB Cable Connection Step 4 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...

Page 138: ...tor making sure the pins are properly aligned 5 8 1 Audio Connection Audio signals 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 MXGE Step 1 Locate the audio phone jacks The location of the audio phone jacks are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert audio phone ...

Page 139: ... 1 Locate the RJ 45 connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Align the RJ 45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ 45 connectors on the MXGE See Figure 5 23 Figure 5 23 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 Para...

Page 140: ...e connector Secure the DB 25 connector to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector Step 0 5 8 4 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection The MXGE 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...

Page 141: ...25 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 5 8 5 Serial Device Connection The MXGE has a single female DB 9 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a serial device Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the MXGE 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 devi...

Page 142: ... 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 MXGE Step 1 Locate the USB Series A receptacle connectors The location of the USB Series A receptacle connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert a USB Series A plug Insert the USB Series A plug of a device int...

Page 143: ...a CRT or VGA monitor To connect a monitor to the MXGE 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 female DB 15 connector on the external peripheral interface Step 3 Insert the VGA connector Once the connect...

Page 144: ... Copyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc Figure 5 28 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 145: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 123 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 6 BIOS Screens Chapter 6 ...

Page 146: ... 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 147: ...he 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 settings PCIPnP Changes th...

Page 148: ...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 149: ...Time xx xx xx Use the System Time option 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 ...

Page 150: ...figuration see Section Remote Access Configuration see Section 6 3 7 Trusted Computing see Section 6 3 8 USB Configuration see Section 6 3 7 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 151: ...nufacturer 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 Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Enabled Use the Intel R SpeedStep tm tech option to enable or disable GV3 GV3 technology is a power saving scheme where the OS optimizes overall power consumpti...

Page 152: ...p i e GV3 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 BIOS Menu 4 IDE Configuration ATA IDE Configurations Compatible Use the ATA IDE Configurations option to configure the ATA IDE controller Disabled Disables the on board ATA IDE controller ...

Page 153: ...ot support this mode Configure SATA as IDE Use the Configure SATA as option to configure SATA devices as normal IDE devices IDE DEFAULT Configures SATA devices as normal IDE device AHCI Configures SATA devices as an AHCI device Configure SATA Channels Behind PATA Use the Configure SATA Channels option to determine how SATA channels and PATA channels are ordered Before PATA DEFAULT Puts SATA channe...

Page 154: ...E devices installed in the system If an IDE device is detected and one of the above listed four BIOS configuration options are selected the IDE configuration options shown in Section 6 3 2 1 appear 6 3 2 1 IDE Master IDE Slave Use the IDE Master and IDE Slave configuration menu to view both primary and secondary IDE device details and configure the IDE devices connected to the system BIOS Menu 5 I...

Page 155: ... by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt PIO Mode Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device Async DMA Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is supported Ultra DMA Indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is supported S M A R T Indica...

Page 156: ... Large Mode option to disable or enable BIOS to auto detects LBA Logical Block Addressing LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB Disabled BIOS is prevented from using the LBA mode control on the specified channel Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the LBA mode control on the specified channel Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto Use the Block Mu...

Page 157: ... Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined 0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3 3MBps 1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5 2MBps 2 PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8 3MBps 3 PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11 1MBps 4 PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum tra...

Page 158: ...of 13 3MBps MWDMA2 Multi Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6MBps UDMA1 Ultra DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6MBps UDMA1 Ultra DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 25MBps UDMA2 Ultra DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 33 3MBps UDMA3 Ultra DMA mode 3 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 44M...

Page 159: ...icts impending drive failures The S M A R T BIOS option enables or disables this function Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects HDD SMART support Disabled Prevents BIOS from using the HDD SMART feature Enabled Allows BIOS to use the HDD SMART feature 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use the 32Bit Data Transfer BIOS option to enables or disable 32 bit data transfers Disabled Prevents the BIOS from using 32 bit...

Page 160: ...pyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc BIOS Menu 6 IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration Floppy A Use the Floppy A B option to configure the floppy disk drive Options are listed below Disabled 360 KB 51 4 1 2 MB 51 4 720 KB 31 2 1 44 MB 31 2 2 88 MB 31 2 ...

Page 161: ...iguration menu BIOS Menu 7 to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers parallel ports and serial ports BIOS Menu 7 Super IO Configuration 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 I...

Page 162: ...ode is IrDA ASK IR Serial Port 1 mode is ASK IR Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Use the Serial Port2 Address option to select the Serial Port 2 base address Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 DEFAULT Serial Port 2 I O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 I O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port ...

Page 163: ...78 3BC Parallel Port I O port address is 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal The Parallel Port Mode selection selects the mode the parallel port operates in Normal DEFAULT The normal parallel port mode is the standard mode for parallel port operation EPP The parallel port operates in the enhanced parallel port mode EPP The EPP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the paralle...

Page 164: ...l Port Address BIOS option assigns the parallel port interrupt address The following address options are available IRQ5 Parallel port interrupt address is IRQ5 IRQ7 Default Parallel port interrupt address is IRQ7 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...

Page 165: ...5 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 5 Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 5 3E8 Serial port 6 I O port address is 3E8 2E8 Serial port 6 I O port address is 2E8 2F0 DEFAULT Serial port 6I O port address is 2F0 2E0 Serial port 6 I O port address is 2E8 Serial Port6 Address 2D8 Use the Serial Port6 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 6 D...

Page 166: ...on The Hardware Health Configuration menu BIOS Menu 8 shows the operating temperature fan speeds and system voltages BIOS Menu 8 Hardware Health Configuration FAN Mode Setting Full On Mode Use the FAN Mode Setting option to configure the fan mode options for the following fans CPU Fan System Fan 1 System Fan 2 ...

Page 167: ... of OFF CPU Temp Limit of Start CPU Fan Start PWM Slope PWM 1 CPU Temp 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 CPU Temp Limit of OFF option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the CPU Temp Limit of OFF option to select the CPU tem...

Page 168: ...p 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 CPU Fan Start PWM 070 The Fan 3 Start PWM option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the Fan 3 Start PWM option to select the PWM mode the fan starts to rotate with after the temperature specified in the Te...

Page 169: ...6 PWM 32 PWM 64 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 CPU Temperature o System Temperature 1 o System Temperature 2 Fan Speeds The CPU cooling fan speed is monitored o CPU Fan Speed o System Fan 1 Speed o System Fan 2 Speed Voltages The following system voltages are...

Page 170: ...options BIOS Menu 9 Power Configuration Power Supply Type H W Use the Power Supply Type BIOS option to select the power supply that is connected to the system AT An AT power supply is connected to the system ATX An ATX power supply is connected to the system By H W DEFAULT The remaining two options in the Power Configuration menu BIOS Menu 9 are submenus These options include ...

Page 171: ... 6 3 6 1 ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration menu BIOS Menu 10 configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI and Power Management APM options BIOS Menu 10 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 172: ...s no power RAM is in slow refresh the power supply is in a reduced power mode 6 3 6 2 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 173: ...s 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 Keyboard Mouse Disabled Use the Resume on Keyboard Mouse BIOS option to enable activity on either the keyboard or mouse to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state That is the system is roused when the mouse is moved or a button on the keyboard is pressed Disabled...

Page 174: ...nt generated by PCI PME controller activity Resume on PCI Express WAKE Enabled The Resume on PCI Express WAKE BIOS option specifies if the system is roused from a suspended or standby state when there is activity on the PCI Express bus Disabled Wake event not generated by PCI Express activity Enabled DEFAULT Wake event generated by PCI Express activity Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Use the Resume O...

Page 175: ...te Access Configuration menu BIOS Menu 12 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 the BIOS settings BIOS Menu 12 Remote Access Configuration Advanced Remote Access Disabled Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the syst...

Page 176: ...serial port used for remote access COM1 DEFAULT System is remotely accessed through COM1 COM2 System is remotely accessed through 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 configurati...

Page 177: ...dentical baud rate setting musts be set on the host a management computer running a terminal software and the slave Flow Control None Use the Flow Control option to report the flow control method for the console redirection application None DEFAULT No control flow Hardware Hardware is set as the console redirection Software Software is set as the console redirection Redirection After BIOS POST Alw...

Page 178: ...t provided by VT100 for the PC 101 keyboard The VT100 Terminal Definition is the standard convention used to configure and conduct emergency management 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 term...

Page 179: ...y 2 sec Delay 4 sec 6 3 8 Trusted Computing Use the Trusted Computing menu BIOS Menu 13 to configure settings related to the Trusted Computing Group TCG Trusted Platform Module TPM BIOS Menu 13 Trusted Computing TCG TPM Support Yes Use the TCG TPM Support option to configure support for the TPM No DEFAULT TPM support is disabled Yes TPM support is enabled ...

Page 180: ...lear the information stored in the TPM 6 3 9 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu BIOS Menu 14 to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings BIOS Menu 14 USB Configuration USB Functions Enabled Use the USB Function BIOS option to enable or disable USB function support Disabled USB function support disabled ...

Page 181: ...y if this option is not enabled any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard does not become available until a USB compatible operating system is fully booted with all USB drivers loaded When this option is enabled any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB driver loaded onto the system Disabled Legacy USB support disabled Enabled DEFAULT Legacy USB support e...

Page 182: ... 9 1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Note This option is only available if a USB drive is inserted into the USB port Use the USB Mass Storage Device Configuration menu BIOS Menu 15 to configure USB mass storage class devices BIOS Menu 15 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration ...

Page 183: ...ice after the start unit command 40 Sec POST waits 40 seconds for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command Device The Device field lists the USB devices that are connected to the system Emulation Type Auto Use the Emulation Type BIOS option to specify the type of emulation BIOS has to provide for the USB device NOTE Please note that the device s formatted type and the emulation typ...

Page 184: ...is option works only for drives formatted with FAT12 FAT16 or FAT32 Hard Disk Allows the USB device to be emulated as hard disk responding to INT13h calls that return DL values 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 16 to c...

Page 185: ...yberresearch com BIOS Menu 16 PCI PnP Configuration IRQ Available Use the IRQ address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device Available DEFAULT The specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI PnP devices Reserved The specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available IRQ addresses are IRQ3 ...

Page 186: ...LT 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 are DM Channel 0 DM Channel 1 DM Channel 3 DM Channel 5 DM Channel 6 DM Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size Disabled Use the Reserved Memory Size BIOS option to specify the amount of memory that should be reserved for legacy ISA devices Disabled DEF...

Page 187: ... com 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 17 to configure system boot options BIOS Menu 17 Boot 6 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu BIOS Menu 17 to configure advanced system boot options ...

Page 188: ...e 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 Quiet Boot Disabled Use the Quiet Boot BIOS option to select the screen display when the system boots Disabled DEFAULT Normal POST messages displayed ...

Page 189: ... 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 up when the Number Lock is engaged On DEFAULT Allows the Number Lock on the keyboard to be enabled...

Page 190: ... system through the LAN Enabled Default Can be booted from a remote system through the LAN 6 5 2 Boot Device Priority Use the Boot Device Priority menu BIOS Menu 19 to specify the boot sequence from the available devices Possible boot devices may include 1st FLOPPY DRIVE HDD CD DVD BIOS Menu 19 Boot Device Priority Settings ...

Page 191: ... is opened the FDDs connected to the system are listed as shown below 1st Drive 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Drive 2nd FLOPPY DRIVE NOTE Only the drives connected to the system are shown For example if only one FDD is connected only 1st Drive is listed The boot sequence from the available devices is selected If the 1st Drive option is selected a list of available FDDs is shown Select the first FDD the sys...

Page 192: ...USB Drives Use the USB Drives menu BIOS Menu 21 to specify the boot sequence of the available USB devices When the menu is opened the USB devices connected to the system are listed as shown below 1st Drive 1st USB DRIVE 2nd Drive 2nd USB DRIVE NOTE Only the drives connected to the system are shown For example if ...

Page 193: ...ed only 1st Drive is listed The boot sequence from the available devices is selected If the 1st Drive option is selected a list of available USB drives is shown Select the first USB drive the system boots from If the 1st Drive is not used for booting this option may be disabled BIOS Menu 21 USB Drives 6 6 Security Use the Security menu BIOS Menu 22 to set system and user passwords ...

Page 194: ... 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 password After the password has been a...

Page 195: ...he Clear User Password to clear a user s password The default for this option is Not Installed If a user password must be cleared use this option 6 7 Chipset Use the Chipset menu BIOS Menu 23 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 ...

Page 196: ...ies CyberResearch Motherboards 174 Copyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc BIOS Menu 23 Chipset 6 7 1 NorthBridge Configuration Use the NorthBridge Configuration menu BIOS Menu 23 to configure the northbridge chipset ...

Page 197: ...emory 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 Disabled DEFAULT Memory is not reserved for ISA expansion cards 15MB 16MB Between 15MB and 16MB of memory is re...

Page 198: ...B 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 8MB of memory used by internal graphics device DVMT Mode Select Use the DVMT Mode Select option to select the Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT operating mode Fixed Mode DE...

Page 199: ...VMT FIXED Memory option to specify the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated as graphics memory This option can only be configured for if DVMT Mode or Fixed Mode is selected in the DVMT Mode Select option If Combo Mode is selected the maximum amount of graphics memory is 128MB Configuration options are listed below 64MB 128MB Default 6 7 2 SouthBridge Configuration The SouthBridge Configu...

Page 200: ...on 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 Enabled DEFAULT The Alert Standard Format ASF controller is activated and can communicate with a remote management server ...

Page 201: ...es such as a clock sensitive SCSI device Disabled EMI not reduced Enabled DEFAULT EMI reduced Audio Controller AC 97 Audio The Audio Controller option enables or disables the audio controller AC 97 Audio DEFAULT The on board AC 97 audio controller is enabled All Disabled The on board audio controller is disabled OnBoard LAN1 Enabled The OnBoard LAN1 option enables or disables the onboard LAN1 Disa...

Page 202: ...Use the Exit menu BIOS Menu 26 to load default BIOS values optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes BIOS Menu 26 Exit Save Changes and Exit Use the Save Changes and Exit option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program ...

Page 203: ...de 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 Defaults option to load failsafe defaul...

Page 205: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 183 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 7 Driver Installation Chapter 7 ...

Page 206: ...ator Driver Audio driver Realtek HD Audio Driver ALC883 SATA driver Intel Matrix Storage Manager IDE controller IT8211 LAN Driver Installation instructions are given below 7 2 Driver CD Auto run All the drivers for the MXGE 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 doe...

Page 207: ...nford CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure 7 1 Introduction Screen Step 3 Click MXGE Drivers Step 4 A new screen with a list of available drivers appears Figure 7 2 Figure 7 2 Available Drivers Step 5 Select the driver to install from the list in Figure 7 2 Detailed driver installation instructions follow below Step 0 ...

Page 208: ...w the steps below Step 1 Select INF from the list in Figure 7 2 Step 2 A new window opens Figure 7 3 Figure 7 3 Chipset Driver Installation Program Step 3 Double click the infinst_Autol exe icon Step 4 The welcome screen in Figure 7 4 appears Figure 7 4 Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 5 Click NEXT to continue the installation process ...

Page 209: ... agreement in Figure 7 5 appears Figure 7 5 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 7 6 appears Figure 7 6 Chipset Driver Readme File Information Step 9 Read the Readme file information and then click NEXT to start the driver ...

Page 210: ...rmation screen appears Figure 7 7 Step 0 Figure 7 7 Chipset Driver Installation Complete Step 1 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 2 Select the VGA driver from the list in Figure 7 2 Step 3 A new window opens Figure 7 8 ...

Page 211: ...www cyberresearch com Figure 7 8 Select the Operating System Step 4 Double click the appropriate operating system folder Step 5 A new window appears Figure 7 9 Figure 7 9 VGA Driver Step 6 Double click the installation program icon to continue the installation process Step 7 The Readme information file shown in Figure 7 10 appears ...

Page 212: ...e 7 10 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator InstallShield Wizard Step 8 Read the Readme file information and click NEXT to begin extracting files Figure 7 11 Figure 7 11 InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files Step 9 The Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome screen appears Figure 7 12 ...

Page 213: ...phics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome Screen Step 10 Click NEXT and a license agreement appears Figure 7 13 Figure 7 13 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver License Agreement Step 11 Read the license agreement To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the license agreement shown click YES and the installation notice appears Figure 7 14 as the driver is installed ...

Page 214: ...Figure 7 15 Figure 7 15 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Installation Complete Step 13 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 Ope...

Page 215: ...therboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 193 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure 7 16 Windows Control Panel Step 2 Double click the System icon Figure 7 17 ...

Page 216: ...search Motherboards 194 Copyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc Figure 7 17 System Icon Step 3 Click the Device Manager tab Figure 7 18 Figure 7 18 Device Manager Tab Step 4 A list of system hardware devices appears Figure 7 19 ...

Page 217: ...Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure 7 19 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 7 20 ...

Page 218: ...uitable 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 7 21 Figure 7 21 Locate Driver Files Step 9 Click NEXT to continue Step 10 The Locate File window appears Figure 7 22 ...

Page 219: ...tep 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 BIOS Setup Step 1 Enter the BIOS setup To do this reboot the system and press DEL during POST Step 2 Go to the Southbridge Configuration menu Set the Audio Controller option to Azalia Step 3 Press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS setup The system...

Page 220: ...es CyberResearch Motherboards 198 Copyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc Figure 7 23 Select the Audio CODEC Step 3 Double click the ALC883 folder Step 4 Double click the appropriate operating system folder Figure 7 24 ...

Page 221: ...k Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure 7 24 Select the OS Step 5 Double click the appropriate operating system version folder Figure 7 25 Figure 7 25 Select the OS Version Step 6 Double click the Setup exe program icon in Figure 7 26 ...

Page 222: ...CyberResearch Inc Figure 7 26 Locate the Setup Program Icon Step 7 The InstallShield Wizard starts Figure 7 27 Figure 7 27 The InstallShield Wizard Starts Step 8 The InstallShield Wizard is prepared to guide the user through the rest of the process Figure 7 28 ...

Page 223: ...CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure 7 28 Preparing Setup Screen Step 9 Once initialized the InstallShield Wizard welcome screen appears Figure 7 29 Figure 7 29 InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen Step 10 Click NEXT to continue the installation Step 11 InstallShield starts to install the new software as shown in Figure 7 30 ...

Page 224: ...c Figure 7 30 Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 12 The Installation Wizard updates the system as shown in Figure 7 31 Figure 7 31 Installation Wizard Updates the System Step 13 After the driver installation process is complete a confirmation screen appears Figure 7 32 ...

Page 225: ...14 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 7 2 Step 2 A new window opens Figure 7 33 ...

Page 226: ...yberResearch Motherboards 204 Copyright 2009 CyberResearch Inc Figure 7 33 SATA RAID Driver Installation Program Step 3 Double click the INTEL folder Step 4 Double click the iata62_cd exe program icon in Figure 7 34 ...

Page 227: ... CT USA www cyberresearch com Figure 7 34 SATA RAID Setup Program Icon Step 5 Figure 7 35 shows the InstallShield Wizard preparing to guide the user through the rest of the process Figure 7 35 InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen Step 6 Figure 7 36 shows the Matrix Storage Manager software configuring the installation process ...

Page 228: ...trix Storage Manager Setup Screen Step 7 Figure 7 37 shows the Matrix Storage Manager welcome screen Figure 7 37 Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen Step 8 Click NEXT and a warning appears Figure 7 38 Read the warning carefully and decide whether or not to continue the installation process ...

Page 229: ...om Figure 7 38 Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen Step 9 Click NEXT and a license agreement appears Figure 7 39 Figure 7 39 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 7 40 appears ...

Page 230: ...n and click NEXT Step 12 After the driver installation process is complete a confirmation screen appears Figure 7 41 Figure 7 41 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 computer must be restarted Click FINISH to restart the computer Step 0 ...

Page 231: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 209 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com A BIOS Options Appendix A ...

Page 232: ...ter and IDE Slave 131 Auto Detected Drive Parameters 133 Type Auto 133 ZIP 134 LS 120 134 LBA Large Mode Auto 134 Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto 134 PIO Mode Auto 135 DMA Mode Auto 135 S M A R T Auto 137 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled 137 Floppy A 138 Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 139 Serial Port1 Mode Normal 140 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 140 Serial Port2 Mode Normal 140 Parallel Address 378 14...

Page 233: ...use Disabled 151 Resume on Ring Disabled 151 Resume on PME Disabled 152 Resume on PCI Express WAKE Enabled 152 Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled 152 RTC Alarm Date Days 152 System Time 152 Remote Access Disabled 153 Serial Port Number 154 Serial Port Mode 154 Flow Control 154 Redirection after BIOS POST 154 Terminal Type 154 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support 154 Sredir Memory Display Delay 154 Serial Port Numb...

Page 234: ...Memory Size Disabled 164 Quick Boot Enabled 166 Quiet Boot Disabled 166 AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS 167 Bootup Num Lock On 167 Boot From LAN Support Disabled 167 Change Supervisor Password 172 Change User Password 172 Clear User Password 173 Memory Hole Disabled 175 Initiate Graphic Adapter 176 Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 32MB 176 DVMT Mode Select 176 DVMT FIXED Memory 177 ASF Suppo...

Page 235: ...ch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 213 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Discard Changes 181 Load Optimal Defaults 181 Load Failsafe Defaults 181 ...

Page 237: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 215 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com B Terminology Appendix B ...

Page 238: ...KIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared ASKIR is a form of modulation that represents a digital signal by varying the amplitude volume of the signal A low amplitude signal represents a binary 0 while a high amplitude signal represents a binary 1 BIOS The Basic Input Output System BIOS is firmware that is first run when the computer is turned on and can be configured by the end user CODEC The Compressor...

Page 239: ...tions EHCI The Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI specification is a register level interface description for USB 2 0 Host Controllers EIDE Enhanced IDE EIDE is a newer IDE interface standard that has data transfer rates between 4 0 MBps and 16 6 MBps EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST allows users to modify the power consumption levels and processor performance through application...

Page 240: ... The Media Access Control MAC protocol enables several terminals or network nodes to communicate in a LAN or other multipoint networks PCIe PCI Express PCIe is a communications bus that uses dual data lines for full duplex two way serial point to point communications between the SBC components and or expansion cards and the SBC chipsets Each line has a 2 5 Gbps data transmission rate and a 250 MBp...

Page 241: ... Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T refers to automatic status checking technology implemented on hard disk drives UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver transmitter UART is responsible for asynchronous communications on the system and manages the system s serial communication COM ports UHCI The Universal Host Controller Interface UHCI specification is a register level inter...

Page 243: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 221 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com C DIO Interface Appendix C ...

Page 244: ... further information please refer to the datasheet for the iTE Super I O chipset C 2 DIO Connector Pinouts The following table describes how the DIO connector pins are connected to the Super I O GPIO port 1 Pin Description Super I O Pin Super I O Pin Description 1 Ground N A N A 2 VCC N A N A 3 Output 0 GP27 General purpose I O port 2 bit 7 4 Output 1 GP26 General purpose I O port 2 bit 6 5 Output...

Page 245: ...H controls the digital I O An assembly program to enable digital I O input functions is listed below MOV AX 6F08H Sets the digital port as input INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call C 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 M...

Page 247: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 225 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com D Watchdog Timer Appendix D ...

Page 248: ... 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 D 1 AH 6FH Sub function Call sub function 2 to set the time out period of Watchdog Timer first If the time out value is not zero the Watch...

Page 249: ... it is necessary to disable the Watchdog 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 ...

Page 251: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 229 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com E Address Mapping Appendix E ...

Page 252: ...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 E 1 IO Address Map E 2 1st MB Memory Address Map Memory address Description 00000 9FFFF S...

Page 253: ... IRQ9 ACPI IRQ2 Available IRQ10 LAN IRQ3 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 E 3 IRQ Mapping Table E 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 ...

Page 255: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 233 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com F Compatibility Appendix F ...

Page 256: ... Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows XP Embedded Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Mardriva 2008 Fedora Core 8 F 2 Compatible Processors The following Socket 775 LGA775 processors have been successfully tested on the MXGE Processor Model Clock Speed L2 Cache Bus Speed Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2 66 GHz 4 0 MB 1066 MHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2 4 GHz 4 0 MB 10...

Page 257: ...GHz 2 0 MB 800 MHz Intel Pentium 4 670 90nm 3 8GHz 2 0 MB 800 MHz Intel Pentium 4 661 65nm 3 6GHz 2 0 MB 800 MHz Intel Pentium 4 560 90nm 3 6GHz 1 0 MB 800 MHz Intel Pentium 4 530 90nm 3 0GHz 1 0 MB 800 MHz Intel Pentium 4 520 90nm 2 8GHz 1 0 MB 800 MHz Intel Pentium 4 506 90nm 2 66GHz 1 0 MB 533 MHz Intel Celeron D 352 65nm 3 2GHz 512 KB 533 MHz Intel Celeron D 351 90nm 3 2GHz 256 KB 533 MHz Inte...

Page 258: ... DDR2 ELPIDA E5108AE 6E E 1 0 GB 667 MHz Kingston DDR2 KHX5400D2K2 1G 512 MB 667 MHz Kingston DDR2 KHX5400D2K2 2G 1 0 GB 667 MHz Kingston DDR2 KVR667D2N5 2G 2 0 GB 667 MHz Kingston DDR2 KVR800D2N5 1 0 GB 800 MHz Transcend DDR2 Hynix HY5PS12821A 512 MB 667 MHz Transcend DDR2 Hynix Hy5PS1281E FP S5 512 MB 800 MHz Transcend DDR2 MICRON 7SE17 D9HNP 2 0 GB 800 MHz Twinmos PC2 4300 ELPIDA E5116AB 5E E 2...

Page 259: ...CyberResearch Motherboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 237 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com G Intel Matrix Storage Manager Appendix G ...

Page 260: ...ich 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 G 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 RAID1 array a failed drive can be replace...

Page 261: ...Accessing the Intel Matrix Storage Manager To access the Intel Matrix Storage Manager please follow the steps below Step 1 Connect SATA drives to the system 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 ar...

Page 262: ...the Intel Matrix Storage Manager to configure the RAID array Brief descriptions of configuration options are given below Step 7 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 G 4 RAID Configuration G 4 1 Creating a RAID Volume WARNING All data previously stored on the member drives of a RAID configura...

Page 263: ...he arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume and press ENTER See Figure G 1 Figure G 1 Matrix Storage Manager Main Menu Step 2 Name the RAID volume Enter 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 G 2 Figure G 2 Create RAID Volume Name ...

Page 264: ...D level Select a RAID level from the list RAID levels include RAID 0 1 5 and 10 See Figure G 3 NOTE RAID 0 and RAID1 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 G 3 Choose the Raid Level ...

Page 265: ...024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Step 4 Select the Stripe Size Select a stripe size from the list See Figure G 4 Figure G 4 Select the Stripe Size Step 5 Enter the Volume Capacity Enter the volume capacity or press ENTER to accept the default capacity See Figure G 5 Figure G 5 Enter the Volume Capacity ...

Page 266: ...NTER to create the RAID volume as specified See Figure G 6 Figure G 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 G 7 Step 0 Figure G 7 Create RAID Volume Verification ...

Page 267: ...ing 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 G 8 Figure G 8 Delete RAID Volume Menu ...

Page 268: ...rrow keys to highlight the RAID volume to be deleted and press ENTER See Figure G 9 Figure G 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 G 10 Figure G 10 Delete Volume Verification ...

Page 269: ...fter deleting the RAID volume the disks belonging to the volume will be shown as non RAID disks See Figure G 11 Step 0 Figure G 11 Non RAID Disks G 4 3 Resetting a Disk to Non RAID WARNING All data stored on the disk drive of a RAID volume is destroyed when resetting it to non RAID Make sure any data to be saved has been moved or backed up before resetting a disk to non RAID ...

Page 270: ...et Disk to Non RAID and press ENTER See Figure G 12 Figure G 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 chosen press ENTER See Figure G 13 Figure G 13 Select Disk to Reset ...

Page 271: ...warning press Y to reset the selected disks as non RAID or N to return to the Reset RAID Data menu See Figure G 14 Figure G 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 volumes and disk drives See Figure G 15 Step 0 Figure G 15 Disk Drive and RAID Volume Stat...

Page 272: ... the Matrix Storage Manager Step 1 Select Exit Use the arrow keys to highlight Exit and press ENTER See Figure G 16 Figure G 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 G 17 Step 0 Figure G 17 Exit Verification ...

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Page 274: ...tor 4 50 52 location and pinouts 50 52 audio connector CD in 51 location and pinouts 51 Audio device connector 116 B BIOS 31 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 138 139 144 148 149 150 153 155 157 158 160 162 163 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 177 178 180 C cables 107 ATA flat cable 108 dual port USB 113 dual RS 232 cable 110 four port USB 114 four serial port 111 SATA drive 40 112 SA...

Page 275: ...slot 64 serial port COM 2 72 73 74 76 77 trusted platform module TPM 77 USB internal 78 cooling 106 airflow 106 cooling fan 56 57 96 147 cooling kit installation 96 CPU cooling fan 96 heat sink 96 installation 92 CPU cooling fan connector 5 D DB 15 84 DB 15 connector 121 DB 25 81 DB 25 connector 117 DB 9 85 DB 9 connector 119 digital input output connector 5 55 location and pinouts 55 dimensions 1...

Page 276: ...nel audio connector 4 front panel connector 5 60 location and pinouts 60 FSB 129 G graphics and memory controller hub 13 Graphics Media Accelerator 15 H hard disk drives SATA 71 heat sink 96 HT technology 92 system requirements 92 hyper threading technology 92 system requirements 92 I IDE connector 5 IDE connector 40 pin 61 location and pinouts 61 IDE device 108 ATA flat cable 108 connector 108 ID...

Page 277: ...d pinouts 64 PCI socket 5 peripheral connectors 47 peripheral device cables 107 power button 60 Power Button Mode 150 power supply 47 AT power select jumper 102 AT power supply 47 PS 2 80 PS 2 keyboard and mouse connection 118 R RAID 71 real time clock 28 RJ 45 connection 117 single connector 117 RJ 45 Ethernet connector 5 83 RJ 45 LAN connectors 82 RS 232 73 74 110 cable connection 110 COM 2 loca...

Page 278: ... I O chipset 31 32 system cooling fan connector 5 system voltages 144 147 T technical specifications 6 temperature 144 TPM connector 5 trusted platform module 77 trusted platform module TPM connector 77 location and pinouts 77 U unpacking 38 91 unpacking checklist 39 unpacking precautions 38 91 USB 78 79 113 114 158 159 cable dual port 113 four port 114 cable 113 cable 113 cable 114 cable 114 cabl...

Page 279: ...therboards MXGE Series CyberResearch Inc 257 25 Business Park Drive P 203 483 8815 F 203 483 9024 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com V VGA 121 VGA connector 5 VGA monitor 121 connection 121 W warranty validation 90 ...

Page 280: ...settings and possibly change settings 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 b...

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