Intel MB879 User Manual

MB879Intel Pentium® M ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Mini-ITX MotherboardUSER’S MANUALVersion 1.0

INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions4 MB879 User’s Manual

INSTALLATIONSInstallationsThis section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB879 in order to set u

INSTALLATIONSInstalling the CPUThe MB879 board supports a Socket 479 processor socket for Intel® Pentium® M or Celeron® M processors.The processor so

INSTALLATIONSInstalling the MemoryThe MB879 board supports one DDR2 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 1GB in DDR2 memory type. Installing an

INSTALLATIONSSetting the JumpersJumpers are used on MB879 to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact yo

INSTALLATIONSJumper Locations on MB879Jumpers on MB879... PageJP1: COM4 RS232

INSTALLATIONSJP1: COM4 RS232 +5V / +12V Power SettingPin #Signal Name JP1 Signal NamePin #1 RI3 RI (Default)5 RI+12V 2RI (Default) 4+5V 6 COM4 Sett

INSTALLATIONSJP5: Clear CMOS SettingJP5 SettingNormalClear CMOS[SW1: LVDS Resolution Switch SettingSW1-1 SW1-2 SW1-3 SW1-4 ResolutionOFF ON ON OFF 800

INSTALLATIONSConnectors on MB879The connectors on MB879 allow you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives,

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AcknowledgmentsAward is a registered trademark of Award Software International, Inc.PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

INSTALLATIONSCN1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors PS/2 MousePS/2 Keyboard Signal Name Keyboard Mouse Signal NameKeyboard data 1 1 Mouse dataN.

INSTALLATIONSCN4: 10/100 LAN RJ-45 and USB1/2 PortsCN5: 1394 ConnectorCN6: SPDIF Out ConnectorCN7: Gigabit LAN RJ-45 and USB3/4 PortsCN8: Audio Connec

INSTALLATIONSJ1: Floppy Drive ConnectorJ1 is a slim 26-pin connector and will support up to 2.88MB FDD.Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal NameVCC 1 2 INDE

INSTALLATIONSJ2: ATX Power Supply Connector 11 120 10Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name3.3V 11 1 3.3V-12V 12 2 3.3VGround 13 3 GroundPS-O

INSTALLATIONSJ5: IrDA ConnectorPin # Signal Name1 +5V2 No connect3 Ir RX4 Ground5 Ir TXJ9, J6: LVDS Connectors (1st channel, 2nd channel)The LVDS conn

INSTALLATIONSJ10: 1394 ConnectorSignal Name Pin Pin Signal NameTPA+ 1 2 TPB+TPA- 3 4 TPB-+12V 5 6 NCGND 7 8 NCJ11: Panel Inverter Power ConnectorPin #

INSTALLATIONSJ15, J16: Serial ATA ConnectorsJ17: Wake On LAN ConnectorJ17 is a 3-pin header for the Wake On LAN function. Wake On LAN will function pr

INSTALLATIONSJ20: CD-In Pin HeaderPin # Signal Name1 CD Audio L2 Ground3 Ground4 CD Audio RJ21: Power LED ConnectorPin # Signal Name1 Vcc2 NC3 PLEDJ22

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BIOS SETUPBIOS SetupThis chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered

Table of ContentsIntroduction... 1Product Description...

BIOS SETUPBIOS IntroductionThe Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports Intel processor

BIOS SETUPPhoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup UtilityStandard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage ControlAdvanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe DefaultsAdvanced

BIOS SETUPStandard CMOS Setup“Standard CMOS Setup” choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the

BIOS SETUPTo set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time.TimeThe t

BIOS SETUPVideoThis field selects the type of video display card installed in your system. You can choose the following video disp

BIOS SETUPAdvanced BIOS FeaturesThis section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system

BIOS SETUPQuick Power On Self TestWhen enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the system is turned on. If it is set to En

BIOS SETUPTypematic Delay (Msec)When the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and s

BIOS SETUPAdvanced Chipset FeaturesThis Setup menu controls the configuration of the chipset.Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanc

BIOS SETUPThe default setting is 7.4.Current FSB FrequencyThe default setting is 133 MHzCurrent DRAM FrequencyThe default setting is 266 MHz.Memory Fr

J9, J6: LVDS Connectors (1st channel, 2nd channel)... 18J7: Panel Inverter Power Connector...18J8: Digital I/O...

BIOS SETUPPIF StageThe default setting is Disable.BIU Power MgmtThe default setting is Disable.Memory Bank AlignmentThe default setting is Auto.Dynami

BIOS SETUPSDVOThe default setting is Disabled.PCIE GFX SB Payload SizeThe default setting is 64 Bytes.PCIE GPP SB Payload SizeThe default setting is 6

BIOS SETUPIntegrated PeripheralsThis section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals. The first screen shows three mai

BIOS SETUPPhoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility South OnChip PCI DeviceOnboard AC97 AudioAuto ITEM HELPOnboard LANEnabledOnboard 1394 Ena

BIOS SETUPOnboard FDC ControllerSelect Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the board and you wish t

BIOS SETUPIDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMAThese fields allow your system to improve disk I/O throughput to 33Mb/sec with the U

BIOS SETUPPower Management SetupPhoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management SetupACPI SuspendS1(POS) ITEM HELPC2 Disable/Enabl

BIOS SETUPVideo Off MethodThis field defines the Video Off features. There are three options.V/H SYNC + Blank Default setting, blank the screen and tu

BIOS SETUPPNP/PCI Configurations This option configures the PCI bus system. All PCI bus systems on the system use INT#, thus all installed PCI cards m

BIOS SETUPPC Health Status This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status. These parameters include t

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BIOS SETUPFrequency/Voltage Control This section shows the user how to configure the processor frequency. Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup U

BIOS SETUPLoad Fail-Safe DefaultsThis option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS RO

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DRIVERS INSTALLATIONDrivers InstallationThis section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under the Windows 2000 and Window

DRIVER INSTALLATIONATI Radeon Xpress 200 Series Drivers InstallationThe ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Series Drivers come in the CD with the motherboard. Fol

DRIVERS INSTALLATION3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with

DRIVER INSTALLATION5. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect.

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONRealtek AC97 Codec Audio Driver InstallationFollow the steps below to install the Realtek AC97 Codec Audio Drive

DRIVER INSTALLATION3. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. . 52 MB879 User’s Manual

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONLAN Driver InstallationFollow the steps below to install the Marvell Gigabit LAN drivers. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the boa

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DRIVER INSTALLATION3. Click Next to agree with the license agreement. Click Next when the Readme Information screen appears to proceed with the drives

DRIVERS INSTALLATION4. To use the wake up function by PCIe LAN, go to the Device Manager under Windows and select LAN controller. The following window

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APPENDIXAppendixA. I/O Port Address MapEach peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses which also becom

APPENDIXB. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The follo

APPENDIXC. Watchdog Timer ConfigurationThe WDT is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The WDT is suitable fo

APPENDIXFile : ITE8712.CPP//=======================================================================//

APPENDIX}//=======================================================================void Set_ITE8712_LD( unsigned char LD){Unlock_ITE8712();outportb(ITE

APPENDIXreturn 1;}if (Init_ITE8712() == 0){printf(" ITE8712 is not detected, program abort.\n");return 1;}bTime = strtol (argv[1], endptr, 1

INTRODUCTIONIntroductionProduct DescriptionDesigned for gaming and multimedia applications, the MB879 Mini ITX board incorporates the ATi Xpress 200 c

INTRODUCTION ChecklistYour MB879 package should include the items listed below. • The MB879 Pentium® M Mini-ITX motherboard• This User’s Manual • 1 CD

INTRODUCTIONMB879 Specifications[CPU Socket Socket 479 or FBGA on boardCPU Supported Intel Pentium® M / Celeron® M, 90nm process, (3xx only, 4xx not s