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Packing List:
Please check the package content before you starting using the board.
MS-C71 the new generation of the Micro ATX motherboard, supports Intel Core i7 Core
i5 and Core i3 Processors and features Intel QM57 chipset, integrated HD Graphics,
DDR3 memory, REALTEK High Definition Audio, Serial ATA and two Intel Gigabit LAN .
Intel Arrandale and Clarkfield Processor
The board supports Intel Core i7 Core i5 and Core i3 Processors with, 8MB Intel® Smart
Cache, to provide more powerful performance than before.
New features for Intel QM57 chipset
The board integrates Intel QM57 chipset, to provide new generation of the mobile
Solution, supports integrated HD Graphics, DDR3 800/1066 MHz memory, built-in high
Speed mass storage interface of serial ATA, High Definition Audio with 2 channels
Sound.
All in One multimedia solution
Based on Intel QM57 chipset, the board provides high performance onbo ard graphics,
24-bitdual channel LVDS interface, DVI and 2 channels High Definition Audio, to meet
the very requirement of the multimedia application.
Flexible Extension Interface
The board provides, one mini-PCIE socket, one mini-PCI socket ,two PCI
one PCIE X16 slot and one PCIE X 4 slot.
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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor Micro ATX motherboard
CPU Intel® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Celeron® / Pentium® Mobile Processor
Package type: rPGA988A
Memory 2 x DDRIII SO-DIMM 800/1066 MHz up to 8GB
Chipset Intel QM57
Real Time Clock Chipset integrated RTC with onboard lithium battery
Watchdog Timer Generates a system reset with internal timer for 1min/s ~255min/s
Power Management Supports ACPI 2.0 compliant,
Serial ATA Interface 6 x serial ATAII interface with 300MB/s transfer rate
2 x serial ATAI interface with 150MB/s transfer rate
IDE
VGA Interface Intel integrated HD Graphic Technology
LVDS interface
Audio Interface Realtek ALC888 HD Audio
LAN Interface 2 x Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN
GPIO interface Onboard programmable 8-bit Digital I/O interface
Extended Interface 1 x PCIE x16 slot, 1 x PCIE x 4 slot, 1 x Mini PCIE socket, 2 x PCI Slot
Internal I/O Port
External I/O Port
Power Requirement Standard 24-Pin ATX power
Dimension 244mm x 244mm
Temperature Operating within 0~60 centigrade
MS-C71XD Same as MS-C71X with 1x DVI Interface
MS-C71XT Same as MS-C71X with secondary CRT
MPX-7202 PCI Express mini card supports
The specifications may be different as the actual production.
For further product information please visit the website at
UltraATA133 IDE interface supports up to 2 ATAPI devices
One 40-pin IDE port onboard with VT-6421
Onboard 24-bit dual channel LVDS connector
with +3.3V/+5V/+12V supply
1 x Mini PCI socket to support Mini PCI Type IIIA
3 x RS232, 1 x SMBUS, 1 x GPIO port, 8 x USB ports, 1 x IrDA,
8 x Serial ATA, 1x LVDS, 1x LCD inverter connector, 1 x CF
1 x Audio connector and 1 x CDIN connector
1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port, 2 x RJ45 LAN ports, 1 x DB15 VGA p ort,
4 x US B 2 . 0 ports , 1 x RS232/422/485 port, 2 x RS232 port
2 Channel Audio, 1 x SPDIF connector
Storage within –20~85 centigrade
SATA, SMBUS, PCIE x16, PCIE x4, PCI , Mini PCI and PCIE mini card
2 x USB 3.0provides up to 4.8Gbps of transferring rate.
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1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>
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1.4 <Block Diagram>
1 x PCIE
x16
1 x CRT
1 x LVDS
1 x DVI
(MS-C71XD)
1 x CRT2
(MS-C71XT)
6 x Serial ATA
ALC888 HD Audio
Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5,
Core™ i3, Celeron®, and
Pentium®
Mobile Processor
QM57
2 x 204-pin
DDR3 SO-DIMM
800/1066 MHz
Up to 8GB
1 x PCI Express x4
1 x PCIE mini card
1 x Mini-PCI
10 x USB 2.0
2 x Intel 82574L
W25X80 SPI
Mini-PCI slot
2 x Serial ports
8-bit GPIO
IrDA
LPT
COM3~6
BIOS
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PCI bus
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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>
2.1 <Connector Location>
CN_AUDIO
CN_DIO
CN_IR
CD_IN
CN-LPT
CN_COM4/ 5/ 6
PCI2
PCI1
PCIE_4X
PCI_E16X
MINIPCI
SYSFAN
CN_USB3/4/5/6
SATA1/2/3/4/5/6
JFRNT
External I/O Port
CN_LVDS
MINI_CARD
CN_SMBUS
CPU
SO-DIMM1
SO-DIMM2
SATA7/8
CPUFAN
ATX
CF
IDE
LAN1 LAN2 COM1
PS/2 USB1/2/3/4
COM3
CRTCOM2
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2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>
Jumper Function
JRTC CMOS Operating/Clear Setting
JVLCD Panel Voltage Setting
JAT Po wer mode select
JP1 Com1 Voltage Setting
JP2 Com2 Voltage Setting
JCSEL1
JAT
JCSEL2
JRTC
JP1
JP2
JVLCD
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Jumper: JAT
Type: onboard 3-pin header
Power Mode JAT
AT Mode 1-2
Default setting: ATX Mode
Jumper: JP1 (COM 1)
Type: onboard 6-pin header
Power Mode JP1
Pin1 with 5V signal 1-3,4-6
Pin9 with 12V signal
Default setting: 3-5, 4-6
Jumper: JP2 (COM 2)
Type: onboard 6-pin header
Power Mode JP2
ATX Mode
2-3
3
1
2-4,3-5
2
1
6
5
Pin1 with 5V signal 1-3,4-6
Pin9 with 12V signal
Default setting: 3-5, 4-6
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2-4,3-5
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2.3 <Connector Reference>
2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
CPU Socket rPGA988A for PGA988 CPU
SO-DIMM1/2 204 -pin DDR3 SO-DIMM socket
SATA1/2/3/4/5/6/7/87-pin Serial ATA connector
IDE 40-pin primary IDE connector
ATX 24-pin power input connector
CN_AUDIO 5 x 2-pin audio connector
CD_IN 4-pin CD-ROM audio input connector
CN_DIO 6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector
CN_USB 3/4/5/6 5 x 2-pin USB connector
CPUFAN 4-pin CPU cooler fan connector
SYSFAN 3-pin system cooler fan connector
CN_LVDS 20 x 2-pin LVDS connector
CN_DVI 13 x 2-pin DVI connect
CN_INV 5-pin LCD inverter connector
CN_IR 5-pin IrDA connector
JFRNT 14-pin front panel switch/indicator connector
Mini-PCI 124-pin Mini-PCI socket Type IIIA
PCIE X16 164-pin x16 PCIE slot
PCIE X4 64-pin x4 PCIE slot
PCI1/2 120-pin slot
Mini-PCIE 52-pin Mini-PCIE socket
CN_COM4/5/6 9-pin RS232
JAT 3-pin Power mode select
JPT1/2 3-pin Com Voltage Setting
CN_LPT 13 x 2-pin printer connector
2.3.2 <External Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
USB_RJ45 4 x USB and 2 x RJ45 LAN connector
COM1 + CRT COM1 Connect DB15 and analog VGA connector
PS/2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector
AUDIO Audio connector
COM2&COM3 COM2/3 Connect
SPDIF SPDIF digital audio output connector
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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>
2.4.1 <CPU Setup>
The board comes with the socket rPGA988A for Intel Arrandale and Clarkfield
Processor, Intel® Smart 8MB Cache. Please follow the instruction to install the CPU
properly.
Unlock wa
1. Use the flat-type screw
drive to unlock the CPU
socket
2. Follow the pin direction to install
the processor on the socket
Check point
3. Lock the socket
4. CPU socket has 988 pins
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2.4.2 <Memory Setup>
The board provides 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM to support 800/1066MHz DDR3
memory module up to 8GB.
SO-DIMM1
SO-DIMM2
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2.5 <CMOS Setup>
The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due
to inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS
to its default values.
Jumper: JRTC
Type: Onboard 3-pin jumper
JRTC Mode
1-2 Clear CMOS
2-3 Normal Operation
Default setting: 2-3
JRTC
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2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>
Based on Intel QM57, the board provides Six Serial ATAII interfaces SATA1 to SATA6
with up to 300MB/s transfer rate and VIA 6421 two Serial ATAI interfaces SATA7 and
SATA8 with 150MB/s of transfer rate.
SATA Port 1/2/3/4/5/6SATA Port 7/8
2.6.1 IDE interface & CF interface
The MS-C71 has VIA 6421 chip supports one 40-pin IDE connector, dual channel for
two ATAPI devices with ATA100 and one CompactFlash Type II socket.
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2.7 <Ethernet Interface>
The board integrates with one Intel PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controllers, as the PCI
Express x1 can speed up to 250MB/s of transfer rate instead of late PCI bus with
133MB/s of transfer rate. The Intel Gigabit Ethernet supports triple speed of
10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.
RJ45 LAN connector
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2.8 <Onboard Display Interface>
Based on Intel Arrandale CPU with built-in HD Graphic, the board provides one DB15
connector on real external I/O port, one 40-pin LVDS interface with 5-pin LCD backlight
inverter connector optional or Secondary CRT connector (MS-C71XT) and provides
optional 26-pin DVI interface (MS-C71XD).
The board provides dual display function with clone mode and extended desktop mode
for CRT, LCD and DVI.
2.8.1 <Analog Display>
Please connect your CRT or LCD monitor with DB15 male connector to the onboard
DB15 female connector on rear I/O port or optional Secondary CRT connector Dip 10
Pin (MS-C71XT)
2 CRT2 DDC_DA1 CRT2 DDC_DC
4 CRT2 R 3 GND
6 CRT2 G 5 CRT2 B
8 CRT2 HSYNC7 CRT2 VSYNC
10 GND 9 GND
9
10
1
2
10
9
1
2
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2.8.2 <Digital Display>
The board provides one 40-pin LVDS connector for 24-bit single/dual channel panels,
supports up to 1920 x 1200 (UXGA) resolutions, with one LCD backlight inverter
connector and one jumper for panel voltage setting.
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40
1
CN_LVDS
2
6
2
JVLCD
5
1
1
CN_INV
5
Effective patterns of connection: 1-2 / 3-4 / 5-6
2 1
4
Warning: others cause damages
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Connector: CN_INV Connector: JVLCD
Type: 5-pin LVDS Power Header Type: 6-pin Power select Header
For the cables, please follow the pin assignment of the c onnec tor to make a c able, becaus e
every panel has its own pin assignment, so we do not provide a standard cable; please find
a local cable manufacture to make cables.
LCD Installation Guide:
1. Preparing the MS-C71, LCD panel and the backlight inverter.
2. Please check the datasheet of the panel to see the voltage of the panel, and set
the jumper JVLCD to +12V or +5V or +3.3V.
3. You would need a LVDS type cable.
Panel side
For sample illustrator only
4. To connect all of the devices well.
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After setup the devices well, you need to select the LCD panel type in the BIOS.
The panel type mapping is list below:
BIOS panel type selection form (BIOS Version:1.0)
18-bit Single channel 24-bit Dual channel
NO. Output format NO.Output format
1 640 x 480 111280 x 768
2 800 x 480 121280 x 1024
3 800 x 600 131600 x 1200
4 1024 x 768 141920 x 1080
5 1280 x 800 151920 x 1200
18-bit Dual channel
6 1280 x 768
24-bit Single channel
7 1024 x 768
8 1280 x 768
9 1280 x 800
10 1366 x 768
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2.8.3 <DVI Interface>
The board provides an option 26-pin DVI interface (MS-C71XD)
The board integrates onboard audio interface with REALTEK ALC888 codec, with Intel
next generation of audio standard as High Definition Aud io, it offers more sound and
other advantages than former AC97 audio compliance.
The main specifications of ALC888 are:
z High-performance DACs with 100dB S/N ratio
z 2 DAC channels support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for 2 audio solution
z 16/20/24-bit S/PDIF-OUT supports 44.1K/48K/96kHz sample rate
z Compatible with AC'97
z Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
The board provides 2 channels audio phone jacks on rear I/O port, and Line-in/MIC-in
ports for front I/O panel through optional cable.
The JFRNT provides front control panel of the board, such as power button, reset and
beeper, etc. Please check well before you connecting the cables on the chassis.
Connector: JFRNT
Type: onboard 14-pin (2 x 7) 2.54-pitch header
Function Signal PIN Signal Function
IDE LED
Reset
Power
Button
HDLED+ 1 2 PWRLED+
PWRBT+ 1112N/C
PWRBT- 1314SPK-
HDLED- 3 4 N/C
Power
LED
Reset+ 5 6 PWRLED-
Reset- 7 8 SPK+
N/C 9 10 N/C
Speaker
2
1
14JFRNT
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Chapter 3 <System Setup>
3.1 <Audio Configuration>
The board integrates Intel® QM57 with REALTEK® ALC888 codec. It can support
2-channel sound under system configuration. Please follow the steps below to setup
your sound system.
1. Install REALTEK HD Audio driver.
2. Lunch the control panel and Sound Effect Manager.
3. Select Speaker Configuration
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3.2 <Display Properties Setting>
Based on Intel HD Graphic , the board supports two DACs for display device as different
resolution and color bit.
Please install the Intel Graphic Driver before you starting setup display devices.
1. Click right button on the desktop to lunch display properties
2. Click Advanced button for more specificity setup.
Click Graphics Properties... for
advanced setup
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3. This setup options can let you define each device settings.
Click Monitor to setup the CRT
monitor for Resolution and
Refresh Rate
Click Intel® Dual Display
Clone to setup the dual
display mode as same screen
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Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup>
The motherboard uses the Phoenix BIOS for the system configuration. The Phoenix
BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial standard
BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel x86 and compatible CPU
architecture based processors and computers. The BIOS provides critical low-level
support for the system central processing, memory and I/O sub-systems.
The BIOS setup program of the single board computer let the customers modify the basic
configuration setting. The settings are stored in a dedicated battery-backed memory,
NVRAM, retains the information when the power is turned off. If the battery runs out of
the power, then the settings of BIOS will come back to the default setting.
The BIOS section of the manual is subject to change without notice and is provided h ere
for reference purpose only. The settings and configurations of the BIOS are current at
the time of print, and therefore they may not be exactly the same as that displayed on
your screen.
To activate CMOS Setup program, press <DEL> key immediately after you turn on the
system. The following message “Press DEL to enter SETUP” should appear in the lower
left hand corner of your screen. When you enter the CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu
will be displayed as Figure 4-1. You can use arrow keys to select your function, press
<Enter> key to accept the selection a nd enter the sub-menu.
File name of the tool is “Phlash16.exe”, it’s the utility that can write the data into the
BIOS flash ship and update the BIOS.
B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure>
1. Please make a bootable floppy disk.
2. Get the last .bin files you want to update and copy it into the disk.
3. Copy Phlash16.exe to the disk.
4. Power on the system and flash the BIOS. (Example: C:/Phlash16 XXX.ROM)
5. Restart the system.
Any question about the BIOS re-flash please contact your distributors or visit the
web-site at below:
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Appendix C <System Resources>
C.1 <I/O Port Address Map>
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C.2 <Memory Address Map>
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C.3 <System DMA & IRQ Resources>
DMA:
IRQ:
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Appendix D <Programming GPIO’s>
The GPIO’ can be programmed with the MSDOS debug program using
simple IN/OUT commands. The following lines show an example how to
Do this.
GPIO0…..GPIO7 bit0……bit7
-o 2 E 87 ;enter configuration
-o 2E 87
-o 2E 07
-o 2F 09 ; enable GPIO function
-o 2E 30
-o 2F 02 ; enable GPIO configuration
-o 2E F0
-o 2F xx ; set GPIO as input/output; set ‘1’ for input,’0’for
output
-o 2E F1
-o 2F xx ; if set GPIO’s as output, in this register its value can
be set
Optional :
-o 2E F2
-o 2F xx ; Data inversion register; ‘1’ inverts the current values
of the bits ,’0’ leaves them as they are
-o 2E 30
-o 2F 01 ; active GPIO’s
For further information, please refer to Winbond W83627DHG datasheet.
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Appendix E <Programming Watchdog Timer >
The watchdog timer makes the system auto-reset while it stops to work for a period.
The integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by program.
Timeout Value Range
- 1 to 255
- Second or Minute
Program Sample
Watchdog timer setup as system reset with 5 second of timeout
2E, 87
2E, 87
2E, 07
2F, 08 Logical Device 8
2E, 30 Activate
2F, 01
2E, F5 Set as Second*
2F, 00
2E, F6 Set as 5
2F, 05
* Minute: bit 3 = 0; Second: bit 3 = 1
You can select Timer setting in the BIOS, after setting the time options, the system
will reset according to the period of your selection.
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Appendix F <How to setting RS-232/RS-422/RS-485>
Function JCSEL1 JCSEL2
2
1
JCSEL2
SIR
RS-422
RS-485
RS-232
12
11
8
2
1
7
2
8
1
7
2
8
1
7
2
8
1
7
2
1
2 12
1
2
1
2
1
12
11
11
12
11
12
11
8
2
1 7
JCSEL1
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