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Packing List
Please check package component before you use our products.
Hardware:
MS-C72 Micro ATX motherboard x 1
Cable Kit:
Floppy flat cable x 1
(OALFD)/ (1040095)
I/O Shield x 1
(OPLATE-67A)/ (1270031)
SATA Cable x 2
(OALSATA-L)/ (1040142)
DB25 & DB9 cable x 1
DVI module with bracket x 1
(BADPDVIP_A & OALDVI-P)
MS-C72 is the motherboard with last Intel desktop technology with Micro ATX form factor.
Based on Intel® Q57, the board integrates I3/I5/I7/Pentium® processor 1156-pin socket,
The Intel® I3/I5/I7/Pentium® processor now comes with a new form factor with 1156-pin
FCLGA package, for 800/1066/1333MHz front-side-bus, 12MB L2 cache, for 65nm and
45nm manufacturing technology, the PLGA processor without pin header on solder side can
make user installing the processor on the socket easier.
Intel
® Q57 PCH chipset
The Intel Q57 integrates DDR3 1066/1333MHz for memory, and HD Graphic technology for
new graphic engine. The Q57 integrates with up to 8 USB2.0 interfaces, and serial ATA II
® HD Graphic technology, Serial ATA II with RAID function for a
interface with RAID function.
Flexible Extension Interface
The board provides one mini-PCIE socket, one mini-PCI socket, two PCI slot, one PCIE X4
slot and one PCIE X16 slot.
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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor Micro ATX motherboard
CPU Intel® I3/I5/I7/Pentium® processor
With LGA1156 socket
Package type: FCLGA 1156
Bus Speed:2.5GT/s DMI
Memory 4 x 240-pin DDR3 1066/1333MHz SDRAM up to 16GB
Unbufferred, none-ECC memory supported only
Chipset Intel® BD82Q57 PCH
BIOS Phoenix 16Mb SPI flash BIOS
Green Function Power saving mode includes doze, standby and suspend modes.
Watchdog Timer System reset programmable watchdog timer with 1 ~ 255 sec./min.
of timeout value
Real Time Clock Chipset built-in RTC with lithium battery
Serial ATAII Intel® Q57 PCH integrates six Serial ATA II interface
Chipset Intel® Q57 PCH with Winbond® W83627DHG Controller
Serial Port Five RS-232 and one RS232/422/485 serial ports
USB Port Ten Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports with 480Mbps of transfer rate
IrDA Port One IrDA compliant Infrared interface supports SIR
K/B & Mouse External PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports on rear I/O panel
GPIO One 12-pin Digital I/O connector with 8-bit programmable I/O
Interface
Smart Fan One CPU fan connectors for fan speed controllable
VGA Display Interface
Chipset Intel® Core™ integrated HD Graphics Technology
Frame Buffer Up to 1.7GB shared with system memory
Display Type CRT, LCD monitor with analog display
Onboard DVI interface
Connector External DB15 female connector on rear I/O panel
Onboard 26-pin DVI Connector
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Ethernet Interface
Controller Two Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controller
Type Triple speed 10/100/1000Base-T
Auto-switching Fast Ethernet
Full duplex, IEEE802.3U compliant
Connector Two External RJ45 connectors with LED on rear I/O panel
CPU LGA1156 CPU socket Standard
DDRIIIA1B1/A2B2 240 –pin DDR3 SDRAM DIMM socket Standard
S_ATAII1/2/3/4/5/6 7-pin Serial ATA II connector Standard
ATX 24-pin power supply connector Standard
CN_12V 4-pin +12V additional power supply connector Standard
CN_AUDIO 5 x 2-pin audio connector Standard
CDIN 4-pin CD-ROM audio input connector Standard
CN_DIO 6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector Standard
CN_USB1/2/3 10-pin USB connector Standard
CPUFAN 4-pin CPU cooler fan connector Standard
SYSFAN 3-pin system cooler fan connector Standard
CN_IR 5-pin IrDA connector Standard
CN_SMBUS 5-pin SMBUS connector Standard
JFRNT 14-pin front panel switch/indicator connector Standard
PCIE_16X PCI Express 16x slot Standard
PCIE_4X PCI Express 4x slot Standard
PCI1/2 1 x PCI socket Standard
Mini-PCI 1 x Mini-PCI socket Standard
CN_DVI 26 Pin connector Standard
CN_COM4/5/6 5 x 2-pin com connector Standard
MINI_CARD 1 x 52-pin PCI Express mini card Standard
FDD 34-pin slim type floppy connector Standard
LPT 13 x 2-pin printer connector Standard
2.3.2 <External Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
PS2 PS/2 Keyboard /Mouse connector Standard
CRT+COM1 DB15 VGA + Serial port connector Standard
USB_RJ45_1/2 Dual USB and one RJ45 LAN Port Standard
COM 2/3 Serial port connector Standard
AUDIO Audio connectors Standard
SPDIF SPDIF digital audio output connector Standard
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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>
2.4.1 <CPU installation>
MS-C72 has a LGA1156 CPU socket onboard; please check following steps to install the
processor properly.
AttentionIf MS-C72 need RMA please Keep CPU socket cover on the CPU Socket. WarningIf CPU Socket internal Pin damage We couldnot provide warranty.
Intel® I 3/I5/I7/Pentium® processor
Package type: 1156 pin FCLGA
FSB:/800/1066/1333MHz
1. Lift this bar
4. Lock this bar
2. Uncover this plate
Checked point
3. Place the CPU on the top of
ins
the
3. Cover this plate
Notice: Please place the CPU on the pins tenderlyto avoid bending the pins
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2.4.2 <Memory installation>
MS-C72 has four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM support up to 8GB of memory capacity . The memory
frequency supports 1066/1333 MHz. Only Non-ECC memory is supported.
Notice: When using a processor without Intel ® Graphics Technology, memory must be
installed in either or both of the DDRIII A1 and DDRIII B1 memory slot for the system to
boot.
144-pin
Please check the pin number to match the socket side well
before installing memory module.
96-pin
DDRIII A2
DDRIII A1
DDRIII B2
DDRIII B1
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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
JRTC
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2.6 <Serial ATA installation>
MS-C72 has Four Serial ATA II interfaces with RAID function, the transfer rate of the Serial
ATA II can be up to 300MB/s. Please go to http://www.serialata.org/
ATA technology information. Based on Intel® PCH, it supports Intel® Matrix Storage
Technology with combination of RAID 0,1,5 and 10. The main features of RAID on Intel®
Q57 PCH are listed below:
1. Supports for up to RAID volumes on a single, two-hard drive RAID array.
2. Supports for two, two-hard drive RAID arrays on any of six Serial ATA ports.
3. Supports for Serial ATA ATAPI devices.
4. Supports for RAID spares and automatic rebuild.
5. Supports on RAID arrays, including NCQ and native hot plug.
For more information please visit Intel’s official website.
For more about the system setup for Serial ATA, please check the chapter of SATA
configuration.
for more about Serial
SATA1/2/3/4/5/6
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2.7 <LAN installation>
The board integrates with two Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controllers, as the PCI Express
bus. The Intel 82574L supports triple speed of 10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3
compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.
LAN2LAN1
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2.8 <Onboard Display Interface>
Based on Intel Q57 chipset with built-in graphics, the board provides one DB15 Connect or
on real external I/O port and the board also provides 26-pin DVI interface
Notice: When you install any PCI Graphic card, the onboard graphics would be disabled
automatically.
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.
CRT
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2.8.2 <DVI Display >
The board also comes with a DVI interface with Chrontel for digital video interface.
Connector: CN_DVI
Connector type: 26-pin header connector (pitch = 2.00mm)
The board integrates onboard audio interface with REALTEK ALC888 codec, with Intel next
generation of audio standard as High Definition Audio, it offers more vivid sound and oth er
advantages than former HD 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 HD
z Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
The board provides 2 channels audio phone jacks on rear I/O port, Line-in/MIC-in ports for
front I/O panel through optional cable.
Connector: CN_SMBUS
Type: 5-pin header for SMBUS Ports
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Pin Description
1 VCC
2 N/C
3 SMBDATA
4 SMBCLK
5 Ground
CN_SMBUS
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2.11 <USB Installation>
MS-C72 integrates ten USB2.0 ports. The specifications of USB2.0 are listed below:
Interface USB2.0
Controller Intel Q57 PCH
Transfer Rate Up to 480Mb/s
Voltage 5V
The Intel® Q57 contains two Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) and five Universal
Host Controller Interfaces (UHCI), it can determine whether your connected device is for
USB1.1 or USB2.0, and change the transfer rate automatically.
USB1/2
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Connector: CN_USB1/2
Type: 10-pin (5 x 2) header for USB5/6 Ports
The MS-C72 provides a standard ATX power supply with 24-pin ATX connector and
additional 12V connector, and the board provides one 4-pin fan connectors supporting
smart fan for CPU cooler and one 3-pin cooler fan connectors for system and Northbridge
chip. The 4-pin CN_12V additional power connector is necessary for CPU powering; please
connect this well before you finishing the system setup.
Connector: CN_12V
Type: 4-pin standard Pentium 4 additional +12V power connector
Pin Description Pin Description
1 Ground 2 Ground
3 +12V 4 +12V
Connector: CPUFAN
Type: 4-pin fan wafer connector
Pin Description Pin Description
1 Ground 2 +12V
3 Fan Speed Detection4 Fan Control
Connector: SYSFAN
Type: 3-pin fan wafer connector
Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description
1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Sense
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2.13 <Serial Port>
The board supports Five RS232 serial port and one jumper selectable RS232/422/485
serial ports. The jumper JCSEL1 & JCSEL2 can let you configure the communicating
modes for CN_COM2.
Connector: COM2
Type: 9-pin header connector for COM2
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 PWDLED+
Power
HDLED- 3 4 N/C
LED
Reset+ 5 6 PWDLED-
Reset- 7 8 SPKIN+
N/C 9 10 N/C
Speaker
PWRBT+ 1112N/C
PWRBT- 1314SPKIN-
JFRNT
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Chapter 3 <System Configuration>
3.1 <SATA configuration>
SA TA Mode:
This option can let you select whether the Serial ATA hard drives would work under normal
IDE mode or RAID mode. The RAID mode need more than one HDD is applied.
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3.2 <SATA RAID Configuration>
The board integrates Intel® Q57 PCH with RAID function for Serial ATA II drives, and
supports the configurations below:
RAID 0 (Stripping): Two hard drives operating as one drive for optimized data R/W
performance. It needs two unused drives to build this operation.
RAID 1 (Mirroring): Copies the data from first drive to second drive for data security, and if
one drive fails, the system would access the applications to the workable drive. It needs two
unused drives or one used and one unused driv e to build this operation. The second drive
must be the same or lager size than first one.
RAID 5 (striping with parity)
A RAID 5 array contains three or more hard drives where the data is divided into
manageable blocks called strips. Parity is a mathematical method for recreating data that
was lost from a single drive, which increases fault-tolerance. The data and parity are striped
across all the hard drives in the array. The parity is striped in a rotating sequence to reduce
bottlenecks associated with the parity calculations.
RAID 10 (RAID 0+1)
A RAID 10 array uses four hard drives to create a combination of RAID levels 0 and 1. The
data is striped across a two-drive array forming the RAID 0 component. Each of the drives
in the RAID 0 array is then mirrored by a RAID 1 component.
Intel Matrix Storage Technology: This technology would allow you to use RAID 0+1 mode
on only two drives (4 drives needed on traditional RAID 0+1). It will create two partitions on
each hard drive to simulate RAID 0 and RAID 1. It also can let you modify the partition size
without re-formatted.
For more information of Intel Matrix Storage Technology, please visit Intel’s website.
If you need to install an operation system on the RAID set, please use the driver disk
attached in the package when it informs you to obtain the RAID drivers.
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Please press <CTRL+I> to enter the RAID configuration menu.
You can setup the RAID under operation system for Microsoft® W indows XP SP1 , please
install the Intel® Applicatio n Accelerator Ver.4.5 later to support RAID configuration with
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology.
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3.3 <Audio Configuration>
The board integrates Intel® Q57 PCH 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
4. Select the sound mode to meet your speaker system.
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3.4 <Display Properties Setting>
Based on Intel Q57 with 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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4. This setup options can let you define each device settings.
Click Monitor to setup the CRT
monitor for Colors, 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 here
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 i mmediately 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 and enter the sub-menu.
The GPIO’s 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 2E 87 ;enter configuration
-o 2E 87
-o 2E 07
-o 2F 09 ;enale 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 valus 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-P datasheet.
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Appendix D <Watch Dog timer Setting >
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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