COMMELL MS-C73 User Manual

MS-C73

Micro ATX Motherboard

User’s Manual

Edition 1.4

2013/03/01

MS-C73 User’s Manual

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Packing List:

Please check the package contents before you starting using the board.

Hardware:

MS-C73 Micro ATX motherboard x 1

Cable Kit:

SATA Cable x 2 (OALSATA-L)

DB25 & DB9 cable x 1

(OAL1S1P)

DVI module with bracket x 1 (ADPDVIP & OALDCI-P)

I/O Shield x 1 (OPLATE-LV67A)

Printed Matters:

Driver CD (Including User’s Manual) x 1

CPU Cooler x 1 (OHS-P-M-G)

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Index

Chapter 1 <Introduction>.............................................................6

1.1 <Product Overview> ..................................................................................... 6

1.2 <Product Specification>................................................................................7

1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>.................................................................................8

1.4 <Block Diagram>..........................................................................................9

Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>..................................................10

2.1 <Connector Location>................................................................................ 10

2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>................................................................ 11

2.3 <Connector Reference>.............................................................................12

2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>.............................................................. 12

2.3.2 <External Connectors>............................................................. 12

2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>........................................................................ 13

2.4.1 <CPU Setup>.............................................................................13

2.4.2 <Memory Setup>.......................................................................14

2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup>............................................................................... 15

2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>................................................................................16

2.7 <Ethernet Interface>...................................................................................17

2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> .....................................................................18

2.8.1 <Analog Display>.......................................................................18

2.8.2 <Digital Display>........................................................................19

2.8.3 <DVI Interface>..........................................................................24

2.9 <Integrated Audio Interface>...................................................................... 25

2.10 <USB Interface>.......................................................................................27

2.11 <Serial Port>............................................................................................. 29

2.12 <PCIE Mini Card and SIM Interface>....................................................... 32

2.13 <GPIO and SMBUS Interface>.................................................................33

2.14 <Power Supply and Fan Interface >......................................................... 34

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2.14.1 <Power Input>..........................................................................34

2.15 <Switch and Indicator>.............................................................................35

Chapter 3 <System Setup>.......................................................36

3.1 <Audio Configuration>................................................................................36

3.2 <Display Properties Setting> ......................................................................37

3.3 <SATA configuration> .................................................................................39

3.4 <SATA RAID Configuration>.......................................................................40

Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup>.............................................................42

Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>..........................44

A.1 <Serial ATA Port>.......................................................................................44

A.2 <IrDA Port>.................................................................................................44

A.3 <VGA Port>................................................................................................44

A.4 <LAN Port>.................................................................................................44

A.5 <LAN LED Port>.........................................................................................44

A.6 <Parallel Port>............................................................................................45

Appendix B <Flash BIOS>.........................................................46

B.1 <Flash Tool>...............................................................................................46

B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure> ...........................................................................46

Appendix C <System Resources>......................................47

C.1 <I/O Port Address Map>.............................................................................47

C.2 <Memory Address Map>............................................................................49

C.3 <System DMA & IRQ Resources>.............................................................50

Appendix D <Programming GPIO’s>.................................51

Appendix E <Programming Watchdog Timer >.........52

Contact Information.......................................................................53

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Chapter 1 <Introduction>

1.1 <Product Overview>

MS-C73 the 2nd Generation Intel of Micro ATX motherboard, supports 2nd Generation

Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 and Celeron® Mobile Processor and features Intel QM67 chipset, integrated HD Graphics, DDR3 memory, REALTEK High Definition Audio, Serial ATA with RAID function for a system and Intel Gigabit LAN.

Intel Sandy Bridge Processor

The 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor family mobile is the next generation of 64-bit, multi-core mobile processor built on 32- nanometer process technology. Based on a new micro-architecture.

New features for Intel QM67 chipset

The board integrates Intel QM67 chipset, supports integrated HD Graphics, built-in high speed mass storage interface of Serial ATA interface with RAID function, High Definition Audio with 2 channels surrounding sound.

All in One multimedia solution

Based on Intel QM67 chipset, the board provides high performance onbo ard graphics, 24-bit dual 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 sockets, one PCIE x16/x4 slot, one Mini PCI and two PCI slots.

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1.2 <Product Specification>

General Specification

Form Factor Micro ATX motherboard CPU 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 and Celeron®

Mobile Processor Package type: rPGA988B

Memory 2 x DDRIII SO-DIMM 1066/1333/1600 MHz up to 16GB

Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory only

Chipset Intel QM67 Express chipset 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 3.0 compliant, Serial ATA Interface 4 x serial ATAII interface with 300MB/s transfer rate

2 x serial ATAIII interface with 600MB/s transfer rate Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology

VGA Interface Onboard DSUB15 connector for VGA interface LVDS Interface Onboard 24-bit dual channel LVDS connector with +3.3V/+5V/+12V

supply

DVI Interface Chrontel CH7318 Transmitter with 26-pin DVI connector 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/x4 slot, 1 x PCIE mini card socket, 2 x PCI, 1 x Mini PCI Internal I/O Port 3 x RS232,1 x SMBUS, 1 x GPIO, 6 x USB2.0 ports, 1 x IrDA, 1 x DVI ,

1 x LVDS, 4 x Serial ATAII,2 x Serial ATAIII, 1 x Front panel Aud io and 1 x CDIN

External I/O Port 1 x PS/2, 2 x LAN ports, 1 x VGA port, 4 x USB2.0 ports,

1 x RS232/422/485, 2 x RS232, 1 x SPDIF and 1 x 2 Channel Audio

Power Requirement Standard 24-pin ATX power supply (20-pin is compatible)

and P4 4-pin 12V

Dimension 244mm x 244mm Temperature Operating within 0~60 centigrade

Storage within –20~85 centigrade

Ordering Code

MS-C73TXD Intel PGA988B+ QM67 Onboard VGA, LVDS, DVI, LAN, USB2.0,

HD Audio, SATAII, SATAIII, SMBUS, LPC, SIM, GPIO, PCIE x16, PCI Express mini card, PCI and Mini PCI

All product specifications are subject to change without notice. For further product information please visit the website at

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1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>

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1.4 <Block Diagram>

1 x PCI Express x16

1 x CRT

1 x LVDS

1 x DVI

4 x Serial ATAII

2 x Serial ATAIII

ALC888 HD

2 x PCI

1 x Mini PCI

2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 and Celeron® Mobile Processor

QM67

SI383

F81216

2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM 1066/1333/1600 MHz up to 16GB

1 x PCI Express mini card

1 x PCI Express x4

8 x USB 2.0

2 x Intel 82574L

W25X64 SPI

1 x RS232/422/485 1 x RS232 & GPIO & IrDA 1 x LPT

4 x RS232

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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>

2.1 <Connector Location>

SO_DIMM1

SO_DIMM2

CN_SMBUS

CPUFAN

CN_12V

ATX

MINI_CARD1

JFRNT

CN_DVI

CN_LPC CN_IR

SAT

1 / 4 2 / 5

CN_USB3/4/5

3 / 6

SYSFAN

CN_INV

CN_LVDS MINIPCI

PCI2 CN_AUDIO PCI1

PCIE_4X

PCIE_16X

CN_DIO

CN_LPT

PS2

USB_RJ45_1/2

CN_COM6

COM1 + CRT

CN_COM5

CN_COM4

COM3+COM2 Audio SPDIF

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2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>

Jumper Function

JRTC CMOS Operating/Clear Setting JVLCD Panel Voltage Setting JAT Power mode select JP1 COM1 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9) JP2 COM2 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9) JP3 COM3 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9) JP4 COM4 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9) JCSEL1

JCSEL2 JVUSB USB Voltage Setting

CN_COM2 RS-232 RS422 RS485 Setting CN_IR IrDA Setting

JVUSB

JRTC

JVLCD

JCSEL1

JP2 JP1

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JP4 JP3

JAT

JCSEL2

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2.3 <Connector Reference>

2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>

Connector Function Remark

CPU Socket rPGA988B for PGA988 CPU SO-DIMM 1/2 204 -pin DDR3 SO-DIMM socket SATA 1/2 7-pin Serial ATAIII connector SATA 3/4/5/6 7-pin Serial ATAII connector CN_12V 4-pin +12v additional power supply connector ATX 20-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 5 x 2-pin USB connector CPUFAN 4-pin CPU cooler fan connector SYSFAN 4-pin s ystem cooler fan connector CN_LVDS 20 x 2-pin LVDS connector CN_INV 5-pin LCD inve rter connector CN_IR 5-pin IrDA connector CN_COM 4/5/6 9-pin RS232 CN_LPC 5 x 2-pin LPC connector JFRNT 14-pin front panel switch/indicator connector PCIE_16X 164-pin x16 PCIE slot PCIE_4X 64-pin x4 PCIE slot Mini-PCIE1 2 x 52-pin Mini-PCIE socket PCI 120-pin PCI slot MiniPCI 124-pin MiniPCI slot JAT Power mode select JSPD 1/2 LAN Speed LED connector JACT 1/2 LAN Activity LED connector CN_LPT 13 x 2 printer connector

2.3.2 <External Connectors>

Connector Function Remark

USB_RJ45 1/2 2 x USB and 1 x RJ45 LAN connector COM1 + CRT COM1 Connect DB15 and analog VGA connector COM 2/3 Serial port connector PS/2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector AUDIO Audio connector 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 rPGA988 for Intel Sandy Bridge Processor, Please follow the instructions to install the CPU properly.

Unlock wa

1. Use a slotted screwdrive to unlock the CPU socket

2. Follow the pin direction to install the processor on the socket

Socket CPU Check point

3. Lock the socket

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2.4.2 <Memory Setup>

The board provides 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM to support 1066/1333/1600MHz DDR3 memory module up to 16GB. Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory only.

SO-DIMM1 SO-DIMM2

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2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup>

The board’s data of CMOS can be set in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to inappropriate CMOS settings, here is ho w 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

Jumper: JAT Type: onboard 3-pin jumper

JAT Mode

1-2 AT Mode 2-3 ATX Mode

Default setting:2-3

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JAT

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