CyberResearch MICA C2-24-X, MICA PD-32-X, MICA PD-36-X User Manual

Motherboards

MICA Series

Mini-ITX Motherboard with VGA,

Dual Gigabit LAN, DIO, Audio

MICA C2-24-X: 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo Processor

MICA PD-32-X
MICA PD-36-X: 3.6GHz Pentium D Processor

: 3.2GHz Pentium D Processor

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USER’S MANUAL

VER. 1.0 • SEP 2006

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Revision Number Description Date of Issue

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Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 15

2 MICA SERIES OVERVIEW................................................................................. 16

2.1.1 MICA Applications........................................................................................... 16

2.1.2 MICA Series Benefits....................................................................................... 16

2.1.3 MICA Series Features...................................................................................... 17

2.2 MICA SERIES BOARD OVERVIEW ............................................................................ 17

2.2.1 MICA Series Connectors.................................................................................. 18

2.2.2 Technical Specifications................................................................................... 19

3 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................... 21

3.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................ 22

3.2 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................. 22

3.2.1 Board Dimensions............................................................................................ 22

3.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions.............................................................. 23

3.3 CPU SUPPORT.......................................................................................................... 23

3.3.1 Intel® Pentium® D.......................................................................................... 23

3.3.2 Intel® Pentium® 4........................................................................................... 24

3.3.3 Intel® Celeron® D........................................................................................... 24

ON-BOARD CHIPSET................................................................................................. 24

3.4

3.4.1 Intel® 945G Express Chipset........................................................................... 24

3.4.2 Intel® 82945G Graphics and Memory Controller Hub .................................. 25

3.4.3 Intel® ICH7 I/O Controller Hub..................................................................... 25

3.5 GRAPHICS SUPPORT.................................................................................................. 26

3.6 MEMORY SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 26

3.7 PCI BUS INTERFACE SUPPORT.................................................................................. 26

3.8 GBE ETHERNET........................................................................................................ 26

3.9 DRIVE INTERFACES .................................................................................................. 27

3.9.1 SATA Drives..................................................................................................... 27

3.9.2 IDE Interfaces.................................................................................................. 27

3.10 SERIAL PORTS ........................................................................................................ 28

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3.11 REAL TIME CLOCK ................................................................................................. 28

3.12 INFRARED DATA ASSOCIATION (IRDA) INTERFACE ................................................ 28

3.13 USB INTERFACES................................................................................................... 28

3.14 BIOS...................................................................................................................... 28

3.15 OPERATING TEMPERA TURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL..................................... 28

3.16 AUDIO CODEC........................................................................................................ 29

3.17 POWER CONSUMPTION........................................................................................... 30

3.18 PACKAGED CONTENTS AND OPTIONAL ACCESSORY ITEMS..................................... 30

3.18.1 Package Contents........................................................................................... 30

3.18.2 Optional Accessory Items............................................................................... 31

4 CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS ......................................................................... 33

4.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 34

4.1.1 MICA Series Layout......................................................................................... 34

4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 35

4.1.3 Rear Panel Connectors.................................................................................... 36

4.1.4 On-board Jumpers........................................................................................... 36

4.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 37

4.2.1 ATX + CPU 12V Power Connector................................................................. 37

4.2.2 Fan Connectors................................................................................................ 38

4.2.3 Front Panel Connector.................................................................................... 39

4.2.4 Digital Input/Output Connector....................................................................... 40

4.2.5 IDE Connector................................................................................................. 41

4.2.6 IR Interface Connector .................................................................................... 43

4.2.7 Mini PCI Slot ................................................................................................... 44

4.2.8 PCI Express x16 Slot........................................................................................ 46

4.2.9 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 49

4.2.10 Serial Port Connector.................................................................................... 50

4.2.11 SATA Drive Connectors.................................................................................. 51

4.2.12 TPM Connector.............................................................................................. 52

4.2.13 Internal USB Connectors............................................................................... 54

EXTERNAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS ....................................................................... 55

4.3

4.3.1 Audio Connectors............................................................................................. 55

4.3.2 CRT Connector ................................................................................................ 56

4.3.3 Ethernet Connectors ........................................................................................ 57

4.3.4 Keyboard/Mouse Connector............................................................................ 58

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4.3.5 Serial Port Connectors .................................................................................... 59

4.3.6 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 60

5 INST ALLA TION AND CONFIGURA TION ....................................................... 63

5.1

ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 64

5.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 64

5.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 64

5.3 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 65

5.3.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 65

5.3.2 Checklist........................................................................................................... 66

5.4 MICA SERIES MOTHERBOARD INSTALLATION.......................................................... 66

5.5 SOCKET LGA775 CPU INSTALLATION..................................................................... 67

5.5.1 CPU Selection: HT Functionality Requirements............................................. 67

5.5.1.1 CPU Installation........................................................................................ 67

5.5.2 Socket LGA775 Cooling Kit Installation ......................................................... 70

5.5.3 DIMM Module Installation.............................................................................. 73

5.5.3.1 Purchasing the Memory Module............................................................... 73

5.5.3.2 DIMM Module Installation....................................................................... 73

5.5.4 Peripheral Device Connection......................................................................... 74

5.5.4.1 IDE Disk Drive Connector (IDE1) ........................................................... 75

5.5.4.2 COM Port Connectors............................................................................... 76

5.6 ON-BOARD JUMPERS ................................................................................................ 76

5.6.1 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 77

5.6.2 COM2 Mode Selection..................................................................................... 78

5.7 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 79

5.8 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ...................................................................................... 79

5.8.1 LCD Panel Connection.................................................................................... 79

5.8.2 Ethernet Connection ........................................................................................ 79

5.8.3 USB Connection............................................................................................... 79

5.8.4 Serial Connection............................................................................................. 79

5.8.5 Keyboard and Mouse Connection.................................................................... 79

5.8.6 Audio Interface................................................................................................. 80

6 AMI BIOS SETUP.................................................................................................. 82

6.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 83

6.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 83

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6.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 83

6.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 84

6.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 84

6.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 84

6.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 84

6.3 ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 86

6.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 87

6.3.2 IDE Configuration........................................................................................... 88

6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave............................................................................. 91

6.3.3 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 95

6.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration...................................................................... 98

6.3.5 ACPI Configuration....................................................................................... 101

6.3.5.1 General ACPI Configuration...................................................................102

6.3.6 APM Configuration........................................................................................ 103

6.3.7 MPS Configuration........................................................................................ 106

6.3.8 Smbios Configuration .................................................................................... 107

6.3.9 Remote Access Configuration........................................................................ 108

6.3.10 USB Configuration........................................................................................112

6.3.10.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration..............................................115

6.4 BOOT.......................................................................................................................116

6.4.1 Boot Settings Configuration............................................................................116

6.4.2 Boot Device Priority.......................................................................................119

6.4.3 Hard Disk Drives........................................................................................... 120

6.4.4 Removable Drives.......................................................................................... 121

6.4.5 CD/DVD Drives............................................................................................. 122

6.5 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 123

CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 124

6.6

6.6.1 North Bridge Configuration........................................................................... 125

6.7 EXIT....................................................................................................................... 128

7 SOFTWARE DRIVERS....................................................................................... 131

7.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 132

7.2

CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................. 132

7.3 VGA DRIVER ......................................................................................................... 135

7.4 BROADCOM LAN DRIVER (FOR GBE LAN) INSTALLATION ................................... 139

7.5 REALTEK AUDIO DRIVER (ALC655) INSTALLATION .............................................. 143

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7.6

INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER INSTALLATION ............................................... 146

A BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ................................................................ 149

A.1 BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ........................................................................... 150

B WATCHDOG TIMER .......................................................................................... 155

C ADDRESS MAPPING.......................................................................................... 159

C.1 IO ADDRESS MAP.................................................................................................. 160

C.2 1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP.......................................................................... 160

C.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE ............................................................................................ 161

C.4 DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................. 161

D EXTERNAL AC’97 AUDIO CODEC .................................................................163

D.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 164

D.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC....................................................................... 164

D.1.2 Driver Installation......................................................................................... 164

D.2 SOUND EFFECT CONFIGURATION........................................................................... 165

D.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager.......................................................... 165

D.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options ............................................. 166

E INDEX.................................................................................................................... 169

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1: MICA Series Board Overview .................................................................17

Figure 2-1: MICA Series Dimensions (mm) ..............................................................23

Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)...........................................23

Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations.........................................................34

Figure 3-2: CPU 12V Power Connector Location.....................................................37

Figure 3-3: Fan Connector Locations .......................................................................38

Figure 3-4: Front Panel Connector Location............................................................40

Figure 3-5: Digital I/O Connector Location...............................................................41

Figure 3-6: IDE Device Connector Location.............................................................42

Figure 3-7: IR Connector Location............................................................................44

Figure 3-8: Mini PCI Slot Location.............................................................................45

Figure 3-9: PCI Express x16 Slot Location...............................................................47

Figure 3-10: Power Connector Location...................................................................49

Figure 3-11: Serial Port Connector Location............................................................51

Figure 3-12: SATA Drive Connector Locations........................................................52

Figure 3-13: TPM Connector Location......................................................................53

Figure 3-14: Internal USB Connector Locations......................................................54

Figure 3-15: MICA Series External Interface Connectors.......................................55

Figure 3-16: Audio Connector....................................................................................56

Figure 3-17: VGA Connector......................................................................................57

Figure 3-18: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector ....................................................................58

Figure 3-19: PS/2 Pinouts...........................................................................................59

Figure 3-20: External Serial Port Connector ............................................................60

Figure 4-1: Intel LGA775 Socket................................................................................68

Figure 4-2: Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield...........................................69

Figure 4-3: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate ..........................................................69

Figure 4-4: Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU ..............................................................70

Figure 4-5: CyberResearch LGA-775 Cooling Kit....................................................71

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Figure 4-6: Securing the Heat sink to the PCB Board.............................................72

Figure 4-7: Installing the DIMM Module ....................................................................74

Figure 4-8: Locking the DIMM Module ......................................................................74

Figure 4-9: Connection of IDE Connector ................................................................75

Figure 4-10 Jumper.....................................................................................................76

Figure 4-11: Jumper Locations..................................................................................77

Figure 6-1: InstallShield Wizard Preparation Screen............................................ 133

Figure 6-2: Welcome Screen................................................................................... 133

Figure 6-3: License Agreement............................................................................... 134

Figure 6-4: Readme Information............................................................................. 134

Figure 6-5: Restart the Computer........................................................................... 135

Figure 6-6: Starting Install Shield Wizard Screen................................................. 136

Figure 6-7: Preparing Setup Screen....................................................................... 136

Figure 6-8: VGA Driver Installation Welcome Screen........................................... 137

Figure 6-9: VGA Driver License Agreement.......................................................... 137

Figure 6-10: VGA Driver Installing Notice.............................................................. 138

Figure 6-11: VGA Driver Installation Complete..................................................... 138

Figure 6-12: Access Windows Control Panel........................................................ 139

Figure 6-13: Double Click the System Icon ........................................................... 140

Figure 6-14: Double Click the Device Manager Tab.............................................. 140

Figure 6-15: Device Manager List........................................................................... 141

Figure 6-16: Search for Suitable Driver.................................................................. 141

Figure 6-17: Locate Driver Files.............................................................................. 142

Figure 6-18: Location Browsing Window............................................................... 143

Figure 6-19: InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files................................................ 143

Figure 6-20: Audio Driver Install Shield Wizard Starting ..................................... 144

Figure 6-21: Audio Driver Setup Preparation........................................................ 144

Figure 6-22: Audio Driver Digital Signal ................................................................ 145

Figure 6-23: Audio Driver Installation Continues ................................................. 145

Figure 6-24: Audio Driver Installation Complete................................................... 146

Figure 6-25: Preparing Setup Screen..................................................................... 147

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List of Tables

Table 1-1: Technical Specifications ..........................................................................20

Table-2-1: Supported CPUs........................................................................................23

Table 2-2: Power Consumption .................................................................................30

Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................36

Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors.............................................................................36

Table 3-3: On-board Jumpers....................................................................................37

Table 3-4: CPU 12V Power Connector Pinouts........................................................38

Table 3-5: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts....................................................................39

Table 3-6: System Fan Connector Pinouts...............................................................39

Table 3-7: Front Panel Connector Pinouts ...............................................................40

Table 3-8: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts ..................................................................41

Table 3-9: IDE Connector Pinouts.............................................................................43

Table 3-10: IR Connector Pinouts..............................................................................44

Table 3-11: Mini PCI Slot Pinouts..............................................................................46

Table 3-12: PCIe x16 Side A Pinouts.........................................................................48

Table 3-13: PCIe x16 Side B Pinouts.........................................................................49

Table 3-14: Power Connector Pinouts ......................................................................50

Table 3-15: Serial Port Connector Pinouts...............................................................51

Table 3-16: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts.............................................................52

Table 3-17: TPM Connector Pinouts..........................................................................54

Table 3-18: USB1 and USB2 Pinouts.........................................................................55

Table 3-19: VGA Connector Pinouts .........................................................................57

Table 3-20: LAN1 and LAN2 Pinouts.........................................................................58

Table 3-21: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs............................................................58

Table 3-22: PS/2 Connector Pinouts .........................................................................59

Table 3-23: External Serial Port Pinouts...................................................................60

Table 3-24: External USB Connector Pinouts..........................................................61

Table 4-1: CyberResearch Provided Cables.............................................................75

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Table 4-2: On-board Jumpers....................................................................................77

Table 4-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings ..................................................................78

Table 4-4: JP2 Jumper Settings.................................................................................79

Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys...............................................................................84

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List of BIOS Menus

BIOS Menu 1: Main......................................................................................................85

BIOS Menu 2: Advanced.............................................................................................87

BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration..............................................................................88

BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration ...............................................................................89

BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration..........................................91

BIOS Menu 6: Super IO Configuration......................................................................95

BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration.........................................................99

BIOS Menu 8: ACPI Configuration.......................................................................... 102

BIOS Menu 9: General ACPI Configuration [Advanced\ ACPI Configuration]... 103

BIOS Menu 10: APM Configuration........................................................................ 104

BIOS Menu 11: MPS Configuration ........................................................................ 107

BIOS Menu 12: Smbios Configuration [Advanced] .............................................. 108

BIOS Menu 13: Remote Access Configuration [Advanced] ................................ 109

BIOS Menu 14: USB Configuration......................................................................... 113

BIOS Menu 15: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration.................................... 115

BIOS Menu 16: Boot................................................................................................. 116

BIOS Menu 17: Boot Settings Configuration......................................................... 117

BIOS Menu 18: Boot Device Priority Settings....................................................... 120

BIOS Menu 19: Removable Drives.......................................................................... 122

BIOS Menu 20: Security........................................................................................... 123

BIOS Menu 21: Chipset............................................................................................ 124

BIOS Menu 22:NorthBridge Chipset Configuration.............................................. 126

BIOS Menu 23:Exit ................................................................................................... 129

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Glossary

AC ’97 Audio Codec 97
ACPI Advanced Configuration and

Power Interface
APM Advanced Power Management
ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device
ASKIR Shift Keyed Infrared
ATA Advanced Technology

Attachments
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
CFII Compact Flash Type 2
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide

Semiconductor
CPU Central Processing Unit
Codec Compressor/Decompressor
COM Serial Port
DAC Digital to Analog Converter
DDR Double Data Rate

HDD Hard Disk Drive
IDE Integrated Data Electronics
I/O Input/Output
ICH4 I/O Controller Hub 4
L1 Cache Level 1 Cache
L2 Cache Level 2 Cache
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LPT Parallel Port Connector
LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling
MAC Media Access Controller
OS Operating System
PCI Peripheral Connect Interface
PIO Programmed Input Output
PnP Plug and Play
POST Power On Self Test
RAM Random Access Memory

SATA Serial ATA
DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module
DIO Digital Input/Output
DMA Direct Memory Access
EIDE Enhanced IDE
EIST Enhanced Int el SpeedStep

Technology
FDD Floppy Disk Drive
FDC Floppy Disk Connector
FFIO Flexible File Input/Output
FIFO First In/First Out
FSB Front Side Bus
IrDA Infrared Data Association

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S.M.A.R.T Self Monitoring Analysis and

Reporting Technology
SPD Serial Presence Detect
S/PDI Sony/Philips Digital Interface
SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random

Access Memory
SIR Serial Infrared
UART Universal Asynchronous

Receiver-transmitter
USB Universal Serial Bus
VGA Video Graphics Adapter

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1

1 Introduction

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2 MICA Series Overview

The Mini-ITX form factor MICA Series with Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D CPU
platform is fully equipped with latest technology and advanced multi-mode I/Os.

2.1.1 MICA Applications

The MICA is designed for applications in the following areas:

 Industrial and hard environment PC applications
 Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications
 Communication and network monitoring applications
 Marine, GPS and transportation applications
 Financial, retail and kiosk applications
 Medical applications

2.1.2 MICA Series Benefits

Some of the MICA Series benefits include:

 Dual-core Intel® processor support
 DDR2 memory technology support

o Dual-channel DDR2 memory technology at 667MHz
o Up to 10.7GB/s of peak memory bandwidth

 SATA II with 3.0Gb/s transfer rate
 Dual PCIe GbE enhance high performance in network
 Multiple storage option integration including

40 Pin IFM or 2.5”HDD

o
o Four SATA II ports support

 Supports PCI Express x16 high-performance graphic card

o 8-cm low profile
o DVI/VGA/HDTV/LVDS output

 Low profile design for embedded chassis

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2.1.3 MICA Series Features

Some of the MICA Series features are listed below:

 Complies with RoHS
 Supports Intel® Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D CPUs
 Supports a maximum front side bus (FSB) speed up to 1066MHz
 Supports up to 2GB of 400MHz, 533MHz or 667MHz of DDR2 memory
 Comes with two high performance gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controller
 Supports four SATA channels with transfer rates up to 3.0Gb/s
 Supports eight USB 2.0 devices

2.2 MICA Series Board Overview

Figure 2-1: MICA Series Board Overview

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2.2.1 MICA Series Connectors

The MICA Series has the following connectors on-board:

 1 x CPU 12V power connector
 2 x DDR2 DIMM sockets
 2 x Fan connectors
 1 x Front panel connector
 1 x Digital Input/Output connector
 1 x IDE Interface connector
 1 x IR interface connector
 1 x Mini PCI slot
 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
 1 x Power connector
 1 x Serial port connector
 4 x SATA II connectors
 1 x TPM connector
 2 x USB connectors

The MICA Series has the following connectors on the board rear panel:

 2 x Audio jacks
 1 x CRT connector
 2 x Ethernet connectors
 2 x Keyboard/Mouse connectors
 3 x Serial port connectors
 4 x USB 2.0 ports

The MICA Series has the following on-board jumpers:

 Clear CMOS
 COM2 mode selection (RS-232/422/485)

The location of these connectors on the motherboard can be seen in Figure 1-1. These
connectors are fully described in Chapter 3.

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2.2.2 Technical Specifications

MICA Series technical spec ifications are listed in Table 2-1. Detailed descriptions of each
specification can be found in Chapter 3 Detailed Specifications.

SPECIFICATION

CPUs Supported

Chipset

I/O Controller

Graphics Support

Display

Memory

PCI Bus Interface

®

Intel

Pentium® 4 / Pentium® D / Celeron® D

FSB 533/800/1066MHz

Intel 945G Express Chipset:

®

-Intel

82945G Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)

®

ICH7 I/O Controller Hub (ICH)

-Intel

ICH7

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

CRT

Dual channel DDR2 400/533/667MHz memory modules (Max.
2GB)

33MHz, Revision 2.3

Serial ATA (SATA)

HDD Interface

USB Interfaces

Serial Ports

Extension

Super I/O

IrDA

Digital I/O

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Four SATA II connectors with 3.0Gb/s transfer rates

One IDE channel support two Ultra AT A 100 devices

Eight USB 2.0 connectors supported

Four COM ports

One PCIe x16 graphic port
One Mini PCI slot

ITE8712

By super I/O

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Audio Interfaces

Ethernet

One Audio Code c ’97 (AC’97) version 2.3 connector

Dual Broadcom BCM5787 for PCI Express GbE with ASF2.0
remote control support

BIOS

Power

Physical Dimensions

Operating Temperature

AMI BIOS Label

ATX power

170mm x 170mm (width x length)

Minimum: 0ºC (32°F)
Maximum: 60°C (140°F)

Table 2-1: Technical Specifications

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3.1 Overview

This chapter describes the specifications and on-board features of the MICA Series in
detail.

3.2 Dimensions

3.2.1 Board Dimensions

The dimensions of the board are listed below:

 Length: 170mm
 Width: 170mm

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Figure 3-1: MICA Series Dimensions (mm)

3.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions

External interface panel dimensions are shown in Figure 3-2.

Figure 3-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)

3.3 CPU Support

Table-3-1 lists the CPUs supported by the MICA Series board.

Model Clock Speed L2 Cache Max. FSB Socket

Intel® Pentium® D

Intel® Pentium® 4

Intel® Celeron® D

Table-3-1: Supported CPUs

2.80 to 3.60 GHz 1 to 2 MB 1066 MHz LGA775

2.66 to 3.80 GHz 1 to 2 MB 800 MHz LGA775

2.13 to 3.33 GHz 256 to 512 KB 533 MHz LGA775

3.3.1 Intel® Pentium® D

The Intel® Pentium® D processor comes with the following features:

 The two full processing cores make it easy to handle multiple applications,

multimedia entertainment and digital photo editing simultaneously

 Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T) enables the

processor to execute operating systems and applications written to t ake
advantage of the Intel EM64T.

 Intel Speedstep® technology allows trad eoffs to be made between

performance and power consumption.

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The Execute Disable Bit feature allows memory to be marked as executable

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or non-executable.

3.3.2 Intel® Pentium® 4

The Intel® Pentium® 4 processor comes with the following features:

 Hyper-threading Technology improves system responsiveness and increases

productivity and efficiency.

 Improved Power Management with Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
 Improved performance by allowing the system to address more than 4 GB of

both virtual and physical memory.

 Execute Disable Bit prevent certain classes of malicious "buffer overflow"

attacks when combined with a supporting operating system.

3.3.3 Intel® Celeron® D

The Intel® Celeron® D processor comes with the following features:

 Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology enhances Intel 32-bit architecture,

giving the processor platform access to larger amounts of memory.

 512KB Level 2 Cache enables improved overall system performance by

giving the core faster access to larger amounts of the data used most often.

 Streaming SIMD Extensions Accelerates performance on a wide variety of

applications including multimedia, video and audio.

 Minimize the acoustic noise levels generated from running the fan at higher

speed for thermal performance.

3.4 On-board Chipset

3.4.1 Intel® 945G Express Chipset

The Intel® 945G Express Chipset consists of the following chipsets preinstalled on the
board:

 Intel
 Intel

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82945G GMCH

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ICH7 ICH

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