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



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

®

82945G GMCH

®

ICH7 ICH

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The following two sections (Section 3.4.2 and Section 3.4.3) list some of the features of

®

the Intel
chipsets please refer to the Intel website.

82945G and the Intel® ICH7 chipsets. For more information on these two

3.4.2 Intel® 82945G Graphics and Memory Controller Hub

The Intel® 82945G GMCH comes with the following features:

 Supports Intel® Viiv™ Technology
 PCI Express x16 interface supports the latest high-performance graphics

cards

 PCI Express x1 interface delivers faster access to peripheral devices and

networking

 Boosts graphics performance to deliver richer visual color and picture clarity

without additional graphics cards

 Integrated audio support enables premium sound and deliver features such

as multiple audio streams and jack re-tasking.

 Dual-channel DDR2 memory support

3.4.3 Intel® ICH7 I/O Controller Hub

The Intel® ICH7 ICH comes with the following features:

 PCI Express

o Four PCI Express root ports
o Supports PCI Express 1.0a
o Support for full 2.5 Gb/s bandwidth in each direction per x1 lane

 Integrated serial ATA host controller with data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s
 Integrated IDE controller

o Independent timing of up to two dirves
o Ultra ATA/100/66/33, BMIDE and PIC modes
o Tri-state modes to enable swap bay

 Integrated LAN controller

o Supports IEEE 802.3
o 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet support

 AC-Link for audio and telephony CODECs
 Intel Matrix Storage Technology

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o Protection against data loss from a hard drive failure

 High-speed SATA II storage interface with 3.0 Gb/s transfer rate
 Power management logic

o Supports ACPI 3.0
o PCI PME# support

 SMBus

o Flexible SMBus/SMLink architecture to optimize for ASF
o Provides independent manageability bus through SMLink interface
o Support SMBus 2.0 Specification

3.5 Graphics Support

The graphics features listed below are all integrated on the Intel 82945G GMCH.

 Built-in support of consumer electronic displays allows native high-definition

displays with 720p or 1080i resolutions

 Support for dual-independent display
 Enhance modes for wide screen flat panels and optimized 3D
 Support ADD2 and Media Expansion Cards (MECs)

o Combine several video output options (DVI, dual independent display,

component, composite, HDTV and LVDS) in a single-card solution

o MECs enable video input capability and PVR functionality
o Support a wide range of display types and configurations

3.6 Memory Support

The MICA Series has two DDR2 DIMM sockets and supports two 400MHz, 533MHz or
667MHz DDR2 DIMM with a maximum RAM of up to 2GB.

3.7 PCI Bus Interface Support

The PCI bus on the MICA Series has the following features:

 33MHz Revision 2.3 is implemented
 64-bit addressing on PCI using DAC protocol is supported

3.8 GbE Ethernet

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The BCM5787 is a seventh generation 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet LAN controller
solution for high performance network applications. The device combines a triple-speed
IEEE 802.3 compliant Media Access Controller (MAC) with a triple-speed Ethernet
transceiver, PCIe bus interface, and on-chip buffer memory in a single device. The device
is fabricated in a 1.2V CMOS process providing a low-power system solution. The GbE
controller features are below.

 Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
 10/100/1000 full/half-duplex MAC
 Automatic MDI crossover function
 Supports PCIe v1.0a
 Wake-on-LAN support meeting the ACPI requirements
 Statistics for SNMP MIB II, Ethernet-like MIB and Ethernet MIB (802.3z,

clause 30)

 Serial EEPROM or serial flash supported
 JT A G sup po rted
 196-FBGA package

3.9 Drive Interfaces

The MICA Series can support the following drive interfaces.

 4 x SATA drives
 2 x IDE devices

3.9.1 SATA Drives

The MICA Series supports four SATA II drives with transfer rates of up to 3.0 Gb/s.

3.9.2 IDE Interfaces

The MICA Series IDE controller supports up to two IDE devices with the following
specifications:

 Supports PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB/s
 Supports Ultra ATA 100 devices with data transfer rates up to 100MB/s

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3.10 Serial Ports

The MICA Series has four high-speed UART serial ports. The serial ports have the
following specifications.

 16C550 UART with 16-byte FIFO buffer
 115.2Kbps transmission rate

3.11 Real Time Clock

256-byte battery backed CMOS SRAM

3.12 Infrared Data Association (IrDA) Interface

The MICA Series IrDA supports the following interfaces.

 Serial Infrared (SIR)
 Shift Keyed Infrared (ASKIR)

If an IrDA port is need, COM2 must be configured as either SIR or ASKIR mode in the
BIOS under Super IO devices. Normal RS-232 COM2 is then disabled.

3.13 USB Interfaces

The MICA Series supports eight USB interfaces, four internal and four external. The USB
interfaces support USB 2.0.

3.14 BIOS

The MICA Series uses a licensed copy of AMI BIOS. The features of the flash BIOS used
are listed below:

 SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant
 Console redirection function support
 PXE (Pre-Boot Execution Environment ) support
 USB booting support

3.15 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control

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The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the MICA Series are listed bel ow.

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

A cooling fan and heat sink must be installed on the CPU. Thermal paste must be
smeared on the lower side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU. Heat sinks
are also mounted on the chipsets to ensure the operating temperature of these chips
remain low.

3.16 Audio Codec

The MICA Series has an integrated REALTEK ALC655 CODEC. The ALC655 CODEC is
a 16-bit, full-duplex AC'97 Rev. 2.3 compatible six-channel audio CODEC designed for PC
multimedia systems, including host/soft audio and AMR/CNR-based designs. Some of the
features of the codec are listed below.

 Meets performance requirements for audio on PC99/2001 systems
 Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
 16-bit Stereo full-duplex CODEC with 48KHz sampling rate
 Compliant with AC'97 Rev 2.3 specifications
 Front-Out, Surround-Out, MIC-In and LINE-In Jack Sensing
 14.318MHz -> 24.576MHz PLL to eliminate crystal
 12.288MHz BITCLK input
 Integrated PCBEEP generator to save buzzer
 Interrupt capability
 Three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control, LINE_IN, CD,

AUX

 High-quality differential CD input
 Two analog line-level mono inputs: PCBEEP , PHONE-IN
 Two software selectable MIC inputs
 Dedicated Front-MIC input for front panel applications (software selectable)
 Boost preamplifier for MIC input
 LINE input shared with surround output; MIC input shared with Center and

LFE output

 Built-in 50mW/20ohm amplifier for both Front-out and Surround-Out

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External Amplifier Power Down (EAPD) capability


 Power management and enhanced power saving features
 Supports Power-Off CD function
 Adjustable VREFOUT control
 Supports 48KHz S/PDIF output, complying with AC'97 Rev 2.3 specifications
 Supports 32K/44.1K/48KHz S/PDIF input
 Power support: Digital: 3.3V; Analog: 3.3V/5V
 Standard 48-pin LQFP package
 EAX™ 1.0 & 2.0 compatible
 Direct Sound 3D™ compatible
 A3D™ compatible
 I3DL2 compatible
 HRTF 3D positional audio
 10-band software equalizer
 Voice can cellation and key shifting in Karaoke mode
 AVRack® Media Player
 Configuration Panel for improved user convenience

3.17 Power Consumption

Table 3-2 shows the power consumption parameters for the MICA Series when a Pentium

4 processor with a clock speed of 3.06GHz is running with four DDR2 533MHz 1GB DIMM
module.

Voltage Current

+5V 1.8A

+12V 5.81A

+3.3V 3.49A

5VSB 0.37A

Table 3-2: Power Consumption

3.18 Packaged Contents and Optional Accessory Items

3.18.1 Package Contents

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The MICA Series is shipped with the following components.

 1 x MICA Series single board computer
 1 x IDE flat cable
 2 x SATA cables
 1 x SATA power cable
 1 x I/O shielding
 1 x Mini jumper pack
 1 x Utility CD
 1 x Quick Installation Guide

3.18.2 Optional Accessory Items

The items shown in the list below are optional accessory items are purchased separately.

 ATI M56P mobile grade PCI Express Graphic Card with VGA, DVI, 1080i

HDTV and dual channel 24-bit LVDS interface

 RS-232/422/485 cable
 USB cable
 CPU cooler

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Chapter

3

4 Connectors and

Jumpers

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4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors

Section 4.1.1 shows peripheral interface connector locations. Section 4.1.2 lists all the
peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4.1.1.

4.1.1 MICA Series Layout

Figure 4-1 shows the on-board peripheral connectors, backplane peripheral connectors

and on-board jumpers.

Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations

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4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors

Table 4-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the MICA Series. Detailed
descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.2.

Connector Type Label

ATX + CPU 12V power connector 4-pin header CPU12V1

DDR2 DIMM socket 240-pin slot DIMM1

DDR2 DIMM socket 240-pin slot DIMM2

Fan connector (CPU) 4-pin header CPUFAN1

Fan connector (System) 3-pin header SYSFAN1

Front panel connector 14-pin header F_PANEL1

Digital Input/Output connector 10-pin header DIO1

IDE Interface connector 40-pin header IDE1

IR Interface connector 5-pin header IR1

Mini PCI connector 124-pin Mini PCI Type III slot MPCI1

PCI Express x16 socket PCI Express x16 slot PCIE1

Power connector 24-pin connector PWR1

Serial port connector 14-pin header COM3

SATA drive connector (1) 7-pin SATA connector SATA_P0

SATA drive connector (2) 7-pin SATA connector SATA_P1

SATA drive connector (3) 7-pin SATA connector SATA_S0

SATA drive connector (4) 7-pin SATA connector SATA_S1

TPM connector 20-pin header TPM1

USB connector (1) 8-pin header USB1

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USB connector (2) 8-pin header USB2

Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors

4.1.3 Rear Panel Connectors

Table 4-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the MICA Series. Detailed descriptions of
these connectors can be found in Section 4.3.

Connector Type Label

Audio Jacks Audio connector CN3

CRT connector 15-pin female connector CN5

Ethernet connector (1) RJ-45 connector CN1

Ethernet connector (2) RJ-45 connector CN2

Keyboard/Mouse connector 6-pin mini din connector KBMS1

Serial port connector (1) DB-9 male connector CN4

Serial port connector (2) DB-9 male connector CN4

Serial port connector (3) DB-9 male connector CN5

USB 2.0 port (1) USB port connector CN1

USB 2.0 port (2) USB port connector CN2

Table 4-2: Rear Panel Connectors

4.1.4 On-board Jumpers

Table 4-3 lists the on-board jumpers. Detailed descriptions of these jumpers can be found
in Section 5.6.

Description Label Type

Clear CMOS JP5 2-pin header

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COM2 mode selection JP2 3-pin header

Table 4-3: On-board Jumpers

4.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors

Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible
when the motherboard is outside of the chassis. T his sect ion h as c omplete des cript ion s of
all the internal, peripheral connectors on the MICA Series.

4.2.1 ATX + CPU 12V Power Connector

CN Label: CPU12V1

CN Type: 4-pin headers (1x4)

CN Location: See Figure 4-2

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-4

The connector supports the 12V power supply.

Figure 4-2: CPU 12V Power Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

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1 GND 2 GND

3 +12V 4 +12V

Table 4-4: CPU 12V Power Connector Pinouts

4.2.2 Fan Connectors

CN Label: CPUFAN1 and SYSFAN1

CN Type: 4-pin header and 3-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 4-3

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-5 and Table 4-6

The cooling fan connectors on the MICA Series provide a 12V, 500mA current to a CPU
cooling fan and a system cooling fan. All cooling fans have linear fan speed controlled by
BIOS.

Figure 4-3: Fan Connector Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

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1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Rotation Signal
4 Control

Table 4-5: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Rotation Signal

Table 4-6: System Fan Connector Pinouts

4.2.3 Front Panel Connector

CN Label: F_PANEL1

CN Type: 14-pin header (2x7)

CN Location: See Figure 4-4

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-7

The front panel connector connects to several external switches and indicators to monitor
and control the motherboard. These indicators and switches include:

 Power
 ATX Power button
 Reset button
 Speaker
 HDD

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Figure 4-4: Front Panel Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 LED+ 2 BUZZER­3 N/C 4 N/C
5 LED- (GND) 6 N/C
7 POWER BUTTON- 8 VCC
9 POWER BUTTON+ 10 N/C
11 IDE_LED+ 12 RESET
13 IDE_LED - 14 GND

Table 4-7: Front Panel Connector Pinouts

4.2.4 Digital Input/Output Connector

CN Label: DIO1

CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5)

CN Location: See Figure 4-5

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-8

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The DIO connector is managed through a Super I/O chip. The DIO connector pins are
user programmable. The digital IO port of MICA Series is 5V CMOS level.

Figure 4-5: Digital I/O Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GROUND 2 VCC
3 DGPI0 4 DGPO0
5 DGPI1 6 DGPO1
7 DGPI2 8 DGPO2
9 DGPI3 10 DGPO3

Table 4-8: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts

4.2.5 IDE Connector

CN Label: IDE1

CN Type: 40-pin header (2x20)

CN Location: See Figure 4-6

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-9

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One primary 40-pin IDE device connector on the MICA Series motherboard supports
connectivity to ATA 100 IDE devices with data transfer rates up to 100MB/s.

Figure 4-6: IDE Device Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 RESET# 2 GROUND

3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8

5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10

9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11
11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12

13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13
15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14

17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15
19 GROUND 20 N/C

21 DRQ 22 GROUND

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

23 IOW# 24 GROUND

25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 CHRDY 28 REV. PULL LOW

29 DACK 30 GROUND-DEFAULT
31 INTERRUPT 32 N/C

33 SA1 34 N/C
35 SA0 36 SA2

37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND

Table 4-9: IDE Connector Pinouts

4.2.6 IR Interface Connector

CN Label: IR1

CN Type: 5-pin header (1x5)

CN Location: See Figure 4-7

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-10

The integrated infrared (IrDA) connector supports both Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude
Shift Key Infrared (ASKIR) interfaces.

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Figure 4-7: IR Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 VCC

2 NC
3 IR-RX

4 Ground
5 IR-TX

Table 4-10: IR Connector Pinouts

4.2.7 Mini PCI Slot

CN Label: MPCI1

CN Type: 124-pin Mini PCI Type III slot

CN Location: See Figure 4-8

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-11

Mini PCI is a small form factor version of a PCI card. Mini PCI expansion devices can be
inserted into the Mini PCI slot.

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Figure 4-8: Mini PCI Slot Location

PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME

1 TIP 32 GROUND 63 3.3V 94 AD[02]

2 RING 33 AD[31] 64 FRAME# 95 AD[03]

3 8PMJ-3 34 PME# 65 CLKRUN# 96 AD[00]

4 8PMJ-1 35 AD[29] 66 TRDY# 97 5V

5 8PMJ-6 36 RESERVED 67 SERR# 98 RESERVED_WIP5

6 8PMJ-2 37 GROUND 68 STOP# 99 AD[01]

7 8PMJ-7 38 AD[30] 69 GROUND 100 RESERVED_WIP5

8 8PMJ-4 39 AD[27] 70 3.3V 101 GROUND

9 8PMJ-8 40 3.3V 71 PERR# 102 GROUND

10 8PMJ-5 41 AD[25] 72 DEVSEL# 103 AC_SYNC

11 LED1_GRNP 42 AD[28] 73 C/BE[1]# 104 M66EN

12 LED2_YELP 43 RESERVED 74 GROUND 105 AC_SDATA_IN

13 LED1_GRNN 44 AD[26] 75 AD[14] 106 AC_SDATA_OUT

14 LED2_YELN 45 C/BE[3]# 76 AD[15] 107 AC_BIT_CLK

15 CHSGND 46 AD[24] 77 GROUND 108 AC_CODEC_ID0#

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16 RESERVED 47 AD[23] 78 AD[13] 109 AC_CODEC_ID 1#

17 INTB# 48 IDSEL 79 AD[12] 110 AC_RESET#

18 5V 49 GROUND 80 AD[11] 111 MOD_AUDIO_MON

19 3.3V 50 GROUND 81 AD[10] 112 RESERVED

20 INTA# 51 AD[21] 82 GROUND 113 AUDIO_GND

21 RESERVED 52 AD[22] 83 GROUND 114 GROUND

22 RESERVED 53 AD[19] 84 AD[09] 115 SYS_AUDIO_OUT

23 GROUND 54 AD[20] 85 AD[08] 116 SYS_AUDIO_IN

24 3.3VAUX 55 GROUND 86 C/BE[0]# 117 SYS_AUDIO_OUT GND

25 CLK 56 PAR 87 AD[07] 118 SYS_AUDIO_IN GND

26 RST# 57 AD[17] 88 3.3V 119 AUDIO_GND

27 GROUND 58 AD[18] 89 3.3V 120 AUDIO_GND

28 3.3V 59 C/BE[2]# 90 AD[06] 121 RESERVED

29 REQ# 60 AD[16] 91 AD[05] 122 MPCIACT#

30 GNT# 61 IRDY# 92 AD[04] 123 VCC5VA

31 3.3V 62 Ground 93 RESERVED 124 3.3VAUX

Table 4-11: Mini PCI Slot Pinouts

4.2.8 PCI Express x16 Slot

CN Label: PCIE1

CN Type: 164-pin PCIe x16 slot

CN Location: See Figure 4-9

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-12 (Side A) Table 4-13 (Side B)

PCIe x16 expansion devices can be inserted into the PCIe x16 slot.

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Figure 4-9: PCI Express x16 Slot Location

PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME

A1 Name A22 HSIn(1) A43 HSIp(6) A64 HSIp(11)

A2 PRSNT#1 A23 GND A44 HSIn(6) A65 HSIn(11)
A3 +12v A24 GND A45 GND A66 GND

A4 +12v A25 HSIp(2) A46 GND A67 GND
A5 GND A26 HSIn(2) A47 HSIp(7) A68 HSIp(12)

A6 JTAG2 A27 GND A48 HSIn(7) A69 HSIn(12)
A7 JTAG3 A28 GND A49 GND A70 GND

A8 JTAG4 A29 HSIp(3) A50 RSVD A71 GND
A9 JTAG5 A30 HSIn(3) A51 GND A72 HSIp(13)

A10 +3.3v A31 GND A52 HSIp(8) A73 HSIn(13)
A11 +3.3v A32 RSVD A53 HSIn(8) A74 GND

A12 PWRGD A33 RSVD A54 GND A75 GND

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A13 GND A34 GND A55 GND A76 HSIp(14)

A14 REFCLK+ A35 HSIp(4) A56 HSIp(9) A77 HSIn(14)
A15 REFCLK- A36 HSIn(4) A57 HSIn(9) A78 GND

A16 GND A37 GND A58 GND A79 GND
A17 HSIp(0) A38 GND A59 GND A80 HSIp(15)

A18 HSIn(0) A39 HSIp(5) A60 HSIp(10) A81 HSIn(15)
A19 GND A40 HSIn(5) A61 HSIn(10) A82 GND

A20 RSVD A41 GND A62 GND
A21 GND A42 GND A63 GND

Table 4-12: PCIe x16 Side A Pinouts

PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME

B1 +12v B22 GND B43 GND B64 GND

B2 +12v B23 HSOp(2) B44 GND B65 GND
B3 RSVD B24 HSOn(2) B45 HSOp(7) B66 HSOp(12)

B4 GND B25 GND B46 HSOn(7) B67 HSOn(12)
B5 SMCLK B26 GND B47 GND B68 GND

B6 SMDAT B27 HSOp(3) B48 PRSNT#2 B69 GND
B7 GND B28 HSOn(3) B49 GND B70 HSOp(13)

B8 +3.3v B29 GND B50 HSOp(8) B71 HSOn(13)
B9 JTAG1 B30 RSVD B51 HSOn(8) B72 GND

B10 3.3Vaux B31 PRSNT#2 B52 GND B73 GND
B11 WAKE# B32 GND B53 GND B74 HSOp(14)

B12 RSVD B33 HSOp(4) B54 HSOp(9) B75 HSOn(14)
B13 GND B34 HSOn(4) B55 HSOn(9) B76 GND

B14 HSOp(0) B35 GND B56 GND B77 GND
B15 HSOn(0) B36 GND B57 GND B78 HSOp(15)

B16 GND B37 HSOp(5) B58 HSOp(10) B79 HSOn(15)
B17 PRSNT#2 B38 HSOn(5) B59 HSOn(10) B80 GND

B18 GND B39 GND B60 GND B81 PRSNT#2
B19 HSOp(1) B40 GND B61 GND B82 RSVD#2

B20 HSOn(1) B41 HSOp(6) B62 HSOp(11)
B21 GND B42 HSOn(6) B63 HSOn(11)

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Table 4-13: PCIe x16 Side B Pinouts

4.2.9 ATX Power Connector

CN Label: PWR1

CN Type: 24-pin connector

CN Location: See Figure 4-10

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-14

This 24-pin power connector supports the ATX powe r supply.

Figure 4-10: Power Connector Location

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 +3.3V 13 Ground
2 +3.3V 14 PS-ON
3 Ground 15 Ground
4 +5V 16 Ground
5 Ground 17 Ground
6 5V 18 NC
7 Ground 19 +5V
8 Power Good 20 +5V
9 +5VSB 21 +12V
10 +12V 22 +5V
11 +3.3V 23 +3.3V
12 -12V 24 Ground

Table 4-14: Power Connector Pinouts

4.2.10 Serial Port Connector

CN Label: COM3

CN Type: 14-pin header (2x5)

CN Location: See Figure 4-11

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-15

The serial ports connectors connect to RS-232 or RS-422/485 serial port device.

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Figure 4-11: Serial Port Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 DCD 2 DSR
3 RXD 4 RTS

5 TXD 6 CTS
7 DTR 8 RI

9 GROUND 10 NC
11 TX+ 12 TX-

13 RX+ 14 RX-

Table 4-15: Serial Port Connector Pinouts

4.2.11 SATA Drive Connectors

CN Label: SATA_P0, SATA _P1, SAT A_S0 and SATA_S1

CN Type: 1x7 pin SATA drive connectors

CN Location: See Figure 4-12

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CN Pinouts: See Table 4-16

The four SATA drive connectors are connected to four SATA II drives. SATA II drives
transfer data at speeds as high as 3.0Gb/s.

Figure 4-12: SATA Drive Connector Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND

Table 4-16: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts

4.2.12 TPM Connector

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CN Label: TPM1

CN Type: 20-pin connector

CN Location: See Figure 4-13

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-17

The TPM (Trusted Platform Module) connector is a device with a controller that is used to
check authenticity of digital signs and keys as well as other encryption and security
functions.

Figure 4-13: TPM Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 Clock 2 GND
3 Frame# 4 KEY
5 Reset# 6 +5V
7 LAD3 8 LAD2
9 +3.3V 10 LAD1
11 LAD0 12 GND

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13 SCL 14 SDA
15 +3.3V SBY 16 Serial IRQ
17 GND 18 NC
19 Power Down# 20 DRQ#

Table 4-17: TPM Connector Pinouts

4.2.13 Internal USB Connectors

CN Label: USB1 and USB2

CN Type: 8-pin header (2x4)

CN Location: See Figure 4-14

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-18

One 2x4 pin connector provides connectivity to two USB 2.0 ports. The USB ports are
used for I/O bus expansion.

Figure 4-14: Internal USB Connector Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

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1 USB Power 5 GND
2 DATA- 6 DATA+
3 DATA+ 7 DATA­4 GND 8 USB Power

Table 4-18: USB1 and USB2 Pinouts

4.3 External Interface Connectors

The peripheral connectors on the back panel are connected to devices externally when
the MICA Series is installed in a chassis. The peripheral connectors on the rear panel are:

 2 x Audio jacks
 1 x CRT connector
 2 x RJ-45 Ethernet connectors
 2 x Keyboard/mouse connectors
 3 x Serial port connectors
 4 x USB 2.0 connectors

Figure 4-15: MICA Series External Interface Connectors

4.3.1 Audio Connectors

CN Label: CN3

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CN Type: Audio jack

CN Location: See Figure 4-15 (labeled number 7)

CN Pinouts: See Figure 4-16

 Line Out port (Lime): Connects to a headp hone or a speaker. With

multi-channel configurations, this port can also connect to front speakers.

 Microphone (Pink): Connects a microphone.

Figure 4-16: Audio Connector

4.3.2 CRT Connector

CN Label: CN5

CN Type: 15-pin female connector

CN Location: See Figure 4-15 (labeled number 8)

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-19

The standard 15-pin VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD display monitor.

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Figure 4-17: VGA Connector

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 RED 2 GREEN
3 BLUE 4 NC
5 GND 6 GND
7 GND 8 GND
9 VCC/NC 10 GND
11 NC 12 DDC DAT
13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC
15 DDCCLK

Table 4-19: VGA Connector Pinouts

4.3.3 Ethernet Connectors

CN Label: CN1 and CN2

CN Type: RJ-45

CN Location: See Figure 4-15 (labeled number 4 and 6)

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-20

The MICA Series is equipped with two built-in GbE Ethernet controllers. The controllers
can connect to the LAN through two RJ-45 LAN connectors. There are two LEDs on the
connector indicating the status of LAN. The pin assignments are listed in the following
table:

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

2 TX0+ 8 TX3+
3 TX0- 9 TX3-

4 TX1+ 11 Active­5 TX2+ 12 Active+(Yellow)

6 TX2- 13 LINK (Green-10/100M)

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7 TX1- 14 LINK (Orange-1G)

Table 4-20: LAN1 and LAN2 Pinouts

Figure 4-18: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector

The RJ-45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs, one green and one yello w. The green
LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked. See

Table 4-21.

SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED

STATUS DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION

GREEN 10/100Mbps connection YELLOW Linked

ORANGE 1Gbps connection BLINKING Data Activity

Table 4-21: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs

4.3.4 Keyboard/Mouse Connector

CN Label: KBMS1

CN Type: PS/2 connector

CN Location: See Figure 4-15 (labeled number 1)

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-22

The MICA Series keyboard and mouse connectors are standard PS/2 connectors.

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Figure 4-19: PS/2 Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 KB DATA 7 MS DATA

2 NC 8 NC
3 GROUND 9 GROUND

4 KB VCC 10 MS VCC
5 KB CLOCK 11 MS CLOCK

6 NC 12 NC

Table 4-22: PS/2 Connector Pinouts

4.3.5 Serial Port Connectors

CN Label: CN4 and CN5

CN Type: DB-9

CN Location: See Figure 4-15 (labeled number 2)

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-23

The serial ports can be connected to a serial communications device directly.

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Figure 4-20: External Serial Port Connector

PIN Description

1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD)

2 RECEIVE DATA (RXD)
3 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD)

4 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR)
5 GROUND (GND)

6 DATA SET READY (DSR)
7 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)

8 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)
9 RING INDICATOR (RI)

Table 4-23: External Serial Port Pinouts

4.3.6 USB Connectors

CN Label: CN1 and CN2

CN Type: USB port

CN Location: See Figure 4-15 (labeled number 3 and 5)

CN Pinouts: See Table 4-24

USB devices can be connected directly to the USB connectors on the rear panel.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 VCC 5 VCC

2 DATA6- 6 DATA7-

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3 DATA6+ 7 DATA7+

4 GROUND 8 GROUND

Table 4-24: External USB Connector Pinouts

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Chapter

4

5 Installation and

Configuration

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5.1 Anti-static Precautions

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components,
including the MICA Series. (Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD.) It is therefore
critical that whenever the MICA Series (or any other electrical component) is handled, the
following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.

 Wear an anti-static wrist band: Wearing a simple anti-static wrist band can

help to prevent ESD from damaging the board.

 Self-grounding: Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting

material. During the time the board is handled, frequently touch any
conducting materials that are connected to the ground.

5.2 Installation Considerations

NOTE:

The following installation notices and installation considerations should be
read and understood before the motherboard is installed. All installation
notices pertaining to the installation of the motherboard should be strictly
adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe
damage of the motherboard and injury to the person installing the
motherboard.

5.2.1 Installation Notices

Before and during the installation of the MICA Series, please do the following:

 Read the user manual

o The user manual provides a complete description of the MICA Series,

installation instructions and configuration options.

 Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff (ESD)

o Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD. Wearing an ESD cuff

removes ESD from the body and helps prevent ESD damage.

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 Place the motherboard on an antistatic pad

o When installing or configuring the motherboard, place it on an antistatic

pad. This helps to prevent potential ESD damage.

 Turn off all power to the MICA Series

o When working with the motherboard, make sure that it is disconnected

from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system.

Before and during the installation of the MICA Series DO NOT:

 remove any of the stickers on the PCB board. These stickers are required for

warranty validation.

 use the product before verifying all the cables and power connectors are

properly connected.

 allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit, connector pins, or its

components.

5.3 Unpacking

NOTE:

If any of the items listed below are missing when the MICA Series is
unpacked, do not proceed with the installation and contact CyberResearch,
Inc..

5.3.1 Unpacking Precautions

Before installing the MICA Series, unpack the motherboard. Some components on MICA
Series are very sensitive to static electricity and can be damaged by a sudden rush of
power. To protect it from being damaged, follow these precautions:

 The user should ground them self to remove any static charge before

touching the MICA Seri es. To do so wear a grounded wrist strap at all times or
frequently touch any conducting materials that is connected to the ground.

 Handle the MICA Series by its edges. Do not touch the IC chips, leads or

circuitry if not necessary.

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Do not place a PCB on top of an anti-static bag. Only the inside of the bag is safe from
static discharge.

5.3.2 Checklist

When unpacking the MICA Series, please make sure that the package contains the
following items.

 1 x MICA Series single board computer
 1 x IDE flat cable
 2 x SATA cables
 1 x SATA power cable
 1 x I/O shielding
 1 x Mini jumper pack
 1 x Utility CD
 1 x Quick Installation Guide
 PCI Express Graphic Card (optional)
 RS-232/422/485 cable (optional)
 CPU cooler (optional)
 USB cable (optional)

If one or more of these items are missing, please contact CyberResearch, Inc. and do not
proceed any further with the installation.

5.4 MICA Series motherboard Installation

WARNING!

1. Never run the motherboard without an appropriate heat sink and cooler
that can be ordered from CyberResearch.

2. Be sure to use the CPU 12V power conn ector for the CPU power.

WARNING!

Please note that the installation instructions described in this manual should

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be carefully followed in order to avoid damage to the motherboard components
and injury to the user.

WARNING!

When installing electronic components onto the motherboard always take the
following anti-static precautions in order to prevent ESD damage to the
motherboard and other electronic components like the CPU an d DIMM
modules

The following components must be installed onto the motherboard or connected to the
motherboard during the installation process.

 CPU
 CPU cooling kit
 DDR2 memory modules
 Peripheral device connection

5.5 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation

5.5.1 CPU Selection: HT Functionality Requirements

Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology on your system requires meeting all of the platform
requirements listed below:

 CPU: An Intel® Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology must be installed
 Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology (that has been met

by the MICA Series)

 OS: An operating system that has optimizations for HT Technology

5.5.1.1 CPU Installation

WARNING:

CPUs are expensive and sensitive components. When installing the CPU

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please be careful not to damage it in anyway. Make sure the CPU is
installed properly and ensure that a heat sink and CPU cooling fan are
properly installed before the MICA Series is run.

If a heat sink and cooling fan are not properly installed both the CPU and
the board may be damaged.

The LGA775 socket is shown in Figure 5-1.

Figure 5-1: Intel LGA775 Socket

WARNING:

When handling the CPU, only hold it on the sides. DO NOT touch the pins
at the bottom of the CPU.

To install Socket LGA775 CPU onto the MICA Series, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Remove the protective cover. Remove the black protective cover by prying it

off the load plate. To remove the protective cover, locate the “REMOVE” sign
and use the fingernail to pry the protective cover off. (See Figure 5-2)

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Figure 5-2: Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield

Step 2: Open the socket. Disengage the load lever by pressing the lever down and

slightly outward to clear the retention tab. Rotate the load lever to a fully open
position. Then rotate the load plate towards the opposite directio n. (See Figure

5-3)

Figure 5-3: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate

Step 3: Inspect the CPU socket Make sure there are no bent pins and make sure the

socket contacts are free of foreign material. If any debris is found, remove it with
compressed air.

Step 4: Orientate the CPU properly. Make sure the IHS (Integrated Heat Sink) side is

facing upward.

Step 5: Correctly position the CPU. Match the Pin 1 mark with the cut edge on the

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CPU socket.

Step 6: Align the CPU pins. Locate pin 1 and the two orientation notches on the CPU.

Carefully match the two orientation notches on the CPU with the socket
alignment keys.

Step 7: Insert the CPU. Gently insert the CPU into the socket. If the CPU pins are

properly aligned, the CPU should slide into the CPU socket smoothly. See

Figure 5-4.

Figure 5-4: Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU

Step 8: Close the CPU socket. Close the load plate and engage the load lever by

pushing it back to its original position. Secure the load lever under the retention
tab on the side of CPU socket.

Step 9: Connect the CPU power connector . Connect the CPU 12V cable to the CPU

12V power connector after the cooling kit is installed.Step 0:

5.5.2 Socket LGA775 Cooling Kit Installation

WARNING:

It is strongly recommended that you DO NOT use the original heat

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sink and cooler provided by Intel on the MICA Series.

The MICA Series i s vertical ly mounted on a horizontal backplane, and
Intel’s heat sink does not come with a support bracket on the soldering
side, the PCB may be bent by the weight of the cooling kit.

CyberResearch’s cooling kit includes a support bracket that is combined
with the heat sink mounted on the CPU to counterweigh and balance the
load on both sides of the PCB.

Figure 5-5: CyberResearch LGA-775 Cooling Kit

The CyberResearch LGA775 CPU cooling kit shown in Figure 5-5 is comprised of a CPU
heat sink and a cooling fan.

NOTE:

Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of thermal
paste on the bottom of the heat sink. The thermal paste between the CPU
and the heat sink is important for optimum heat dissipation.

To install the cooling kit follow the instructions below.

Step 1: Place the cooling kit onto the socket LGA775 CPU. Make sure the CPU

cable can be properly routed when the cooling kit is installed.

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Step 2: Properly align the cooling kit. Make sure the four spring screw fasteners can

pass through the pre-drilled holes on the PCB.

Step 3: Mount the cooling kit. Gently place the cooling kit on top of the CPU. Make

sure the four threaded screws on the corners of the cooling kit properly pass
through the predrilled holes on the bottom of the PCB.

Step 4: Secure the cooling kit. From the solder side of the PCB, align the support

bracket to the screw threads on heat sink that were inserted through the PCB
holes. (See Figure 5-6)

Figure 5-6: Securing the Heat sink to the PCB Board

Step 5: Tighten the screws. Use a screwdriver to tighten the four screws. Tighten each

nut a few turns at a time and do not over-tighten the screws.

Step 6: Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector

on the MICA Serie s. Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips
and fan blades.Step 0:

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5.5.3 DIMM Module Installation

5.5.3.1 Purchasing the Memory Module

WARNING!

When purchasing the DIMM modules, make sure the modules are
compatible with the DIMM slot specified in Section 2.6 Memory
Support.

WARNING!

The board supports DDR2 DIMM modules only. DDR1 and DDR2 are
not compatible. If a DDR1 DIMM module is installed, the system m ay
be damaged and become inaccessible. Please only use DDR2 DIMM
modules.

5.5.3.2 DIMM Module Installation

The MICA Series has four DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets. Follow the steps below to install
the DIMM module.

Step 1: Make sure the two handles of the DIMM socket are in the "open" position,

leaning outward (Figure 5-7).

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Figure 5-7: Installing the DIMM Module

Step 2: Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the

socket. Press the DIMM module down into the socket until it clicks into position
and the two handles have automatically locked the memory module into place
(Figure 5-8).

Figure 5-8: Locking the DIMM Module

Step 3: To remove the memory module, push both handles outward, and the memory

module is ejected by the mechanism in the socket. Step 0:

5.5.4 Peripheral Device Connection

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Cables provided by CyberResearch that connect peripheral devices to the motherboard
are listed in Table 5-1. Cables not included in the kit must be separately purchased.

Quantity Type

1 IDE flat cable
2 SATA cables
1 SATA power cable

Table 5-1: CyberResearch Provided Cables

5.5.4.1 IDE Disk Drive Connector (IDE1)

The cable used to connect the motherboard to the IDE device is a standard 40-pin
ATA/100 flat cable. To connect an IDE device to the motherboard, follow the instructions
below.

Step 1: Find the IDE flat cable in the kit that came with the motherboard.

Step 2: Connect one end of the cable to the IDE connector on the motherboard. A keyed

pin on the IDE connector prevents it from being connected incorrectly.

Step 3: Locate the red wire on the other side of the cable that corresponds to the pin 1

connector.

Step 4: Connect the other side of the cable to the IDE device making sure that the pin 1

cable corresponds to pin 1 on the connector.Step 0:

Figure 5-9: Connection of IDE Connector

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NOTE:

When two IDE disk drives are connected together, back-end jumpers on
the drives must be used to configure one drive as a master and the other as
a slave.

5.5.4.2 COM Port Connectors

The MICA Series provides four serial ports interfaced through one 14-pin male headers
(COM3) and three DB-9 connector. The serial ports facilitate the connection to serial
devices or a communications network, e.g., terminal console.

5.6 On-board Jumpers

NOTE:

A jumper is a metal bridge that is
used to close an electrical circuit. It
consists of two metal pins and a sm all
metal clip (often protected by a plastic
cover) that slides over the pins to
connect them. To CLOSE/SHORT a
jumper means connecting the pins of
the jumper with the plastic clip and to
OPEN a jumper means removing the
plastic clip from a jumper.

The MICA Series motherboard has two on-board jumpers. The jumpers are described in

Table 5-2.

Description Label Type

Figure 5-10 Jumper

Clear CMOS JP5 2-pin header

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COM2 mode selection JP2 3-pin header

Table 5-2: On-board Jumpers

Figure 5-11: Jumper Locations

5.6.1 Clear CMOS Jumper

Jumper Label: JP5

Jumper Typ e: 2-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 5-3

Jumper Location: See Figure 5-11

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If the MICA Serie s fail s to boot due to improper BIOS settings, use this jumper to clear the
CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. To do this, use the jumper cap to
close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2.

If the “CMOS Settings Wrong” message is displayed during the boot up process, the fault
may be corrected by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu. Do one of the
following:

 Enter the correct CMOS setting
 Load Optimal Defaults
 Load Failsafe Defaults.

After having done one of the above, save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu.

Clear CMOS DESCRIPTION

Open Normal Operation (Default)

Closed Clear CMOS Setup

Table 5-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings

The clear CMOS jumper is located in Figure 5-11.

5.6.2 COM2 Mode Selection

Jumper Label: JP2

Jumper Typ e: 3-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 5-4

Jumper Location: See Figure 5-11

This jumper configures the COM2 connector as an RS-232 serial port or an
RS-422/RS-485 serial port. The selection options are shown in Tabl e 5-4.

JP2 DESCRIPTION

Short 1-2 RS-232 (Default)

Short 2-3 RS-422/RS-485

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Table 5-4: JP2 Jumper Settings

5.7 Chassis Installation

After the CPU, the cooling kit, and the DIMM modules have been installed and after the
internal peripheral connectors have been connected to the peripheral devices and the
jumpers have been configure, the motherboard can be mounted into chassis.

To mount the motherboard into a chassis please refer to the chassis user g uide t hat cam e
with the product.

5.8 Rear Panel Connectors

5.8.1 LCD Panel Connection

The conventional CRT monitor connector is a 15-pin, female D-SUB connector. Pin
assignments can be seen in that can be connected to external monitors.

5.8.2 Ethernet Connection

The rear panel RJ-45 connectors can be connected to an external LAN and communicate
with data transfer rates up to 1Gb/s.

5.8.3 USB Connection

The rear panel USB connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB
devices. The rear panel USB connector is a standard connector and can easily be
connected to other USB devices.

5.8.4 Serial Connection

The rear panel serial connector (COM1) provides easy and quick access to external serial
devices.

5.8.5 Keyboard and Mouse Connection

A PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse can be connected to the appropriate PS/2 connector
on the rear panel.

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5.8.6 Audio Interface

AC’97 Audio signals are interfaced through the audio jack con nectors. The sig n als inclu de
microphone line-in, line-in stereo and speaker out stereo.

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Chapter

5

6 AMI BIOS Setup

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6.1 Introduction

A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describes
how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be
changed.

6.1.1 Starting Setup

The AMI BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on. The setup program can be
activated in one of two ways.

1. Press the D

2. Press the D
appears on the screen. 0.

If the message disappears before, restart the computer and try again.

ELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or
ELETE key when the “Press Del to enter SETUP” message

6.1.2 Using Setup

Use the arrow keys to highlight items, press ENTER to select, use the “+” and “-“ keys to
change entries, press F1 for help and press E

Key Function

Up arrow Move to previous item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arrow Move to the item on the left hand side
Right arrow Move to the item on the right hand side
Esc key Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS

SC to quit. Navigation keys are shown in.

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu --

Exit current page and return to Main Menu
“+” key Increase the numeric value or make changes
“-“ key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option

Page Setup Menu

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F2 /F3 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color

forward.
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys

6.1.3 Getting Help

When F1 is pressed a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the
possible selections for the highlighted item appears. To exit the Help Window press E

SC or

the F1 key again.

6.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes

If the computer cannot boot after changes to the system configuration is made, CMOS
defaults. Use the jumper described in Chapter 5, Section 5.6.1.

6.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar

The menu bar on top of the BIOS screen has the following main items:

 Main Changes the basic system configuration.
 Advanced Changes the advanced system settings.
 Boot Changes the system boot configuration.
 Security Sets User and Supervisor Passwords.
 Chipset Changes the chipset settings.
 Exit Selects exit options and loads default settings

The following sections completely describe the configuration options found in the menu
items at the top of the BIOS screen and listed above.

6.2 Main

When the BIOS Setup program is entered, the Main menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears. The
Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information.

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 System Overview

The System Overvie w lists a brief summary of different system components. Th e fields in
System Overview cannot be changed. The items shown in the system overview include:

 AMI BIOS: Displays auto-detected BIOS information

o Version: Current BIOS version
o Build Date: Date the current BIOS version was made
o ID: Installed BIOS ID

 Processor: Displays auto-detected CPU specifications

o Type: Names the currently installed processor
o Speed: Lists the processor speed
o Count: The number of CPUs on the motherboard

 System Memory: Displays the auto-detected system memory.

o Size: Lists memory size

The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields:

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System Time [xx:xx:xx]: The system time is set here.

 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]: The system date is set here.

6.3 Advanced

The Advanced menu (BIOS Menu 2) allows access to the CPU and peripheral device
configuration options through the following sub-menus:

WARNING:

Setting the wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to
malfunction. Make sure that the settings made are compatible with the
hardware.

 CPU Configuration (see Section 6.3.1)
 IDE Configuration (see Section 6.3.2)
 SuperIO Configuration (see Section 6.3.3)
 Hardware Health Configuration (see Section 6.3.4)
 ACPI Configuration (see Section 6.3.5)
 APM Configuration (see Section 6.3.6)
 MPS Configuration (see Section 6.3.7)
 Smbios (see Section 6.3.8)
 Remote Access Configuration (see Section 6.3.9)
 USB Configuration (see 6.3.10)

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6.3.1 CPU Configuration

The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) shows detailed CPU specifications and
CPU configuration options.

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BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration

The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) lists the following CPU details:

 Manufacturer: Lists the name of the CPU manufacturer
 Brand String: Lists the brand name of the CPU bei ng used
 Frequency: Lists the CPU processing speed
 FSB Speed: Lists the FSB speed
 Cache L1: Lists the CPU L1 cache size
 Cache L2: Lists the CPU L2 cache size
 Ratio Actual Value: Lists the actual CPU ratio

6.3.2 IDE Configuration

The IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) allows changes to t he configurations for the
IDE devices installed in the system.

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 ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]

The ATA/IDE Configuration BIOS option allows the user to configure the ATA/IDE device
mode.



Disabled



Compatible



Enhanced DEFAULT

Disable all ATA/IDE ports. No Primary/Secondary IDE

If this option is selected, “Legacy IDE Channels” option

mode is presented for configuration

is presented for configuration.

If this option is selected, “Configure SATA as” and
“Configure SATA channels” options are presented for
configuration.

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 Configure SATA as [IDE]

Use the Configure SATA as option to specify how to configure the available SATA
devices.



IDE DEFAULT



RAID



AHCI

 Configure SATA Channels [Before PATA]

Use Configure SATA Channels option to specify how to configure the available SATA
devices.



Before
PATA

Enables the SATA devices as a RAID device

Enables Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and SATA hot

DEFAULT

Enables the SATA devices as IDE devices

plug capability
If AHCI is chosen, enable the stagger Spinup Support and

take all hard disks on board as master

The system detects the SATA devices before the IDE
devices



Behind
PATA

 IDE Master and IDE Slave

When entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays the
status of the auto detected IDE devices. The following IDE devices are detected and are
shown in the IDE Configuration menu:

 Primary IDE 0
 Primary IDE 1
 Secondary IDE 0
 Secondary IDE 1
 Third IDE 0
 Third IDE 1

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The IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) allows changes to t he configurations for the
IDE devices installed in the system. If an IDE device is detected, and one of the above
listed four BIOS configuration options are selected, the IDE configuration options shown in

Section 6.3.2.1 appear.

6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave

IDE Master and IDE Slave configuration options for both primary and secondary IDE
devices are shown in the BIOS menu below.

BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration

 Auto-Detected Drive Parameters

The “grayed-out” items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically
detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive. The drive parameters are listed
as follows:

 Device: Lists the device type (e.g. hard disk, CD-ROM etc.)
 Vendor: Lists the device manufacturer

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

Size: The size of the device.

 LBA Mode: Indicates whether the LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a

method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not.

 Block Mode: Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increa sing the

amount of data transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per
interrupt if block mode is not used. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB
per interrupt.

 PIO Mode: Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device.
 Async DMA: Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is

supported.

 Ultra DMA: Indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is supported.
 S.M.A.R.T.: Indicates whether or not the Self-Monitoring Analysis and

Reporting Technology protocol is supported.

 Type [Auto]

The Type BIOS option determines the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot
from after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) has completed.



Not Installed

Selecting this value prevents the BIOS from searching

for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel.



Auto DEFAULT

This selection enables the BIOS to auto detect the
IDE disk drive type attached to the specified channel.
This setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is
attached to the specified channel.



CD/DVD

The CD/DVD option specifies that an IDE CD-ROM

drive is attached to the specified IDE channel. The
BIOS does not attempt to search for other types of
IDE disk drives on the specified channel.



ARMD

This option specifies an ATAPI Removable Media

Device. These include, but are not limited to:

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 ZIP

 LS-120

 LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

The LBA/Large Mode BIOS option disables or auto detects LBA (Logical Block
Addressing). LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA mode, the
maximum drive capacity is 137 GB.



Disabled



Auto DEFAULT

 Block (Multi Sector Transfer) [Auto]



Disabled



Auto DEFAULT

This selection prevents the BIOS from using the LBA

mode control on the specified channel.

This option allows the BIOS to auto detect the LBA mode
control on the specified channel.

Selecting this option prevents the BIOS from using

Multi-Sector Transfer on the specified channel. The data
to and from the device occurs one sector at a time.

Selecting this value to allows the BIOS to auto detect the
device support for Multi-Sector Transfers on the specified
channel. If supported. Select this value to allow the BIOS
to auto detect the number of sectors per block for transfer
from the hard disk drive to the memory. The data transfer
to and from the device occurs multiple sectors at a time.

 PIO Mode [Auto]

The PIO Mode option selects the IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode program timing
cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode
increases, the cycle time decrease s.

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

Auto DEFAULT



0



1



2



3



4

 DMA Mode [Auto]

PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3.3MBps

PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5.2MBps

PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8.3MBps

PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11.1MBps

PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16.6MBps

This setting allows the BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode. Use
this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

(This setting generally works with all hard disk drives
manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE
CD-ROM drives, check the specifications of the drive.)

The DMA Mode BIOS selection adjusts the DMA mode options.



Auto DEFAULT

 S.M.A.R.T [Auto]

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) feature can help predict
impending drive failures. The S.M.A.R.T BIOS option enables or disables this function.



Auto DEFAULT



Disabled

Select this value to prevent the BIOS from using the

The BIOS auto detects the DMA mode. Use this value if the
IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

BIOS to auto detects if the hard disk drive supports
S.M.A.R.T. Use this setting if the IDE disk drive support
cannot be determined.

SMART feature.



Enabled

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Select this value to allow the BIOS to use the SMART