CyberResearch MMGA Series User Manual

Motherboards

MMGA Series

MicroATX Motherboard with 2

PCI and 1 PCIe Slots, VGA, SATA,

RAID, USB, LAN, and Audio

®

USER’S MANUAL

VER. 2.0C • MAY 2009

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use in life support systems, medical equipment, and/or medical devices
without the written approval of the President of CyberResearch, Inc. Life
support devices and systems are devices or systems which are intended
for surgical implantation into the body, or to support or sustain life and
whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to result in injury.
Other medical equipment includes devices used for monitoring, data
acquisition, modification, or notification purposes in relation to life
support, life sustaining, or vital statistic recording. CyberResearch
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Revision # Description Date of Issue

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2.0C Revision May 14th 2009

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Manual Conventions

WARNING!

Warnings appear where overlooked details may cause damage to the equipment or result
in personal injury. Warnings should be taken seriously. Warnings are easy to recognize.
The word “warning” is written as “WARNING,” both capitalized and bold and is followed by
text. The text is the warning message. A warning message is shown below:

WARNING:

This is an example of a warning message. Failure to adhere to warning
messages may result in permanent damage to the MMGA or personal
injury to the user. Please take warning messages seriously.

CAUTION!

Cautionary messages should also be heeded to help reduce the chance of losing data or
damaging the MMGA. Cautions are easy to recognize. The word “caution” is written as
“CAUTION,” both capitalized and bold and is followed. The italicized text is the cautionary
message. A caution message is shown below:

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CAUTION:

This is an example of a caution message. Failure to adhere to cautions
messages may result in permanent damage to the MMGA. Please take
caution messages seriously.

NOTE:

These messages inform the reader of essential but non-critical information. These
messages should be read carefully as any directions or instructions contained therein can
help avoid making mistakes. Notes are easy to recognize. The word “note” is written as
“NOTE,” both capitalized and bold and is followed by text. The text is the cautionary
message. A note message is shown below:

NOTE:

This is an example of a note message. Notes should always be read.
Notes contain critical information about the MMGA. Please take note
messages seriously.

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Packing List

NOTE:

If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing,
please do not proceed with the installation. Contact CyberResearch,
Inc.

The items listed below should all be included in the MMGA package.

 1 x MMGA motherboard
 3 x SATA power cables
 6 x SATA cables
 1 x Dual RS-232 cable
 1 x USB cable
 1 x Mini jumper pack
 1 x Utility CD
 1 x IO shielding

Images of the above items are shown in Chapter 3.

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Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 1

1.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 2

1.1.1 MMGA Features.................................................................................................3

1.2 MMGA OVERVIEW.................................................................................................... 3

1.2.1 MMGA Overview Photo..................................................................................... 3

1.2.2 MMGA Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers.................................................... 4

1.2.3 Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 6

2.1 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 9

2.1.1 Board Dimensions.............................................................................................. 9

2.1.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions.............................................................. 10

2.2 DATA FLOW...............................................................................................................11

2.3 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS ....................................................................................... 12

2.3.1 Supported Processors Overview...................................................................... 12

2.3.2 Supported Intel® Core™2 Quad (Yorkfield) Processors ................................ 12

2.3.3 Supported Intel® Core™2 Duo (Wolfdale) Processors................................... 12

2.3.4 Supported Intel® Core™2 Duo (Conroe) Processors..................................... 12

2.3.5 Supported Intel® Celeron® (Conroe) Processors........................................... 13

2.4 INTEL® Q35 NORTHBRIDGE CHIPSET....................................................................... 13

2.4.1 Intel® Q35 Northbridge Chipset ..................................................................... 13

2.4.2 Intel® Q35 Front Side Bus (FSB) Support...................................................... 13

2.4.3 Intel® Q35 Memory Controller....................................................................... 14

2.4.4 Intel® Q35 PCIe x16 Interface........................................................................ 15

2.4.5 Intel® Q35 Graphics and Display Features.................................................... 16

2.4.6 Intel® Q35 Analog Display Capability ........................................................... 16

2.4.7 Intel® Q35 Direct Media Interface (DMI) ...................................................... 17

2.5 INTEL

2.5.1 Intel® ICH9DO Overview................................................................................ 18

®

ICH9DO SOUTHBRIDGE CHIPSET ................................................................ 18

2.5.2 Intel® ICH9DO Features ................................................................................. 18

2.5.3 Intel® ICH9DO High Definition Audio Implementation................................. 19

2.5.4 Intel® ICH9DO Ethernet Controller................................................................ 19

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2.5.4.1 Intel® 82566DM Gigabit LAN Connect Device...................................... 20

2.5.5 Intel® ICH9DO Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface............................................. 21

2.5.6 Intel® ICH9DO PCI Interface.......................................................................... 22

2.5.7 Intel® ICH9DO PCIe x4 Bus............................................................................ 22

2.5.8 Intel® ICH9DO Real Time Clock..................................................................... 22

2.5.9 Intel® ICH9DO SATA Controller..................................................................... 23

2.5.10 Intel® ICH9DO Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) BIOS............................... 24

2.5.11 Intel® ICH9DO USB Controller..................................................................... 24

2.5.11.1 Intel® ICH9DO USB Controller Overview............................................. 24

2.5.11.2 MMGA USB Implementation................................................................. 24

2.6 MMGA PCIE BUS COMPONENTS............................................................................. 25

2.6.1 PCIe Bus Overview.......................................................................................... 25

2.6.2 PCIe x16 Slot ................................................................................................... 25

2.6.3 PCIe x4 Slot ..................................................................................................... 26

2.6.4 Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE Controller............................................................... 26

2.7

PCI BUS COMPONENTS ............................................................................................ 28

2.7.1 PCI Bus Overview............................................................................................ 28

2.7.2 PCI Slots .......................................................................................................... 28

2.8 LPC BUS COMPONENTS ........................................................................................... 29

2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview........................................................................................... 29

2.8.2 TPM Module .................................................................................................... 29

2.8.3 Super I/O chipset.............................................................................................. 30

2.8.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface ........................................................................... 32

2.8.3.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs ........................................................................ 32

2.8.3.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor................................................... 32

2.8.3.4 Super I/O Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Controller....................................... 32

2.8.3.5 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller................................................................ 33

2.8.3.6 Super I/O Keyboard/Mouse Controller..................................................... 33

2.8.3.7 Super I/O GPIO Ports ............................................................................... 33

2.8.3.8 Super I/O Infrared..................................................................................... 33

2.8.3.9 Super I/O Parallel Port.............................................................................. 33

2.8.3.10 Super I/O Watchdog Timer..................................................................... 34

2.8.4 Fintek F81216DG LPC Serial Port Chipset.................................................... 34

ETHERNET LAN CONTROLLERS............................................................................... 34

2.9

2.10 ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................... 36

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2.10.1 System Monitoring......................................................................................... 36

2.10.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control......................................... 36

2.10.3 Power Consumption....................................................................................... 37

3.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 40

3.2 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 40

3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 40

3.3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST........................................................................................... 41

3.3.1 Package Contents............................................................................................. 41

3.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 42

4.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 45

4.1.1 MMGA Layout.................................................................................................. 45

4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 46

4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 47

4.2

INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS ...................................................................... 48

4.2.1 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 48

4.2.2 Audio CD In Connector................................................................................... 50

4.2.3 CPU Power Connector.................................................................................... 51

4.2.4 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector............................................................ 51

4.2.5 Fan Connector, CPU (12V, 4-pin).................................................................... 53

4.2.6 Fan Connector, System (+12V, 3-pin).............................................................. 54

4.2.7 Floppy Disk Connector (34-pin)...................................................................... 55

4.2.8 Front Audio Connector .................................................................................... 56

4.2.9 Front Panel Connector.................................................................................... 57

4.2.10 Infrared Interface Connector......................................................................... 58

4.2.11 PCIe Power Connector .................................................................................. 59

4.2.12 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 60

4.2.13 Serial Port Connector (COM2, COM 3 and COM4)..................................... 62

4.2.14 SPDIF Connector........................................................................................... 63

4.2.15 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Connector.................................................. 64

4.2.16 USB Connectors (Internal)............................................................................ 65

EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 66

4.3

4.3.1 Audio Connectors............................................................................................. 66

4.3.2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector............................................................................ 67

4.3.3 LAN and Dual USB Combo Connectors.......................................................... 68

4.3.4 Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Combo Connector................................... 70

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5.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 75

5.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 76

5.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 76

5.2.2 Installation Checklist....................................................................................... 77

5.3 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 78

5.3.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 78

5.4 CPU, CPU COOLING KIT AND DIMM INSTALLATION .............................................. 78

5.4.1 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation.................................................................... 79

5.4.2 Socket LGA775 Cooling Kit Installation ......................................................... 82

5.4.3 DIMM Installation........................................................................................... 84

5.4.3.1 DIMM Purchasing Guidelines.................................................................. 85

5.4.3.2 DIMM Installation Order.......................................................................... 85

5.4.3.3 DIMM Installation Guidelines.................................................................. 86

5.5

JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 87

5.5.1 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 88

5.5.2 COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumpers .................................................................... 89

5.5.3 COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumpers ....................................................... 91

5.6 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 92

5.6.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 92

5.6.2 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 93

5.7 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 93

5.7.1 Peripheral Device Cables................................................................................ 93

5.7.2 Dual RS-232 Cable Connection....................................................................... 93

5.7.3 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 94

5.7.4 USB Cable (Dual Port).................................................................................... 95

5.7.5 PCIe x16 Expansion Card Installation............................................................ 97

EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 98

5.8

5.8.1 Audio Connection............................................................................................. 98

5.8.2 LAN Connection (Single Connector)............................................................... 99

5.8.3 Parallel Device Connection........................................................................... 100

5.8.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection......................................................... 101

5.8.5 Serial Device Connection .............................................................................. 102

5.8.6 USB Device Connection................................................................................. 103

5.8.7 VGA Monitor Connection .............................................................................. 104

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6 AMI BIOS.............................................................................................................. 106

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 107

6.1

6.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................. 107

6.1.2 Using Setup.................................................................................................... 107

6.1.3 Getting Help................................................................................................... 108

6.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes............................................ 108

6.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar.............................................................................................. 108

6.2 MAIN...................................................................................................................... 109

6.3 ADVANCED..............................................................................................................110

6.3.1 CPU Configuration.........................................................................................111

6.3.2 IDE Configuration..........................................................................................112

6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave............................................................................114

6.3.3 Floppy Configuration..................................................................................... 120

6.3.4 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................. 121

6.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration.................................................................... 125

6.3.6 ACPI Configuration....................................................................................... 126

6.3.7 AHCI Configuration....................................................................................... 127

6.3.7.1 AHCI Port n............................................................................................ 128

6.3.8 Intel AMT Configuration................................................................................ 130

6.3.8.1 ME Subsystem Configuration................................................................. 130

6.3.9 Remote Access Configuration........................................................................ 133

6.3.10 T rusted Computing....................................................................................... 134

6.3.11 USB Configuration....................................................................................... 135

6.3.11.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration............................................. 137

6.4 PCI/PNP................................................................................................................. 140

6.5 BOOT...................................................................................................................... 142

6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration........................................................................... 143

6.5.2 Boot Device Priority...................................................................................... 145

6.5.3 Hard Disk Drives........................................................................................... 146

6.6 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 147

6.7 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 148

6.7.1 NorthBridge Configuration............................................................................ 149

6.7.2 Southbridge Configuration ............................................................................ 151

6.8 EXIT....................................................................................................................... 153

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7.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 157

7.2 DRIVER CD AUTO-RUN.......................................................................................... 157

7.3 INTEL® CHIPSET DRIVER....................................................................................... 159

7.4 INTEL® GRAPHICS MEDIA ACCELERATOR DRIVER ................................................ 163

7.5 INTEL® 82566DM GIGABIT LAN CONNECT DEVICE DRIVER ............................... 168

7.6 INTEL® 82573 PCI EXPRESS GIGABIT ETHERNET CONTROLLER DRIVER .............. 175

7.7 REALTEK HD AUDIO DRIVER (ALC883) INSTALLATION........................................ 184

7.7.1 BIOS Setup..................................................................................................... 184

7.7.2 Driver Installation ......................................................................................... 184

7.8 INTEL

®

MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER DRIVER INSTALLATION................................ 190

7.9 INTEL® ACTIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY DRIVER INSTALLATION.................. 196

8 INTEL

8.1 INTEL

8.2 INTEL

8.3 USING THE INTEL

®

AMT CONFIGURATION..................................................................... 202

®

AMT SETUP PROCEDURE........................................................................... 203

®

MANAGEMENT ENGINE BIOS EXTENSION................................................. 204

®

AMT WEB INTERFACE ............................................................. 209

A BIOS OPTIONS.................................................................................................... 212

B TERMINOLOGY................................................................................................. 216

C DIO INTERFACE.................................................................................................. 222

C.1 DIO INTERFACE INTRODUCTION.......................................................................... 223

C.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS.................................................................................... 223

C.3 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 224

C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..................................................................... 224

C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 224

D WATCHDOG TIMER............................................................................................ 226

E ADDRESS MAPPING......................................................................................... 231

ADDRESS MAP...................................................................................................... 232

E.1

E.2 1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP........................................................................ 232

E.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE ........................................................................................... 233

E.4 DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS............................................................................ 233

F COMPATIBILITY................................................................................................ 235

F.1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS ........................................................................ 236

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F.2 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS...................................................................................... 236

F.3 COMPATIBLE MEMORY MODULES .......................................................................... 236

G INTEL® MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER...................................................... 239

G.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 240

G.1.1 Precautions.................................................................................................... 240

G.2 FEA TURES AND BENEFITS....................................................................................... 241

G.3 ACCESSING THE INTEL

®

MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER .......................................... 241

G.4 RAID CONFIGURATION.......................................................................................... 242

G.4.1 Creating a RAID Volume ............................................................................... 242

G.4.2 Deleting a RAID Volume................................................................................ 247

G.4.3 Resetting a Disk to Non-RAID....................................................................... 249

G.4.4 Exiting the Matrix Storage Manager............................................................. 251

H INDEX .................................................................................................................... 253

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1: MMGA uATX Motherboard........................................................................................2

Figure 1-2: MMGA Overview [Front View]...................................................................................4

Figure 1-3: MMGA Dimensions (mm) ..........................................................................................9

Figure 1-4: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)...........................................................10

Figure 1-5: Data Flow Block Diagram........................................................................................11

Figure 1-6: Front Side Bus (FSB)...............................................................................................14

Figure 1-7: DDR2 DIMM Sockets................................................................................................14

Figure 1-8: VGA Connector ........................................................................................................16

Figure 1-9: DMI Chip-to-Chip Connection.................................................................................17

Figure 1-10: Audio Connectors..................................................................................................19

Figure 1-11: Intel® 82566DM Gigabit LAN Connect Device ....................................................21

Figure 1-12: SATA Drive Connectors........................................................................................23

Figure 1-13: Onboard USB Implementation..............................................................................25

Figure 1-14: PCIe x16 Slot ..........................................................................................................26

Figure 1-15: PCIe x4 Slot ............................................................................................................26

Figure 1-16: Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE Controller......................................................................27

Figure 1-17: PCI Slots .................................................................................................................29

Figure 1-18: TPM Connector.......................................................................................................30

Figure 1-19: ITE IT8712F Super I/O............................................................................................31

Figure 1-20: LAN Connections...................................................................................................35

Figure 1-21: Connector and Jumper Locations........................................................................45

Figure 1-22: ATX Power Connector Pinout Locations.............................................................49

Figure 1-23: Audio CD In Connector Pinouts (4-pin)...............................................................50

Figure 1-24: CPU Power Connector Location...........................................................................51

Figure 1-25: DIO Connector Location........................................................................................52

Figure 1-26: +12V Fan Connector Location..............................................................................53

Figure 1-27: +12V Fan Connector Location..............................................................................54

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Figure 1-28: 34-pin FDD Connector Location...........................................................................55

Figure 1-29: Front Audio Connector Location (10-pin)............................................................56

Figure 1-30: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations (14-pin)..............................................58

Figure 1-31: Infrared Connector Location.................................................................................59

Figure 1-32: PCIe Power Connector Location..........................................................................60

Figure 1-33: SATA Drive Connector Locations........................................................................61

Figure 1-34: Serial Connector Location....................................................................................62

Figure 1-35: SPDIF Connector Location ...................................................................................63

Figure 1-36: TPM Connector Location ......................................................................................64

Figure 1-37: USB Connector Locations ....................................................................................65

Figure 1-38: MMGA External Peripheral Interface Connector.................................................66

Figure 1-39: Audio Connector....................................................................................................67

Figure 1-40: PS/2 Pinouts...........................................................................................................67

Figure 1-41: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector.....................................................................................69

Figure 1-42 Parallel Port Connector Pinout Locations............................................................70

Figure 1-43: COM1 Pinout Locations ........................................................................................71

Figure 1-44: VGA Connector ......................................................................................................72

Figure 1-45: Intel® LGA775 Socket............................................................................................79

Figure 1-46: Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield.........................................................80

Figure 1-47: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate.........................................................................81

Figure 1-48: Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU.............................................................................82

Figure 1-49: Cooling Kit..............................................................................................................83

Figure 1-50: Securing the Heat sink to the PCB Board ...........................................................84

Figure 1-51: DDR2 Channels......................................................................................................85

Figure 1-52: Installing a DIMM....................................................................................................87

Figure 1-53: Clear CMOS Jumper ..............................................................................................89

Figure 1-54: COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumper Locations .........................................................90

Figure 1-55: COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumper Locations ...........................................92

Figure 1-56: Dual RS-232 Cable Installation.............................................................................94

Figure 1-57: SATA Drive Cable Connection..............................................................................95

Figure 1-58: SATA Power Drive Connection.............................................................................95

Figure 1-59: Dual USB Cable Connection.................................................................................96

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Figure 1-60: PCIe x16 Installation..............................................................................................97

Figure 1-61: Audio Connectors..................................................................................................99

Figure 1-62: LAN Connection.................................................................................................. 100

Figure 1-63: Parallel Device Connector.................................................................................. 101

Figure 1-64: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector..................................................................... 102

Figure 1-65: Serial Device Connector..................................................................................... 103

Figure 1-66: USB Device Connection..................................................................................... 104

Figure 1-67: VGA Connector ................................................................................................... 105

Figure 6-1: Introduction Screen.............................................................................................. 158

Figure 6-2: Available Drivers................................................................................................... 158

Figure 6-3: Intel® Chipset Driver Directory............................................................................ 159

Figure 6-4: Intel® Chipset Driver Setup Icon......................................................................... 160

Figure 6-5: Intel® Package Manager....................................................................................... 161

Figure 6-6: Intel® Setup Welcome Screen............................................................................. 161

Figure 6-7: Intel® Chipset Driver License Agreement.......................................................... 162

Figure 6-8: Readme File........................................................................................................... 162

Figure 6-9: Intel® Chipset Driver Complete Installation Screen.......................................... 163

Figure 6-10: Select the Operating System............................................................................. 164

Figure 6-11: Intel® Driver Directory........................................................................................ 164

Figure 6-12: Intel® VGA Driver Setup Icon ............................................................................ 165

Figure 6-13: GMA Driver Readme File.................................................................................... 166

Figure 6-14: GMA Driver File Extraction ................................................................................ 166

Figure 6-15: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen ........................................................ 167

Figure 6-16: GMA Driver License Agreement........................................................................ 167

Figure 6-17: GMA Driver Installing Notice ............................................................................. 168

Figure 6-18: GMA Driver Installation Complete..................................................................... 168

Figure 6-19: Intel® 82566DM Driver Directory Icon............................................................... 169

Figure 6-20: Intel® 82566DM Operating System ................................................................... 170

Figure 6-21: Select Operating System Type.......................................................................... 171

Figure 6-22: Driver Directory................................................................................................... 171

Figure 6-23: Intel® 82566DM Device Driver Startup Icon..................................................... 172

Figure 6-24: Intel® 82566DM Welcome Screen ..................................................................... 173

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Figure 6-25: Intel® 82566DM Driver License Agreement...................................................... 173

Figure 6-26: Intel® 82566DM Driver Setup Options.............................................................. 174

Figure 6-27: Intel® 82566DM Driver Installation Ready Window......................................... 174

Figure 6-28: Intel® 82566DM Driver Installation Progress................................................... 175

Figure 6-29: Intel® 82573 Driver Directory Icon.................................................................... 176

Figure 6-30: Intel® 82573 Operating System......................................................................... 177

Figure 6-31: Select Operating System Type.......................................................................... 178

Figure 6-32: Driver Directory................................................................................................... 178

Figure 6-33: Intel® 82573 Driver Startup Icon ....................................................................... 179

Figure 6-34: Intel® 82573 License Agreement....................................................................... 180

Figure 6-35: Intel® 82573 File Location Select...................................................................... 180

Figure 6-36: Intel® 82573 Installation Files Extraction......................................................... 181

Figure 6-37: Intel® PRO Network Connections window....................................................... 181

Figure 6-38: Intel® PRO Network Connections Welcome.................................................... 182

Figure 6-39: License Agreement............................................................................................. 182

Figure 6-40: Setup Type........................................................................................................... 183

Figure 6-41: Intel® 82573 Driver Installation Progress......................................................... 183

Figure 6-42: Select the Audio CODEC.................................................................................... 185

Figure 6-43: Select the OS....................................................................................................... 186

Figure 6-44: Select the OS Version......................................................................................... 186

Figure 6-45: Locate the Setup Program Icon......................................................................... 187

Figure 6-46: The InstallShield Wizard Starts ......................................................................... 187

Figure 6-47: Preparing Setup Screen..................................................................................... 188

Figure 6-48: InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen.............................................................. 188

Figure 6-49: Audio Driver Software Configuration................................................................ 189

Figure 6-50: Installation Wizard Updates the System........................................................... 189

Figure 6-51: Restart the Computer......................................................................................... 190

Figure 6-52: SATA RAID Driver Installation Program........................................................... 191

Figure 6-53: SATA RAID Setup Program Icon....................................................................... 192

Figure 6-54: InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen.................................................................... 192

Figure 6-55: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen............................................................. 193

Figure 6-56: Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen....................................................... 193

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Figure 6-57: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen......................................................... 194

Figure 6-58: Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement................................................... 194

Figure 6-59: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File............................................................... 195

Figure 6-60: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete......................................................... 195

Figure 6-61: IAMT Driver Directory......................................................................................... 196

Figure 6-62: IAMT Driver Installation Icon ............................................................................. 197

Figure 6-63: IAMT Welcome Screen ....................................................................................... 197

Figure 6-64: IAMT License Agreement................................................................................... 198

Figure 6-65: IAMT Readme File............................................................................................... 198

Figure 6-66: IAMT Setup Operations ...................................................................................... 199

Figure 6-67: Completed Installation ....................................................................................... 199

Figure 6-68: IAMT Driver Directory......................................................................................... 200

Figure 6-69: HECI Driver Installation Icon.............................................................................. 200

Figure 8-1: Intel® Active Management Technology Status Dialog...................................... 203

Figure 8-2: Intel® Current ME Password................................................................................ 204

Figure 8-3: Change Intel® ME Password ............................................................................... 205

Figure 8-4: Verify New Password............................................................................................ 205

Figure 8-5: Intel® AMT Configuration..................................................................................... 206

Figure 8-6: Provision Model .................................................................................................... 206

Figure 8-7: Intel® AMT 3.0 Mode............................................................................................. 206

Figure 8-8: Enterprise .............................................................................................................. 207

Figure 8-9: Enable Network Interface..................................................................................... 207

Figure 8-10: Exit........................................................................................................................ 208

Figure 8-11: Intel® AMT Web Address................................................................................... 209

Figure 8-12: Intel® AMT Web Login Dialog............................................................................ 210

Figure 8-13: Intel® AMT Web Interface................................................................................... 211

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Table 1-1: Technical Specifications.............................................................................................7

Table 1-2: Supported Intel® Core™2 Duo (Conroe) Processors............................................13

Table 1-3: Supported Intel® Celeron® Processors..................................................................13

Table 1-4: Power Consumption..................................................................................................37

Table 1-5: Package List Contents..............................................................................................42

Table 1-6: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................................47

Table 1-7: Rear Panel Connectors.............................................................................................48

Table 1-8: ATX Power Connector Pinouts ................................................................................49

Table 1-9: Audio CD In Connector Pinouts...............................................................................50

Table 1-10: CPU Power Connector Pinouts..............................................................................51

Table 1-11: DIO Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................52

Table 1-12: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts..................................................................................53

Table 1-13: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts..................................................................................54

Table 1-14: 34-pin FDD Connector Pinouts ..............................................................................56

Table 1-15: Front Audio Connector Pinouts.............................................................................57

Table 1-16: Front Panel Connector Pinouts (14-pin) ...............................................................58

Table 1-17: Infrared Connector Pinouts....................................................................................59

Table 1-18: PCIe Power Connector Pinouts..............................................................................60

Table 1-19: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts..............................................................................61

Table 1-20: Serial Connector Pinouts........................................................................................62

Table 1-21: SPDIF Connector Pinouts.......................................................................................63

Table 1-22: TPM Connector Pinouts..........................................................................................64

Table 1-23: USB Port Connector Pinouts..................................................................................65

Table 1-24: PS/2 Connector Pinouts..........................................................................................68

Table 1-25: LAN Pinouts.............................................................................................................68

Table 1-26: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs............................................................................69

Table 1-27: USB Port Pinouts.....................................................................................................69

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Table 1-28: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts ............................................................................71

Table 1-29: RS-232 Serial Port (COM 1) Pinouts ......................................................................71

Table 1-30: VGA Connector Pinouts..........................................................................................72

Table 1-31: Jumpers....................................................................................................................88

Table 1-32: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings.................................................................................89

Table 1-33: COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumper Settings..............................................................90

Table 1-34: COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumper Settings................................................91

Table 1-35: Provided Cables.......................................................................................................93

Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys............................................................................................ 108

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Menu 1: Main............................................................................................................................. 109

Menu 2: Advanced.................................................................................................................... 111

Menu 3: CPU Configuration..................................................................................................... 112

Menu 4: IDE Configuration....................................................................................................... 113

Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration................................................................. 115

Menu 6: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration................................................................. 120

Menu 7: Super IO Configuration ............................................................................................. 121

Menu 8: Hardware Health Configuration................................................................................ 125

Menu 9: ACPI Configuration.................................................................................................... 127

Menu 10: AHCI Configuration.................................................................................................. 128

Menu 11: AHCI Port n Configuration Menu............................................................................ 129

Menu 12: Intel AMT Configuration.......................................................................................... 130

Menu 13: Me Subsystem Configuration................................................................................. 131

Menu 14: Remote Access Configuration [Advanced]........................................................... 133

Menu 15: Trusted Computing.................................................................................................. 135

Menu 16: USB Configuration................................................................................................... 136

Menu 17: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration.............................................................. 138

Menu 18: PCI/PnP Configuration ............................................................................................ 140

Menu 19: Boot........................................................................................................................... 142

Menu 20: Boot Settings Configuration................................................................................... 143

Menu 21: Boot Device Priority Settings................................................................................. 145

Menu 22: Hard Disk Drives...................................................................................................... 146

Menu 23: Security..................................................................................................................... 147

Menu 24: Chipset...................................................................................................................... 148

Menu 25:Northbridge Chipset Configuration ........................................................................ 149

Menu 26:Southbridge Chipset Configuration........................................................................ 151

Menu 27:Exit.............................................................................................................................. 153

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1 Introduction

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1.1 Overview

Figure 1-1: MMGA uATX Motherboard

The MMGA uATX form factor motherboard (Figure 1-1) is an LGA775 Intel® Core™2
Quad, Intel® Core™2 Duo or Intel® Celeron® CPU processor platform. Both 45nm core
(Wolfdale, Yorkfield) and 65nm core (Conroe) processors are supported. (For a full list of
supported processors please refer to Section 2.3)

Up to four 2.0 GB 667 MHz or 800 MHz un-buffered DDR2 SDRAM DIMM are supported
by the Intel® Q35 graphics memory controller hub (GMCH). The Intel® Q35 GMCH also
has a single PCI Express x16 (PCIe x16) expansion lane for a PCIe x16 graphics card.

The integrated Intel® ICH9DO I/O controller hub (ICH) supports six SATA II drives with
data transfer speeds of 3.0 Gbps with SATA RAID configuration support. Twelve USB 2.0
channels, one expansion PCIe x4 channel and two expansion PCI channels provide
flexible expansion options. Support for a (optional) trusted platform module (TPM)
provides additional system security during system boot-up.

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1.1.1 MMGA Features

Some of the MMGA features are listed below.

 Supports the following Intel® LGA775 processors:

o Intel® Core™2 Duo (45nm and 65nm)
o Intel® Core™2 Quad (45nm and 65nm)
o Intel® Celeron® (65nm)

 Supports four 240-pin 2 GB 667 MHz or 800 MHz DDR2 DIMMs
 Six SATA II drives with transfer rates of 3.0 Gbps supported
 Twelve USB 2.0 devices suppo rted (eight onboa rd and four on the rear p anel)
 Dual GbE Ethernet connectors
 uATX form factor
 RoHS compliant
 Supports ATX power supplies

1.2 MMGA Overview

1.2.1 MMGA Overview Photo

The MMGA has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors. Figure 1-2 is a labeled
photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the MMGA.

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Figure 1-2: MMGA Overview [Front View]

1.2.2 MMGA Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers

The MMGA has the following connectors on-board:

 1 x ATX power connector
 1 x Audio connector
 1 x CD in connector
 1 x Cooling fan connector, CPU

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1 x Cooling fan connector, System


 1 x CPU power connector
 1 x Digital input/output connector
 4 x DIMM sockets
 1 x Floppy drive connector
 1 x Front panel connector
 1 x Infrared (IrDA) connector
 2 x PCI slots
 1 x PCIe x16 slots
 1 x PCIe x4 slots
 1 x PCIe power connector
 6 x Serial ATA drive connectors
 3 x Serial port connectors
 1 x SPDIF connector
 1 x SPI flash connector
 1 x TPM connector
 4 x USB connectors (support eight USB devices)

The MMGA has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board rear
panel.

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

The MMGA has the following on-board jumpers:

 Clear CMOS
 COM port pin 9 setting
 COM port pin 9 voltage setting

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1.2.3 Technical Specifications

MMGA technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. See Chapter 2 for details.

Specification MMGA

Form Factor

System CPU

Front Side Bus (FSB)

System Chipset

Memory

Super I/O

Display

uATX

LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Quad
LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Duo
LGA775 Intel® Celeron®

800 MHz, 1066 MHz or 1333 MHz

Northbridge: Intel® Q35 Express Chipset
Southbridge: Intel® ICH9DO

Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets support 2.0 GB 667 MHz or
800 MHz DDR2 DIMMs

ITE IT8712F Rev . I

Analog VGA display through external DB-15 connector

AMI BIOS label

BIOS

SPI EEPROM

4.0 MB

Audio

RealT ek AL C883 codec.

One Intel® 82566DM (PHY) and Intel® ICH9DO (MAC)

LAN

One PCIe x1 Intel® 82573L (MAC and PHY)

Four RS-232 serial ports

COM

 Three by onboard pin-headers
 One by external connector

Twelve USB 2.0 devices supported:

USB2.0

 Eight by onboard pin-headers

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 Four by external connectors

SATA

SATA RAID Levels

Keyboard/mouse

Digital I/O

Watchdog Timer

Infrared

Power Supply

TPM

Fan Connector

Six 3.0 Gb/s SATA II drives supported

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10

By external PS/2 connector through the ITE IT8712F super I/O

One 8-bit digital input/output connector; 4-bit input/4-bit output
through the ITE IT8712F super I/O

Software programmable 1-255 sec. through the ITE IT8712F
super I/O

One IrDA connector through the ITE IT8712F super I/O.

ATX power supply

Supports TPM v1.2 with 20-pin onboard pin-head er

Three pin system fan pin-header
Four pin CPU fan pin-header

Buzzer

Yes

3.3V@2.41A, 5V@5.71A, +12V@3.69A (3Dmark® 2001) and

Power Consumption

5VSB@0.13A (3.0 GHz E6850 Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU with
four 2.0 GB, 800 MHz DDR2 DIMM running 3Dmark® 2001)

Temperature

Humidity (operating)

Dimensions (LxW)

Weight (GW)

0ºC – 60ºC (32ºF - 140ºF)

5%~95% non-condensing

244 mm x 244 mm

1.1 kg

Table 1-1: Technical Specifications

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2 Detailed Specifications

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2.1 Dimensions

2.1.1 Board Dimensions

The dimensions of the board are listed below:

 Length: 243.84mm
 Width: 243.84mm

Figure 1-3: MMGA Dimensions (mm)

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2.1.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions

External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 1-4.

Figure 1-4: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)

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2.2 Data Flow

Figure 1-5 shows the data flow between the two on-board chipsets and other components

installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter.

Figure 1-5: Data Flow Block Diagram

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2.3 Compatible Processors

2.3.1 Supported Processors Overview

The MMGA supports the following Intel® LGA775 processors

 Intel® Core™2 Quad (Yorkfield)
 Intel® Core™2 Duo (Wolfdale)
 Intel® Core™2 Duo (Conroe)
 Intel® Celeron® (Conroe)

2.3.2 Supported Intel® Core™2 Quad (Yorkfield) Processors

The Yorkfield core Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU is a 45nm LGA775 processor.

2.3.3 Supported Intel® Core™2 Duo (Wolfdale) Processors

The Wolfdale core Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU is a 45nm LGA775 processor.

2.3.4 Supported Intel® Core™2 Duo (Conroe) Processors

Table 1-2 lists the Conroe core Intel® Core™2 Duo processors supported on the MMGA.

All the processors in Table 1-2 are 65nm LGA775 processors with the following features:

 Enhanced Halt S tate (C1E)
 Enhance Intel® Speedstep® Technology
 Execute Disable Bit
 Intel® 64
 Intel® Thermal Monitor 2
 Intel® Virtualization Technology
 Intel® Dual Core Technology

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Processor # CPU Speed FSB Speed Cache Size

E6850 3.0 GHz 1333 MHz 4 MB

Table 1-2: Supported Intel® Core™2 Duo (Conroe) Processors

2.3.5 Supported Intel® Celeron® (Conroe) Processors

Table 1-2 lists the Conroe core Intel® Celeron® processors supported on the MMGA. All

the processors in Table 1-2 are 65nm LGA775 processors with the following features:

 Execute Disable Bit
 Intel® 64

Processor # CPU Speed FSB Speed Cache Size

440 2.0 GHz 800 MHz 512kB

Table 1-3: Supported Intel® Celeron® Processors

2.4 Intel® Q35 Northbridge Chipset

2.4.1 Intel® Q35 Northbridge Chipset

The Intel® Q35 Northbridge chipset is an advanced Graphics and Memory Controller Hub
(GMCH) that supports a range of Intel® processors including 45nm Wolfdale dual core
and Yorkfield quad core and 65nm Conroe core processors. The Intel® Q35 Northbridge
supports 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, or 800 MHz FSB and up to 8.0 GB of 667 MHz or 800
MHz DDR2 SDRAM. The Intel® Q35 Northbridge is interfaced to an Intel® ICH9DO
Southbridge chipset through a Direct Media Interface (DMI) communications link.

2.4.2 Intel® Q35 Front Side Bus (FSB) Support

The Intel® Q35 Northbridge supports processors with the following FSB speeds:

 800 MHz
 1066 MHz

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

The LGA775 socket, Intel® Q35 Northbridge and the FSB are shown in Figure 1-6.

Figure 1-6: Front Side Bus (FSB)

2.4.3 Intel® Q35 Memory Controller

The memory controller on the Intel® Q35 Northbridge can support up to 8.0 GB of DDR2
SDRAM. Four DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets on the MMGA are interfaced to the Intel®
Q35 Northbridge memory controller. The DDR2 sockets are shown in Figure 1-7.

Figure 1-7: DDR2 DIMM Sockets

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CAUTION:

If more than one DDR2 DIMM is being installed in the system, please
purchase two DIMM that have the same capacity and operating
frequency.

Each DIMM socket can support DIMMs with the following specifications:

 DDR2 only
 Un-buffered only
 667 MHz or 800 MHz
 2.0 GB maximum capacity per DIMM (8.0 GB supported with four DIMM)
 Memory bandwidth:

o 6.4 GBps in single-channel or dual-channel asymmetric mode
o 12.8 GBps in dual-channel interleaved mode assuming DDR2 800MHz

2.4.4 Intel® Q35 PCIe x16 Interface

The Intel® Q35 PCIe bus is compliant with the PCI Express 1.1a Specifications has the
following PCIe lanes:

 One PCIe x16 graphics interface
 PCIe frequency of 1.25 GHz (2.5 Gbps in each direction)

For further details on the PCIe interfaces, please refer to Section 2.6.2 on page 25.

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2.4.5 Intel® Q35 Graphics and Display Features

NOTE:

The Intel® Q35 Graphics and Display Features can be configured in
the Northbridge BIOS configuration screen. Please refer to Section

6.7.1 on page 149.

The Intel® Q35 GMCH integrated graphics device (IGD) has 3D, 2D and video
capabilities. The Unified Memory Architecture (UMA ) uses up to 256 MB of Dynamic Video
Memory Technology (DVMT) for graphics memory. External graphics accelerators on the
PCIe graphics (PEG) port are supported but cannot work simultaneou sly with the IGD.

2.4.6 Intel® Q35 Analog Display Capability

A single external female DB-15 (VGA) connector interfaces an analog display to an analog
CRT port on the Intel® Q35 GMCH. The VGA connector is shown in Figure 1-8.

Figure 1-8: VGA Connector

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Some of the capabilities of the Intel® Q35 analog CRT port are listed below:

 400 MHz Integrated 24-bit RAMDAC
 Up to 2048x1536 @ 75 Hz refresh
 Hardware Color Cursor Support
 DDC2B Compliant Interface

2.4.7 Intel® Q35 Direct Media Interface (DMI)

The Direct Media Interface (DMI) is the communication bus between the Intel® Q35
GMCH and the ICH9DO I/O controller hub (ICH). The DMI is a high-speed interface that
integrates advanced priority-based servicing and allows for concurrent traffic and true
isochronous transfer capabilities. The DMI is shown in Figure 1-9.

Figure 1-9: DMI Chip-to-Chip Connection

Some of the features of the DMI include:

 2.0 GBps point-to-point DMI to ICH9DO (1.0 GBps in each direction)
 100 MHz reference clock (shared with PCI Express* Graphics Attach)
 32-bit downstream addressing
 APIC and MSI interrupt messaging support
 Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) messages
 SMI, SCI and SERR error indication

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2.5 Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge Chipset

2.5.1 Intel® ICH9DO Overview

Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge is an advanced I/O controller hub (ICH) connected to the
Intel® Q35 Northbridge through a DMI connection. The Intel® ICH9DO has six PCIe x1
ports, supports up to twelve USB 2.0 devices, six 3.0 Gbps SATA II drives with Intel®
Matrix Storage Technology (ACHI, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10). A High-Definition
audio (HDA) controller can be connected to an HDA codec. The PCI Masters provide PCI
expansion capabilities through the two PCI slots on the motherboard.

2.5.2 Intel® ICH9DO Features

The ICH9DO Southbridge chipset on the MMGA has the features listed below.

 Complies with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.1
 Complies with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.3 and supports 33MHz

PCI operations

 Supports ACPI Power Management Logic
 Contains:

o Enhanced DMA controller
o Interrupt controller
o Timer functions

 Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations on six ports with data

transfer rates up to 3.0 Gbps

 Supports twelve USB 2.0 devices with six UHCI controllers and two EHCI

controller

 Complies with System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0
 Supports Intel
 Supports Intel
 Contains Low Pin Count (LPC) interface
 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) for Serial and Shared Flash

®

High Definition Audio

®

Matrix storage technology

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2.5.3 Intel® ICH9DO High Definition Audio Implementation

A RealTek ALC883 High Definition Audio (HDA) codec is interfaced through the Intel®
High Definition Audio serial link to the HDA controller integrated on the Intel® ICH9DO.
The audio connector is shown in Figure 1-10.

Figure 1-10: Audio Connectors

2.5.4 Intel® ICH9DO Ethernet Controller

NOTE:

Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps) is only supported in S0.

The Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge integrated GbE controller is interfaced to an Intel®
82566DM Gigabit LAN connect device through the Gigabit LAN Connect Interface (GLCI)
and LAN Connect Interface (LCI). The GLCI is shared with the PCIe x1 port 6. The Intel®
82566DM connects the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge integrated GbE controller to an
external RJ-45 Ethernet LAN connector to provide GbE access.

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NOTE:

To enable the Intel® ICH9DO GbE Wake-on LAN function, the
Wake-on LAN function must be enabled in the BIOS. Please refer to
Section 6.5.1 (the Boot Settings Configuration menu) on page 143.

Some of the features of the Intel® ICH9DO GbE controller are listed below.

 Supports multi speeds including 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps
 Can operate in full-duplex mode at all supported speeds
 Can operate at half-duplex at 10 MBps and 100 MBps
 Adheres to the IEEE 802.3x Flow Control Specification.
 64-bit address master support for system using more than 4 GB of physical

memory.

 Configurable receive and transmit data FIFO, programmable in 1 KB

increments.

 Intelligent interrupt generation to enhance driver performance.
 Compliance with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
 Compliance with PCI Power Management standards.
 ACPI register set and power down functionality supporting D0 & D3 states.
 Full wake-up support (ACPI).
 Magic Packet wake-up enable with unique MAC address.
 Fragmented UDP checksum off load for package reassembly.
 Jumbo frames supported.

2.5.4.1 Intel® 82566DM Gigabit LAN Connect Device

One of the external RJ-45 Ethernet LAN connectors is interfaced to an Intel® 82566DM
Gigabit LAN connect device. The Intel® 82566DM is a compact, single-port integrated
physical layer (PHY) device interfaced directly to the Intel® ICH9DO Ethernet controller
through the GLCI and LCI. The Intel® ICH9DO Ethernet controller has its own Media
Access Controller (MAC). The Intel® 82566DM Gigabit LAN connect device is shown in
Figure 1-11.

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Figure 1-11: Intel® 82566DM Gigabit LAN Connect Device

Some of the features of the Intel® 82556DM are listed below:

 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps
 Supports Intel® Active Management Technology
 Supports Intel® Virtualization Technology through the Intel® Virtual Gigabit

Network Connection.

 Can support legacy ASF2.0.
 Shared SPI flash with system BIOS
 Integrated linear voltage regulator
 TCP/UDP checksum and segmentation offload
 Receive side scaling
 Dual TX and RX queues
 802.1p and 802.1q

2.5.5 Intel® ICH9DO Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface

The ICH9DO LPC interface complies with the LPC 1.1 specifications. The LPC bus from
the ICH9DO is connected to the following components:

 BIOS chipset
 Super I/O chipset

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Trusted Platform Module (TPM) co nnector



2.5.6 Intel® ICH9DO PCI Interface

The PCI interface on the ICH9DO is compliant with the PCI Revision 2.3 implementation.
Some of the features of the PCI interface are listed below.

 PCI Revision 2.3 compliant
 33MHz
 5V tolerant PCI signals (except PME#)
 Integrated PCI arbiter supports up to four PCI bus masters

The PCI bus masters are interfaced to the following onboard components:

 Two PCI sockets

2.5.7 Intel® ICH9DO PCIe x4 Bus

The Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge chipset has six PCIe x1 lanes. The four PCIe lanes are
interfaced to one PCIe x4 slot on the MMGA motherboard.

One of the remaining PCIe x1 lanes is connected to an Intel® 82566DM GbE controller
and the other PCIe x1 lane is connected to an Intel® 82573L GbE controller.

For more detailed information, please refer to Section 2.6.3.

2.5.8 Intel® ICH9DO Real Time Clock

256 bytes of battery backed RAM is provided by the Motorola MC146818B real time clock
(RTC) integrated into the ICH9DO. The RTC operates on a 3V battery and 32.768KHz
crystal. The RTC keeps track of the time and stores system data even when the system is
turned off.

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2.5.9 Intel® ICH9DO SATA Controller

NOTE:

That SATA drive mode is set in the BIOS. Please refer to the Section

6.3.2 on IDE Configuration on page 112 and Section 6.3.7on AHCI
Configuration on page 127.

The ICH9DO SATA supports three modes of operation:

 Native IDE enabled operating system: Two controllers enable all six ports

on the bus. Controller 1 supports Port 0, Port 1, Port 2 and Port 3. Controller 2
supports Ports 4 and Port 5.

 Legacy operating system is used: One controller is enabled and only

supports Port 0, Port 1, Port 2 and Port 3.

 AHCI or RAID mode: One controller supports all six ports including, Port 0,

Port 1, Port 2, Port 3, Port 4 and Port 5.

In the AHCI or RAID mode, 3.0 Gbps data transfer speeds are supported. The SATA drive
connectors are shown in Figure 1-12.

Figure 1-12: SATA Drive Connectors

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2.5.10 Intel® ICH9DO Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) BIOS

The SPI is connected to an SPI BIOS chip. A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preinstalled on
the SPI BIOS chip.

2.5.11 Intel® ICH9DO USB Controller

2.5.11.1 Intel® ICH9DO USB Controller Overview

The ICH9DO comprises six full/low speed USB controllers that support the standard
Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) Revision 1.1. Each controller supports two
USB devices ensuring up to twelve USB 1.1 devices can be connected to the MMGA.

The ICH9DO also comprises two high-speed Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI)
controllers. Each EHCI controller supports six USB 2.0 devices ensuring twelve USB 2.0
devices can be connected to the MMGA. EHCI controllers facilitate data transfer speeds
of 480 Mbps

Port routing logic on the ICH9DO determines whether a UHCI or an EHCI controller
controls a USB port.

2.5.11.2 MMGA USB Implementation

All twelve of the Intel® ICH9DO USB ports are implemented on the MMGA. Four USB
ports (USB Port 1 to USB Port 4) are connected to four external connectors and eight USB
ports (USB Port 5 to USB Port 12) are connected to four 8-pin onboard pin-headers. See
Figure 1-13.

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Figure 1-13: Onboard USB Implementation

2.6 MMGA PCIe Bus Components

2.6.1 PCIe Bus Overview

The MMGA has one PCIe x16 channel from the Intel® Q35 Northbridge and six PCIe x1
lanes from the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge. The PCIe bus lanes are interfaced to the
following devices.

 One PCIe x16 lane is connected to one PCIe x16 graphics card
 Four PCIe x1 lanes are connected to one PCIe x4 expansion card
 One PCIe x1 lane are connected to one Intel® PCIe GbE device
 One PCIe x1 is shared with the Intel® ICH9DO Gigabit LAN Connect

Interface (GLCI), which is connected to a Intel® 82566DM Gigabit platform
LAN connect device

2.6.2 PCIe x16 Slot

The Intel® Q35 Northbridge chipset has one PCIe x16 port reserved for a PCIe x16
graphics card. The PCIe x16 lane is interfaced to a PCIe x16 slot on the MMGA
motherboard. The PCIe x16 graphics card is then installed on the PCIe x16 slot on the
motherboard. The PCIe x16 edge connector is shown in Figure 1-14.

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Figure 1-14: PCIe x16 Slot

2.6.3 PCIe x4 Slot

Four of the six PCIe x1 expansion channels on the MMGA are interfaced to one PCIe x4
slot on the MMGA motherboard. The PCIe x4 slot is shown in Figure 1-15.

Figure 1-15: PCIe x4 Slot

2.6.4 Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE Controller

An RJ-45 Ethernet LAN connector is interfaced directly to an Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE
controller. The Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE controller is a compact, single-port integrated
physical layer (PHY) device with its own Memory Access Controller (MAC) and interfaced

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to the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge through a PCIe x1 lane. The Intel® 82573L GbE
controllers is shown in Figure 1-16 below.

Figure 1-16: Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE Controller

Some of the features of the Intel® 82573L are listed below:

 2 Gbps peak bandwidth per direction
 PCI Express Rev 1.0a specification
 High bandwidth density per pin
 Wide,pipelined internal data path architecture
 Optimized transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) queues
 32 KB configurable Rx and Tx first-in/first-out (FIFO)
 IEEE 802.3x*-compliant flow-control support with software controllable pause

times and threshold values

 Programmable host memory Rx buffers (256 B-16 KB)
 Descriptor ring management hardware for Tx and Rx
 Mechanism for reducing interrupts from Tx/Rx operations
 Integrated PHY for 10/100/1000 Mbps (full- and half-duplex)
 IEEE 802.3ab* auto-negotiation support
 IEEE 802.3ab PHY compliance and compatibility
 Tx/Rx IP,TCP,and UDP checksum offloading
 Tx TCP segmentation

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IEEE 802.1q* Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) support with VLAN tag



insertion, stripping, and packet filtering for up to 4096 VLAN tags

 Boot ROM Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) Flash interface support
 SDG 3.0,WfM 3.0 and PC2001 compliant
 Wake on LAN support

2.7 PCI Bus Components

2.7.1 PCI Bus Overview

The PCI bus is connected to the components listed below:

 Two PCI slots

The PCI bus complies with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.3 and supports 33MHz
PCI operations.

2.7.2 PCI Slots

The Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge integrates a PCI arbiter that supports up to four PCI
Masters thereby enabling the MMGA to support an additional two PCI bus Masters. The
PCI bus on the MMGA is interfaced to two PCI slots thereby connecting the PCI
expansion boards to the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge. The PCI slots are shown in Figure
1-17.

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Figure 1-17: PCI Slots

2.8 LPC Bus Components

2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview

The LPC bus is connected to components listed below:

 TPM module connector
 Super I/O chipset
 Fintek F81216DG LPC Serial Port Chipset

2.8.2 TPM Module

A TPM connector on the MMGA is interfaced to the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge through
the LPC bus. The TPM connector is shown in Figure 1-18 below.

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Figure 1-18: TPM Connector

The Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge supports TPM version 1.1 and TPM version 1.2 devices
for enhanced security. Three types of TPM compatible modules are listed below:

 Infineon TPM module
 Sinosun TPM module
 Winbond TPM module

2.8.3 Super I/O chipset

The ITE IT8712F Super I/O chipset is connected to the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge
through the LPC bus. ITE IT8712F Super I/O chipset is shown in Figure 1-19 below.

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Figure 1-19: ITE IT8712F Super I/O

The ITE IT8712F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with an
integrated Environment Controller. Some of the features of the ITE IT8712F chipset are
listed below:

 PC98/99/2001, ACPI and LANDesk Compliant
 Enhanced Hardware Monitor
 Fan Speed Controller
 Single +5V Power Supply
 Two 16C550 UARTs for serial port control
 One IEEE 1284 Parallel Port
 Keyboard Controller
 Watchdog T i mer
 Serial IRQ Support
 Vbat & Vcch Support
 Single +5V Power Supply

Some of the Super I/O features are described in more detail below:

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2.8.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface

The LPC interface on the Super I/O complies with the Intel® Low Pin Count Specification
Rev. 1.0. The LPC interface supports both LDRQ# and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI
PME# interfaces.

2.8.3.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs

The onboard Super I/O has two integrated 16C550 UARTs that can support the following:

 one standard serial port (COM1)
 IrDa 1.0 and ASKIR protocols(IR1)

The Fintek F81216DG LPC Serial Port chipset connected to the LPC bus provided
connectivity to another three serial port connectors (COM2, COM3 and COM4). For
further details on the Fintek F81216DG serial port controller, please refer to Section 2.8.4.

2.8.3.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor

The Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors three thermal inputs, VBAT
internally, and eight voltage monitor inputs. These hardware parameters are reported in
the BIOS and can be read from the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration menu.

2.8.3.4 Super I/O Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Controller

The Super I/O FDD controller is compatible with the following specifications.

 Enhanced digital data sep arator
 Supports automatic write protection via software
 Supported capacities:

o 360K
o 720K
o 1.2M
o 1.44M
o 2.88M

 3-mode FDD supported

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The FDD controller is interfaced to a FDD connected to the FDD conne ctor on the MMGA.

2.8.3.5 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller

The Super I/O fan speed controller enables the system to monitor the speed of the fan.
One of the pins on the fan connector is reserved for fan speed detection and interfaced to
the fan speed controller on the Super I/O. The fan speed is then reported in the BIOS.

2.8.3.6 Super I/O Keyboard/Mouse Controller

The Super I/O keyboard/mouse controller can execute the 8042 instruction set. Some of
the keyboard controller features are listed below:

 The 8042 instruction is compatible with a PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse
 Gate A20 and Keyboard re set output
 Supports multiple keyboard power on events

Supports mouse double-click and/or mouse move power on events.

2.8.3.7 Super I/O GPIO Ports

The Super I/O has 48 programmable GPIO ports of which 8 are implemented on the
MMGA. The GPIO connector has 8 programmable bits, 4-bit input and 4-bit output.

2.8.3.8 Super I/O Infrared

The Super I/O has dedicated infrared (IrDA) pins that are interfaced to an IrDA connector.
The IrDA connector is compatible with the following standards:

 ASKIR
 SIR

2.8.3.9 Super I/O Parallel Port

The Super I/O parallel port (LPT) is compatible with the following LPT specifications.

 SPP compatible bi-directional parallel port
 Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) mode supported. Compatible with IEEE 1284

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specifications

 Extended Capability Port (ECP) mode supported. Compatible with IEEE 1284

specifications

 Enhanced printer port back-drive current reduction
 Printer power-on damage reduction
 Supports POST (Power-On Self Test) Data Port

The parallel port controller is connected to an external DB-26 LPT connector.

2.8.3.10 Super I/O Watchdog Timer

The super I/O watchdog timer has a maximum time resolution of 1 minute or 1 second
with a maximum or either 65,535 minutes or 65,535 seconds.

2.8.4 Fintek F81216DG LPC Serial Port Chipset

The Fintek F81216DG chipset enables the addition of three additional UART serial ports
(COM2,COM3 and COM4). UART includes 16-byte send/receive FIFO. The Fintek serial
port chipset is interfaced to the Southbridge chipset through the LPC bus. Some of the
features of the Fintek chipset are listed below:

 Supports LPC interface
 Totally provides 4 UART (16550 asynchronous) ports

o 3 x Pure UART
o 1 x UART+IR

 One Watch dog timer with WDTOUT# signal
 One Frequency input 48MHz
 Powered by 3Vcc

2.9 Ethernet LAN Controllers

The MMGA motherboard has two GbE controllers. The MMGA LAN connections are
shown in Figure 1-20.

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Figure 1-20: LAN Connections

The first GbE controller, is an Intel® 82537L PCIe GbE controller and is the interface
between the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge controller and the LAN1 RJ-45 Ethernet
connector.

The second GbE controller is integrated on the Intel® ICH9DO Sout hbridge and interfaced
to the LAN2 RJ-45 Ethernet LAN connector through an Intel® 82566DM Gigabit Platform
LAN Connect device. The Intel® 82566DM is connected directly to the GbE controller on
the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge through the GLCI and LCI, which is shared with the PCIe
x1 port 6.

Both of these Ethernet controllers have been described in detail in earlier sections. For
further details please refer to the relevant sections:

 Intel® ICH9DO Ethernet controller (Section 2.5.4)
 Intel® 82566DM Gigabit Platform LAN Connect device (Section 2.5.4.1)
 Intel® 82537L PCIe GbE controller (Section 2.6.4)

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2.10 Environmental and Power Specifications

2.10.1 System Monitoring

Three thermal inputs on the MMGA Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the
following temperatures:

 System Temperature #1
 System Temperature #2

Five voltage inputs on the MMGA Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors the
following voltages:

 CPU Core
 DDR2 1.8V
 +3.3V
 +5V
 +12V
 FSB 1.2V
 +1.5V
 +1.25V
 VBAT

The MMGA Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following fan
speeds:

 CPU Fan Speed
 System Fan Speed

The values for the above environmental parameters are all recorded in the BIOS
Hardware Health Configuration menu.

2.10.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control

The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the MMGA are listed below.

 Minimum Operating Temperature: 0ºC (32°F)

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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 Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets to ensure the operating
temperature of these chips remain low.

2.10.3 Power Consumption

Table 1-4 shows the power consumption parameters for the MMGA running 3D Mark®

2001 SE330 with a 3.0 GHz E6850 Intel® Core™2 Duo processor with four 2.0 GB
800MHz DDR2 DIMMs.

Voltage Current

+3.3V 2.41A

+5.0V 5.71A

+12V 3.69A

5Vsb 0.13A

Table 1-4: Power Consumption

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3.1 Anti-static Precautions

WARNING:

Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the MMGA
may result in permanent damage to the MMGA and severe injury to the
user.

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

 Wear an anti-static wristband: Wearing a simple anti-static wristband 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.

 Use an anti-static pad: When configuring the MMGA, place it on an

antic-static pad. This re duces the possibility of ESD damaging the MMGA.

 Only handle the edges of the PCB: When handling the PCB, hold the PCB

by the edges.

3.2 Unpacking

3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions

When the MMGA is unpacked, please do the following:

 Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 3.1.
 Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the MMGA does not fall out

of the box.

 Make sure all the components shown in Section 3.3 are present.

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3.3 Unpacking Checklist

NOTE:

If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing,
please do not proceed with the installation. Contact CyberResearch,
Inc.

3.3.1 Package Contents

The MMGA is shipped with the following components:

Quantity Item and Part Number Image

1 MMGA motherboard

1 Dual RS-232 cable

6 SATA cables

3 SATA power cables

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1 Mini jumper Pack

1 Utility CD

1 USB cable

Table 1-5: Package List Contents

3.4 Optional Items

CPU cooling kit

CPU cooling kit

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4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors

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

4.1.1 MMGA Layout

Figure 1-21 shows the on-board peripheral connectors, rear panel peripheral connectors

and on-board jumpers.

Figure 1-21: Connector and Jumper Locations

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4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors

Table 1-6 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the MMGA. Detailed

descriptions of these connectors can be found below.

Connector Type Label

ATX power connector 24-pin ATX connector ATX1

CD in connector 4-pin header CD_IN1

Cooling fan connector, CPU 4-pin wafer CPU_FAN1

Cooling fan connector, System 3-pin wafer SYS_FAN1

CPU power connector 4-pin wafer CPU12V1

Digital input/output connector 10-pin header DIO1

DIMM socket 240-pin socket DIMM1

DIMM socket 240-pin socket DIMM2

DIMM socket 240-pin socket DIMM3

DIMM socket 240-pin socket DIMM4

Floppy drive connector 34-pin box header FDD1

Front audio connector 10-pin header FP_AUDIO1

Front panel connector 14-pin header F_PANEL1

Infrared (IrDA) connector 5-pin header IR1

PCI socket 120-pin slot PCI1

PCI socket 120-pin slot PCI2

PCIe x16 socket 164-pin slot PCIEX16

PCIe x4 socket 64-pin slot PCIEX4

PCIe power connector 4-pin wafer PCIE_12V1

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Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA1

Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA2

Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA3

Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA4

Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA5

Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA6

Serial port connector (COM2) 10-pin box header COM2

Serial port connector (COM3) 10-pin box header COM3

Serial port connector (COM4) 10-pin box header COM4

SPDIF connector 5-pin header SPDIF1

SPI flash connector 8-pin header JSPI1

TPM connector 20-pin header TPM1

USB connector 8-pin header USB45

USB connector 8-pin header USB67

USB connector 8-pin header USB89

USB connector 8-pin header USB1011

Table 1-6: Peripheral Interface Connectors

4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors

Table 1-7 lists the rear panel connectors on the MMGA. Detailed descriptions of these
connectors can be found in Section 4.3.

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Connector Type Label

Audio connector Audio jack AUDIO_CV1

Ethernet and dual USB combo connector RJ-45 and two USB LAN1_USB01

Ethernet and dual USB combo connector RJ-45 and two USB LAN2_USB23

Mouse or keyboard connector PS/2 KB_MS1

Parallel port, serial port and VGA combo
connector

Table 1-7: Rear Panel Connectors

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. This section has complete descriptions of
all the internal, peripheral connectors on the MMGA.

4.2.1 ATX Power Connector

CN Label: ATX1

CN Type:

CN Location: See Figure 1-22

24-pin A TX (2x12)

DB-25, DB-9 and
DB-15

3IN1_DSUB1

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-8

The ATX connector is connected to an external ATX power supply. Power is provided to
the system, from the power supply through this connector.

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Figure 1-22: ATX Power Connector Pinout Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 3.3V 13 3.3V
2 3.3V 14 -12V

3 GND 15 GND
4 +5V 16 PS_ON

5 GND 17 GND
6 +5V 18 GND

7 GND 19 GND
8 Power good 20 -5V

9 5VSB 21 +5V
10 +12V 22 +5V

11 +12V 23 +5V
12 3.3V 24 GND

Table 1-8: ATX Power Connector Pinouts

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4.2.2 Audio CD In Connector

CN Label: CD_IN1

CN Type:

4-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 1-23

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-9

The 4-pin audio CD in connector is connected to an external audio CD device for the input
and output of audio signals from a CD player to the system.

Figure 1-23: Audio CD In Connector Pinouts (4-pin)

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 CD Signal (Left)

2 Ground
3 Ground

4 CD Signal (Right)

Table 1-9: Audio CD In Connector Pinouts

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4.2.3 CPU Power Connector

CN Label: CPU12V1

CN Type:

4-pin power connector (1x4)

CN Location: See Figure 1-24

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-10

The 4-pin CPU power connector is connected to an ATX power supply and powers the
CPU.

Figure 1-24: CPU Power Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND
2 GND

3 +12V
4 +12V

Table 1-10: CPU Power Connector Pinouts

4.2.4 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector

CN Label: DIO1

CN Type:

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CN Location: See Figure 1-25

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-11

The digital input/output connector is managed through a Super I/O chip. The DIO
connector pins are user programmable. To see details on how to program the DIO chip,
please refer to Appendix C.

Figure 1-25: DIO Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 Ground 2 VCC

3 Output 3 4 Output 2
5 Output 1 6 Output 0

7 Input 3 8 Input 2
9 Input 1 10 Input 0

Table 1-11: DIO Connector Pinouts

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4.2.5 Fan Connector, CPU (12V, 4-pin)

CN Label: CPU_F AN1

CN Type:

4-pin header (1x4)

CN Location: See Figure 1-26

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-12

The CPU cooling fan connector provides a 12V, 500mA current to a CPU cooling fan. The
connector has a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the
system BIOS can recognize the fan speed. Please note that only specified fans can issue
the rotation signals.

Figure 1-26: +12V Fan Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND
2 +12VCC
3 Rotation Signal
4 Control

Table 1-12: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts

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4.2.6 Fan Connector, System (+12V, 3-pin)

CN Label: SYS_FAN1

CN Type:

3-pin header (1x3)

CN Location: See Figure 1-27

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-13

The system cooling fan connector provides a 12V, 500mA current to a sy stem cooling fan.
The connector has a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system
so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed. Please note that only specified fans can
issue the rotation signals.

Figure 1-27: +12V Fan Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND
2 +12V
3 Rotation Signal

Table 1-13: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts

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4.2.7 Floppy Disk Connector (34-pin)

CN Label: FDD1

CN Type:

34-pin header (2x17)

CN Location: See Figure 1-28

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-14

The floppy disk connector is connected to a floppy disk drive.

Figure 1-28: 34-pin FDD Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 Density Select#

3 GND 4 N/C
5 N/C 6 N/C

7 GND 8 INDEX#
9 GND 10 MOTOR ENABLE A#

11 GND 12 DRIVE ENABLE B#
13 GND 14 DRIVE ENABLE A#

15 GND 16 MOTOR ENABLE B#
17 GND 18 DIRECTION#

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19 GND 20 STEP#
21 GND 22 WRITE DATA#

23 GND 24 WRITE GATE#
25 GND 26 TRACK 0#

27 GND 28 WRITE PROTECT#
29 GND 30 READ DATA#

31 GND 32 SIDE 1 SELECT#
33 GND 34 DISK CHANGE#

Table 1-14: 34-pin FDD Connector Pinouts

4.2.8 Front Audio Connector

CN Label: FP_AUDIO1

CN Type:

10-pin header (2x5)

CN Location: See Figure 1-29

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-15

Figure 1-29: Front Audio Connector Location (10-pin)

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1
3 MIC_R 4 Audio Detect

5 LINE2-R 6 GND
7 Jack Detection 8 N/C

9 LINE2-L 10 GND

MIC_L

2 GND

Table 1-15: Front Audio Connector Pinouts

4.2.9 Front Panel Connector

CN Label: F_PANEL1

CN Type:

CN Location: See Figure 1-30

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-16

The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and

14-pin header (2x7)

controls the motherboard. These indicators and switches include:

 Power LED
 Speaker
 Power button
 Reset
 HDD LED

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Figure 1-30: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations (14-pin)

FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION

Power LED

Power
Button

1 +5V 2 +5V
3 N/C 4 N/C
5 GROUND 6 N/C
7 PWRBTN+
9 PWRBTN- 10 N/C
11 +5V 12 RESET- HDD LED
13 IDE LED-

Speaker

8 SPEAKER

Reset

14 GROUND

Table 1-16: Front Panel Connector Pinouts (14-pin)

4.2.10 Infrared Interface Connector

CN Label: IR1

CN Type:

CN Location: See Figure 1-31

5-pin header (1x5)

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-17

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

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Figure 1-31: Infrared Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 VCC

2 NC

3 IR-RX
4 GND

5 IR-TX

Table 1-17: Infrared Connector Pinouts

4.2.11 PCIe Power Connector

CN Label: PCIE_12V1

CN Type:

CN Location: See Figure 1-32

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-18

The 4-pin PCIe power connector is connected to a power supply to power the PCIe

4-pin wafer (1x4)

expansion card.

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Figure 1-32: PCIe Power Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 +12V

2 GND
3 GND

4 +5V

Table 1-18: PCIe Power Connector Pinouts

4.2.12 SATA Drive Connectors

CN Label: SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5 and SATA6

CN Type:

CN Location: See Figure 1-33

7-pin SATA drive connectors (1x7)

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-19

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The six SATA drive connectors are each connected to second generation SATA drives.
Second generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 3.0 Gbps. The SATA
drives can be configured in a RAID configuration.

Figure 1-33: SATA Drive Connector Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND
2 TX+
3 TX­4 GND
5 RX­6 RX+
7 GND

Table 1-19: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts

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4.2.13 Serial Port Connector (COM2, COM 3 and COM4)

CN Label: COM2, COM3 and COM4

CN Type:

10-pin header (2x5)

CN Location: See Figure 1-34

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-20

The 10-pin serial port connector provides a second RS-232 serial communications
channel. The serial port connectors can be connected to external RS-232 serial port
devices.

Figure 1-34: Serial Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 Data Carrier Direct (DCD) 2 Data Set Ready (DSR)
3 Receive Data (RXD) 4 Request To Send (RTS)
5 Transmit Data (TXD) 6 Clear To Send (CTS)
7 Data Terminal Ready (DTR) 8 Ring Indicator (RI)
9 Ground (GND) 10 N/C

Table 1-20: Serial Connector Pinouts

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4.2.14 SPDIF Connector

CN Label: SPDIF1

CN Type:

5-pin header (1x5)

CN Location: See Figure 1-35

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-21

Use the SPDIF connector to connect digital audio devices to the system.

Figure 1-35: SPDIF Connector Location

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 5V
2 NC

3 SPDIF OUT
4 GND

5 SPDIF IN

Table 1-21: SPDIF Connector Pinouts

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4.2.15 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Connector

CN Label: TPM1

CN Type:

40-pin header (2x20)

CN Location: See Figure 1-36

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-22

The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) connector secure s the system on bootup. An optional
TPM can be connected to the TPM connector.

Figure 1-36: TPM Connector Location

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 FWHPCLK 2 GND

3 LFRAME# 4 KEY
5 PCIRST# 6 VCC

7 LAD3 8 LAD2
9 VCC3 10 LAD1

11 LAD0 12 GND
13 SMBCLK 14 SMBDATA

15 3VDUAL 16 SERIRQ
17 GND 18 CLKRUN#

19 LPCPD# 20 LDRQ#

Table 1-22: TPM Connector Pinouts

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4.2.16 USB Connectors (Internal)

CN Label: USB45, USB67, USB89 and USB1011

CN Type:

8-pin header (2x4)

CN Location: See Figure 1-37

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-23

The 2x4 USB pin connectors each provide connectivity to two USB 1.1 or two USB 2.0
ports. Each USB connector can support two USB devices. Additional external USB ports
are found on the rear panel. The USB ports are used for I/O bus expansion.

Figure 1-37: USB Connector Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 VCC 2 GND
3 DATA- 4 DATA+
5 DATA+ 6 DATA­7 GND 8 VCC

Table 1-23: USB Port Connector Pinouts

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4.3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel

Figure 1-38 shows the MMGA external peripheral interface connector (EPIC) panel. The

MMGA EPIC panel consists of the following:

 3 x Audio jacks
 1 x Parallel port
 2 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse connectors
 2 x RJ-45 LAN connectors
 1 x Serial port connector
 4 x USB 2.0 ports
 1 x VGA connector

Figure 1-38: MMGA External Peripheral Interface Connector

4.3.1 Audio Connectors

CN Label: AUDIO_CV1

CN Type:

CN Location: See Figure 1-38

The three audio jacks on the external audio connector enable the MMGA to be connected
to external audio devices as specified below.

 Line In port (Light Blue): Connects a CD-ROM, DVD player, or other audio

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devices.

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

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

 Microphone (Pink): Connects a microphone.

Figure 1-39: Audio Connector

4.3.2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector

CN Label: KB_MS1

CN Type:

CN Location: See Figure 1-38

CN Pinouts: See Figure 1-40 and Table 1-24

The MMGA keyboard and mouse connectors are standard PS/2 connectors.

Dual PS/2

Figure 1-40: PS/2 Pinouts

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PIN DESCRIPTION

1 DATA

2 NC
3 GND

4 VCC5
5 CLK

6 NC

Table 1-24: PS/2 Connector Pinouts

4.3.3 LAN and Dual USB Combo Connectors

CN Label: LAN1_USB01 and LAN2_USB23

CN Type:

RJ-45

CN Location: See Figure 1-38

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-25

The MMGA is equipped with two built-in RJ-45 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

1 MDIA3- 5 MDIA1+
2 MDIA3+ 6 MDIA2+-

3. MDIA2- 7 MDIA0-

4. MDIA1- 8 MDIA0+

Table 1-25: LAN Pinouts

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Figure 1-41: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector

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

Table 1-26.

LINK LED Activity LED

Status Description Status Description

Off

Yellow

Blinking

Not linked
Linked
Data activity

Off

Green

Orange

10 Mbps
100 Mbps
1 GbE

Table 1-26: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs

The MMGA has four external USB 2.0 ports. The ports are integrated into two dual USB
and LAN combo connectors. The ports connect to both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 VCC
2 DATA­4 DATA+
4 GROUND

Table 1-27: USB Port Pinouts

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4.3.4 Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Combo Connector

CN Label: 3IN1_DSUB1

CN Type:

DB-25, DB-9 and DB-15

CN Location: See Figure 1-38

CN Pinouts: See Table 1-28, Table 1-29 and Table 1-30

A 25-pin parallel port connector, a male DB-9 serial port (COM1) and a female DB-15
VGA connector are integrated into a single EPIC connector as shown in Figure 1-38.

The MMGA includes one on-board parallel port accessed through one 25-pin D-type
female connector. The parallel port is usually connected to a printer. The connector is
show in Figure 1-42 and the pinouts are shown in Table 1-28.

Figure 1-42 Parallel Port Connector Pinout Locations

PIN Description PIN Description

1 STROBE# 2 DATA 0
3 DATA 1 4 DATA 2

5 DATA 3 6 DATA 4
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 6

9 DATA 7 10 ACKNOWLEDGE
11 BUSY 12 PAPER EMPTY

13 PRINTER SELECT 14 AUTO FORM FEED #
15 ERROR# 16 INITIALIZE

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17 PRINTER SELECT LN# 18 GND
19 GND 20 GND

21 GND 22 GND
23 GND 24 GND

25 GND

Table 1-28: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts

The male DB-9 COM 1 serial port connector is connected to RS-232 serial
communications devices. The connector is show in Figure 1-43 and the pinouts are
shown in Table 1-29.

Figure 1-43: COM1 Pinout Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 DCD 6 DSR
2 RX 7 RTS
3 TX 8 CTS
4 DTR 9 RI
5 GND

Table 1-29: RS-232 Serial Port (COM 1) Pinouts

The female DB-15 VGA connector connects to standard VGA displays. The connector is
show in Figure 1-44 and the pinouts are shown in Table 1-30.

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Figure 1-44: VGA Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN 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 1-30: VGA Connector Pinouts

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5

5 Installation

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5.1 Anti-static Precautions

WARNING:

Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the MMGA
may result in permanent damage to the MMGA and severe injury to the
user.

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

 Wear an anti-static wristband: Wearing a simple anti-static wristband 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.

 Use an anti-static pad: When configuring the MMGA, place it on an

antic-static pad. This re duces the possibility of ESD damaging the MMGA.

 Only handle the edges of the PCB: When handling the PCB, hold the PCB

by the edges.

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5.2 Installation Considerations

NOTE:

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

5.2.1 Installation Notices

WARNING:

The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully
followed in order to prevent damage to the MMGA, MMGA components
and injury to the user.

Before and during the installation please DO the following:

 Read the user manual:

o The user manual provides a complete description of the MMGA

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.

 Place the MMGA 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 all power to the MMGA off:

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o When working with the MMGA, 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 MMGA 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.

5.2.2 Installation Checklist

The following checklist is provided to ensure the MMGA is properly installed.

 All the items in the packing list are present
 The CPU is installed
 The CPU cooling kit is properly installed
 A compatible memory module is properly inserted into the slot
 The jumpers have been properly configured
 The MMGA is inserted into a chassis with adequate ventilation
 The correct power supply is being used
 The following devices are properly connected

o SATA drives
o Power supply
o USB cable
o Serial port cable

 The following external peripheral devices are properly connected to the

chassis:

o Keyboard/Mouse
o VGA screen
o USB devices
o LAN

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5.3 Unpacking

5.3.1 Unpacking Precautions

When the MMGA is unpacked, please do the following:

 Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 5.1.
 Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the MMGA does not fall out

of the box.

 Make sure all the components in the checklist shown in Chapter 3 are

present.

NOTE:

If some of the components listed in the checklist in Chapter 3 are
missing, please do not proceed with the installation. If any of the
components listed in the checklist below are missing, contact
CyberResearch, Inc.

5.4 CPU, CPU Cooling Kit and DIMM Installation

WARNING:

A CPU should never be turned on without the specified cooling kit
being installed. If the cooling kit (heat sink and fan) is not properly
installed and the system turned on, permanent damage to the CPU,
MMGA and other electronic components attached to the system may
be incurred. Running a CPU without a cooling kit may also result in
injury to the user.

The CPU, CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical components of the MMGA. If
one of these components is not installed the MMGA cannot run.

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