CyberResearch MXGA Series User Manual

Motherboards

MXGA Series

ATX Motherboard with 6 PCI

Slots, 1 PCIe Slot, VGA, Audio,

SATA, USB, and CompactFlash

®

USER’S MANUAL

VER. 1.0C • OCT 2008

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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. via phone:[phone],
email: [e-mail]

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

 1 x MXGA Single Board Computer
 1 x IDE Cable
 2 x Dual RS-232 Cable
 2 x SATA Cable
 1 x SATA Power Cable
 1 x I/O Shielding
 1 x Mini Jumper Pack
 1 x Utility CD

Images of the above items are shown in Chapter 3.

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Table of Contents

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

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

1.1.1 MXGA Features................................................................................................. 3

1.2 MXGA OVERVIEW..................................................................................................... 4

1.2.1 MXGA Overview Photo...................................................................................... 4

1.2.2 MXGA Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers..................................................... 5

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

2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................. 8

2.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 9

2.2 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 9

2.2.1 Board Dimensions.............................................................................................. 9

2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions.............................................................. 10

2.3 DATA FLOW...............................................................................................................11

2.4 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS ....................................................................................... 12

2.4.1 CPU Overview................................................................................................. 12

2.4.2 Supported Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processors ................................................... 12

2.4.3 Supported Intel® Pentium® 4 Processors....................................................... 12

2.4.4...........................................................................................................................12

2.4.5 Supported Intel® Pentium® D Processors...................................................... 14

2.4.6 Supported Intel® Celeron® D Processors ...................................................... 14

2.5 INTEL

®

945G NORTHBRIDGE CHIPSET......................................................................14

2.5.1 Intel® 945G Overview...................................................................................... 14

2.5.2 Intel® 945G Memory Support .......................................................................... 15

2.5.3 Intel® 945G Serial Digital Video Output (SDVO)............................................ 15

2.5.4 Intel® 945G Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950............................... 16

2.6 INTEL

®

ICH7 SOUTHBRIDGE CHIPSET...................................................................... 17

2.6.1 Intel® ICH7 Overview...................................................................................... 17

2.6.2 Intel® ICH7 Audio Codec ’97 Controller.........................................................18

2.6.3 Intel® ICH7 IDE Interface............................................................................... 18

2.6.4 Intel® ICH7 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface................................................... 19

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2.6.5 Intel® ICH7 PCI Interface ............................................................................... 19

2.6.6 Intel® ICH7 Real Time Clock........................................................................... 20

2.6.7 Intel® ICH7 SATA Controller........................................................................... 20

2.6.8 Intel® ICH7 USB Controller............................................................................ 20

2.7 PCI BUS COMPONENTS ............................................................................................ 20

2.7.1 PCI Bus Overview............................................................................................ 20

2.7.2 Broadcom PCIe GbE interface........................................................................ 21

2.8 LPC BUS COMPONENTS ........................................................................................... 21

2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview........................................................................................... 21

2.8.2 BIOS Chipset.................................................................................................... 21

2.8.3 Super I/O chipset.............................................................................................. 22

2.8.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface ........................................................................... 22

2.8.3.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs........................................................................ 23

2.8.3.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor................................................... 23

2.8.3.4 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller................................................................ 23

2.8.3.5 Super I/O Parallel Port.............................................................................. 23

2.8.3.6 Super I/O Keyboard Controller................................................................. 24

2.9

ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 24

2.9.1 System Monitoring........................................................................................... 24

2.9.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control........................................... 25

2.9.3 Power Consumption......................................................................................... 25

3 UNPACKING.......................................................................................................... 26

ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 27

3.1

3.2 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 28

3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 28

3.3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST........................................................................................... 28

3.3.1 Package Contents............................................................................................. 28

3.3.2 Optional Components ...................................................................................... 29

4 CONNECTOR PINOUTS...................................................................................... 32

4.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 33

4.1.1 MXGA Layout .................................................................................................. 33

4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 33

4.1.3 External Peripheral Interface Panel Connectors............................................ 35

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4.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 35

4.2.1 ATX Power Supply Connector (4-pins)............................................................ 36

4.2.2 ATX Power Supply Connector (24-pins).......................................................... 37

4.2.3 Audio Connector (8-pin).................................................................................. 38

4.2.4 Auxiliary Audio Connector (4-pin) .................................................................. 39

4.2.5 CD-In Connector ............................................................................................. 40

4.2.6 Compact Flash Socket...................................................................................... 41

4.2.7 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector............................................................ 44

4.2.8 Fan Connectors................................................................................................ 45

4.2.9 Floppy Disk Connector.................................................................................... 46

4.2.10 Front Panel Audio Connector........................................................................ 48

4.2.11 IDE Connector (40-pin)................................................................................. 49

4.2.12 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin)............................................................. 50

4.2.13 Multi-panel Connector................................................................................... 51

4.2.14 PCI Express x16 Slot...................................................................................... 53

4.2.15 PCI Express Power Connector (4-pin).......................................................... 56

4.2.16 PCI Slot.......................................................................................................... 58

4.2.17 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 62

4.2.18 Serial Port Connector (RS-232)..................................................................... 63

4.2.19 Serial Port Connector (RS-232/422/485) ...................................................... 64

4.2.20 Serial Port Connector (RS-422/485) ............................................................. 66

4.2.21 SPDIF Connector........................................................................................... 67

4.2.22 TPM Connector.............................................................................................. 68

4.2.23 USB Connectors (Internal)............................................................................ 70

4.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS................................................... 71

4.3.1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector............................................................................ 72

4.3.2 Parallel Port Connector .................................................................................. 73

4.3.3 Ethernet Connector.......................................................................................... 74

4.3.4 Audio Connectors............................................................................................. 75

4.3.5 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 76

4.3.6 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 77

4.3.7 Serial Communications Connector.................................................................. 78

4.4 ON-BOARD JUMPERS ................................................................................................ 78

5 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................... 80

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5.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 81

5.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 82

5.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 82

5.2.2 Installation Checklist....................................................................................... 83

5.3 CPU, CPU COOLING KIT AND DIMM INSTALLATION.............................................. 84

5.3.1 LGA775 CPU Installation................................................................................ 84

5.3.2 LGA775 Cooling Kit Installation..................................................................... 88

5.3.3 DIMM Installation........................................................................................... 90

5.4 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 91

5.4.1 CF Master/Slave Selection............................................................................... 92

5.4.2 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 93

5.4.3 COM2 Mode Selection..................................................................................... 94

5.5

CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 94

5.5.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 94

5.6 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 95

5.6.1 Peripheral Device Cables................................................................................ 95

5.6.2 ATA Flat Cable Connection............................................................................. 95

5.6.3 Dual RS-232 Cable Connection....................................................................... 96

5.6.4 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 97

5.7 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 99

5.7.1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connection................................................................ 100

5.7.2 Parallel Device Connection........................................................................... 101

5.7.3 RJ-45 Ethernet Connection............................................................................ 102

5.7.4 USB Connection............................................................................................. 103

5.7.5 Audio Connection........................................................................................... 104

5.7.6 VGA Monitor Connection .............................................................................. 105

5.7.7 Serial Device Connection .............................................................................. 106

6 AMI BIOS.............................................................................................................. 108

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 109

6.1

6.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................. 109

6.1.2 Using Setup.................................................................................................... 109

6.1.3 Getting Help....................................................................................................110

6.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................110

6.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar...............................................................................................110

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6.2 MAIN.......................................................................................................................111

6.3 ADVANCED..............................................................................................................112

6.3.1 CPU Configuration.........................................................................................113

6.3.2 IDE Configuration..........................................................................................114

6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave............................................................................116

6.3.3 Floppy Configuration..................................................................................... 121

6.3.4 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................. 122

6.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration.................................................................... 128

6.3.6 ACPI Configuration....................................................................................... 130

6.3.6.1 General ACPI Configuration...................................................................131

6.3.7 APM Configuration........................................................................................ 132

6.3.8 ASF Configuration......................................................................................... 135

6.3.9 MPS Configuration........................................................................................ 136

6.3.10 T rusted Computing....................................................................................... 137

6.3.11 USB Configuration....................................................................................... 138

6.3.11.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration............................................. 140

6.4

BOOT...................................................................................................................... 140

6.4.1 Boot Settings Configuration........................................................................... 141

6.4.2 Boot Device Priority...................................................................................... 144

6.4.3 Removable Drives.......................................................................................... 145

6.4.4 USB Drives..................................................................................................... 146

6.5 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 147

6.6 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 149

6.6.1 NorthBridge Configuration............................................................................ 151

EXIT....................................................................................................................... 155

6.7

7 DRIVER INSTALLATION.................................................................................. 158

7.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 159

7.2 DRIVER CD AUTO-RUN.......................................................................................... 159

7.3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................. 161

7.4 INTEL GRAPHICS MEDIA ACCELERATOR DRIVER.................................................... 165

7.5 BROADCOM LAN DRIVER (FOR GBE LAN) INSTALLATION ................................... 171

7.6 REALTEK AC`97 AUDIO DRIVER (ALC665) INSTALLATION................................... 177

7.6.1 BIOS Setup..................................................................................................... 177

7.6.2 Driver Installation ......................................................................................... 177

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7.7 IDE CONTROLLER INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 183

A BIOS MENU OPTIONS....................................................................................... 189

A.1 BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS........................................................................... 190

B WATCHDOG TIMER.......................................................................................... 193

C ADDRESS MAPPING.......................................................................................... 197

C.1 IO ADDRESS MAP.................................................................................................. 198

C.2 1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP.......................................................................... 198

C.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE ............................................................................................ 199

C.4 DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................. 199

D EXTERNAL AC’97 AUDIO CODEC ................................................................. 201

D.1

INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 202

D.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC....................................................................... 202

D.1.2 Driver Installation......................................................................................... 202

D.2 SOUND EFFECT CONFIGURATION........................................................................... 203

D.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager.......................................................... 203

D.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options ............................................. 204

INDEX............................................................................................................................ 207

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1: MXGA Overview.........................................................................................4

Figure 2-1: MXGA Dimensions (mm)...........................................................................9

Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)...........................................10

Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram........................................................................11

Figure 2-4: 240-pin DIMM Sockets.............................................................................15

Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations.........................................................33

Figure 4-2: ATX Power Supply Connector (4-pins) Location .................................36

Figure 4-3: ATX Power Connector Location.............................................................37

Figure 4-4: Audio Connector Location (8-pin) .........................................................38

Figure 4-5: Auxiliary Audio Connector Location (4-pin).........................................39

Figure 4-6: CD-In Connector......................................................................................40

Figure 4-7: CF Card Socket Location........................................................................42

Figure 4-8: DIO Connector Locations .......................................................................44

Figure 4-9: Fan Connectors Locations .....................................................................45

Figure 4-10: FDC Connector Location ......................................................................46

Figure 4-11: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations............................................48

Figure 4-12: IDE Device Connector Locations.........................................................49

Figure 4-13: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations..................................................51

Figure 4-14: Multi-panel Connector Location...........................................................52

Figure 4-15: PCI Express x16 Slot Connector Location..........................................54

Figure 4-16: PCI Express Power Connector Pinout Locations ..............................57

Figure 4-17: PCI Slot Location...................................................................................59

Figure 4-18: SATA Drive Connector Locations........................................................62

Figure 4-19: Serial Port Connector (RS-232) Pinout Locations..............................64

Figure 4-20: Serial Port Connector (RS-232/422/485) Pinout Locations................65

Figure 4-21: Serial Port Connector (RS-422/485) Pinout Locations.......................66

Figure 4-22: SPDIF Connector Pinout Locations.....................................................67

Figure 4-23: TPM Connector Pinout Locations........................................................68

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Figure 4-24: USB Connector Pinout Locations........................................................70

Figure 4-25: MXGA External Interface Connectors..................................................71

Figure 4-26: PS/2 Pinouts...........................................................................................72

Figure 4-27: Parallel Port Connector Pinout Locations ..........................................73

Figure 4-28: Ethernet Connector Pinout Locations.................................................74

Figure 4-29: Ethernet Connector...............................................................................75

Figure 4-30: Audio Connector....................................................................................76

Figure 4-31: USB Connector Pinout Locations........................................................76

Figure 4-32: VGA Connector......................................................................................77

Figure 4-33: Serial Communications Connector Pinout Locations .......................78

Figure 5-1: Intel LGA775.............................................................................................85

Figure 5-2: Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield...........................................86

Figure 5-3: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate ..........................................................86

Figure 5-4: Insert the LGA775 CPU ...........................................................................87

Figure 5-5: Cooling Kits..............................................................................................88

Figure 5-6: Securing the Heat sink to the PCB Board.............................................89

Figure 5-7: Installing a DIMM .....................................................................................90

Figure 5-8: Jumper Locations....................................................................................91

Figure 5-9: Jumper Locations....................................................................................92

Figure 5-10: IDE Cable Connection...........................................................................96

Figure 5-11: Dual RS-232 Cable Installation.............................................................97

Figure 5-12: SATA Drive Cable Connection.............................................................98

Figure 5-13: SATA Power Drive Connection............................................................99

Figure 5-14: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector..................................................... 100

Figure 5-15: Parallel Device Connector ................................................................. 101

Figure 5-16: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector ................................................................. 102

Figure 5-17: USB Connector................................................................................... 103

Figure 5-18: Audio Connectors............................................................................... 104

Figure 5-19: VGA Connector................................................................................... 105

Figure 5-20: Serial Device Connector .................................................................... 106

Figure 7-1: Introduction Screen.............................................................................. 160

Figure 7-2: Available Drivers................................................................................... 160

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Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver ....................................................................................... 161

Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Installation Program................................................... 161

Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen..................................... 162

Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement................................. 163

Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Readme File Information............................................ 164

Figure 7-8: Chipset Driver Installation Complete.................................................. 165

Figure 7-9: Select the Operating System............................................................... 166

Figure 7-10: VGA Driver........................................................................................... 166

Figure 7-11: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator InstallShield Wizard................ 167

Figure 7-12: InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files................................................ 168

Figure 7-13: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome Screen ......... 169

Figure 7-14: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver License Agreement..... 169

Figure 7-15: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Installing Notice........... 170

Figure 7-16: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Installation Complete ............. 170

Figure 7-17: Windows Control Panel...................................................................... 171

Figure 7-18: System Icon......................................................................................... 172

Figure 7-19: Device Manager Tab........................................................................... 173

Figure 7-20: Device Manager List........................................................................... 174

Figure 7-21: Search for Suitable Driver.................................................................. 175

Figure 7-22: Locate Driver Files.............................................................................. 176

Figure 7-23: Location Browsing Window............................................................... 176

Figure 7-24: Select the Audio CODEC.................................................................... 178

Figure 7-25: Locate the Setup Program Icon ........................................................ 179

Figure 7-26: Preparing Setup Screen..................................................................... 179

Figure 7-27: InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen.............................................. 180

Figure 7-28: Audio Driver Software Configuration............................................... 181

Figure 7-29: Audio Driver Digital Signal ................................................................ 181

Figure 7-30: Audio Driver Installation.................................................................... 182

Figure 7-31: Restart the Computer......................................................................... 182

Figure 7-32: Access Windows Control Panel........................................................ 183

Figure 7-33: Double Click the System Icon ........................................................... 184

Figure 7-34: Double Click the Device Manager Tab.............................................. 185

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Figure 7-35: Device Manager List........................................................................... 186

Figure 7-36: Search for Suitable Driver.................................................................. 187

Figure 7-37: Locate Driver Files.............................................................................. 188

Figure 7-38: Location Browsing Window............................................................... 188

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List of Tables

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

Table 2-1: Supported Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processors...........................................12

Table 2-2: Supported Intel® Pentium® 4 Processors..............................................12

Table 2-3: Supported Intel® Pentium® D Processors.............................................14

Table 2-4: Supported Intel® Celeron® D Processors................................................14

Table 2-5: Supported HDD Specifications................................................................19

Table 2-6: Power Consumption .................................................................................25

Table 3-1: Package List Contents..............................................................................29

Table 3-2: Optional Components...............................................................................30

Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................35

Table 4-2: External Peripheral Interface Panel Connectors....................................35

Table 4-3: ATX Power Supply Connector (4-pins) Pinouts.....................................36

Table 4-4: ATX Power Connector Pinouts................................................................38

Table 4-5: Audio Connector Pinouts (8-pin).............................................................39

Table 4-6: Auxiliary Audio Connector Pinouts (4-pin).............................................40

Table 4-7: CD-In Connector........................................................................................41

Table 4-8: CF Card Socket Pinouts ...........................................................................43

Table 4-9: DIO Connector Pinouts.............................................................................44

Table 4-10: Fan Connectors Pinouts.........................................................................45

Table 4-11: FDC Connector Pinouts..........................................................................47

Table 4-12: Front Panel Connector Pinouts .............................................................48

Table 4-13: IDE Connector Pinouts...........................................................................50

Table 4-14: Infrared Connector Pinouts....................................................................51

Table 4-15: Multi-panel Connector Pinouts..............................................................52

Table 4-16: PCIe x16 Side A Pinouts.........................................................................55

Table 4-17: PCIe x16 Side B Pinouts.........................................................................56

Table 4-18: PCI Express Power Connector Pinouts................................................57

Table 4-19: PCI Slot ...................................................................................................61

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Table 4-20: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts.............................................................63

Table 4-21: Serial Port Connector (RS-232) Pinouts ...............................................64

Table 4-22: Serial Port Connector (RS-232/422/485) Pinouts .................................65

Table 4-23: Serial Port Connector (RS-422/485) Pinouts ........................................66

Table 4-24: SPDIF Connector Pinouts.......................................................................67

Table 4-25: TPM Connector Pinouts..........................................................................69

Table 4-26: USB Port Connector Pinouts .................................................................70

Table 4-27: PS/2 Connector Pinouts .........................................................................72

Table 4-28: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts............................................................73

Table 4-29: Ethernet Connector Pinouts...................................................................74

Table 4-30: Ethernet Connector LEDs.......................................................................75

Table 4-31: USB Connector Pinouts..........................................................................76

Table 4-32: VGA Connector Pinouts .........................................................................77

Table 4-33: COM1 RS-232 Mode Connector Pinouts...............................................78

Table 5-1: Jumpers ...................................................................................................91

Table 5-2: CF Master/Slave Selection Settings ........................................................92

Table 5-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings ..................................................................93

Table 5-4: COM2 Mode Selection Jumper Settings.................................................94

Table 5-5: Provided Cables........................................................................................95

Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys............................................................................ 110

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List of BIOS Menus

BIOS Menu 1: Main ................................................................................................. 111

BIOS Menu 2: Advanced.......................................................................................... 113

BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration........................................................................... 113

BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration ............................................................................ 114

BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration....................................... 116

BIOS Menu 6: Floppy Configuration ...................................................................... 121

BIOS Menu 7: Super IO Configuration................................................................... 122

BIOS Menu 8: Hardware Health Configuration...................................................... 128

BIOS Menu 9: ACPI Configuration.......................................................................... 130

BIOS Menu 10: General ACPI Configuration......................................................... 131

BIOS Menu 11: Advanced Power Management Configuration............................ 132

BIOS Menu 12: ASF Configuration......................................................................... 135

BIOS Menu 13: MPS Configuration ........................................................................ 136

BIOS Menu 14: Trusted Computing........................................................................ 137

BIOS Menu 15: USB Configuration......................................................................... 138

BIOS Menu 16: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration.................................... 140

BIOS Menu 17: Boot................................................................................................. 140

BIOS Menu 18: Boot Settings Configuration......................................................... 141

BIOS Menu 19: Boot Device Priority Settings....................................................... 144

BIOS Menu 20: Removable Drives.......................................................................... 145

BIOS Menu 21: USB Drives..................................................................................... 146

BIOS Menu 22: Security........................................................................................... 147

BIOS Menu 23: Chipset............................................................................................ 149

BIOS Menu 24:NorthBridge Chipset Configuration.............................................. 151

BIOS Menu 25:Exit ................................................................................................. 155

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Glossary

AC’97 Audio Codec 97
ACPI Advanced Configuration and

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Access Memory
SIR Serial Infrared
UART Universal Asynchronous

Receiver-transmitter
USB Universal Serial Bus
VGA Video Graphics Adapter

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Chapter

1

1 Introduction

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1.1 MXGA Overview

The MXGA motherboard is an LGA775 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo/Intel® Pentium® 4/Intel

®

Pentium® D/Intel® Celeron® D CPU platform with an Intel® 945G Express Chipset and
Intel® I/O Controller Hub 7 (ICH7) Southbridge. The MXGA has a maximum front side bus
(FSB) frequency of 1066MHz, supports up to 8GB of dual channel 677MHz DDR2 RAM
and comes with VGA, PS/2 keyboard/mouse, COM port, serial port and audio interfaces
as well as a dual Broadcom PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet (GbE). The MXGA supports up
to four serial ATA (SATA 3Gb/s) hard disk drives and up to eight USB 2.0 devices. If RAID
support for the system is required, contact CyberResearch, Inc. via phone: [phone]
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1.1.1 MXGA Features

Some of the MXGA features are listed below.

 RoHS compliant
 Support for the following CPUs:

o LGA775 Intel
o LGA775 Intel
o LGA775 Intel
o LGA775 Intel

 Integrated Intel
 Maximum FSB of 1066MHz
 Four 240-pin dual channel 400/533/677MHz DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs support

up to 8GB of memory

 High performance PCIe Gigabit Ethernet chipset (LAN1 with ASF2.0 remote

®

Core™ 2 Duo

®

Pentium® 4

®

Pentium® D

®

Celeron® D

®

GMA950 graphics engine

control support)

 Four SATA 3Gb/s drives supported
 Two Ultra ATA 100, Ultra ATA 66 or Ultra ATA 33 IDE HDDs supported
 Eight USB 2.0 devices supported
 ATX power only
 5.1 channel surround sound supported
 TPM V1.2 hardware security function supported
 PCI expansion:

o 1 x PCI Express x16 expansion slot

(Supports PCIe x1/2/4/8/16 PCI-E add on cards)

o 6 x PCI expansion slots

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1.2 MXGA Overview

1.2.1 MXGA Overview Photo

The MXGA has a wide variety of internal and external peripheral connectors. The
peripheral connectors are connected to devices including storage devices, display devices
and parallel communications devices. A labeled photo of the peripheral connectors is
shown in Figure 1-1.

Figure 1-1: MXGA Overview

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1.2.2 MXGA Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers

The MXGA has the following on-board connectors:

 1 x 12V power connector
 1 x ATX power connector
 1 x Audio connector
 1 x Aux. Audio connector
 1 x CD-in connector
 1 x CompactFlash slot
 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots
 1 x DIO connector
 3 x Fan connectors
 1 x Floppy disk connector
 1 x Front panel connector
 1 x IDE disk drive connector
 1 x Infrared interface connector
 1 x Multi panel connector
 1 x PCIe slot
 6 x PCI slots
 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) drive connectors
 6 x Serial port connectors
 1 x SPDIF connector
 1 x TPM connector
 2 x USB connectors

The MXGA has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board rear
panel:

 1 x PS/2 dual keyboard/mouse connector
 1 x parallel port connector
 1 x serial port connector
 1 x VGA connector
 2 x Ethernet connectors
 4 x USB connectors
 3 x audio connectors

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The MXGA has the following on-board jumpers:

 CF Master/Slave Selection
 Clear CMOS
 COM2 RS-232/422/485 Selection

1.2.3 Technical Specifications

MXGA technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. Detailed descriptions of each
specification can be found in Chapter 2.

Specification MXGA
Form Factor ATX motherboard

LGA775 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo (up to 2.66GHz)
LGA775 Intel® Pentium® 4 (up to 3.8GHz)

System CPU

LGA775 Intel® Pentium® D (up to 3.6GHz)
LGA775 Intel® Celeron® D (up to 3.6GHz)
(Hyperthreading Technology supported)

Front Side Bus 533MHz, 800MHz or 1066MHz

Northbridge: Intel® 945G Express

System Chipset

Southbridge: Intel® ICH7
Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM slots support four 2GB,

Memory

400MHz, 533MHz or 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs
CRT: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950

Display

integrated with DB-15 VGA connector
BIOS AMI BIOS
Audio 5.1 channel audio via pin header
LAN Broadcom BCM5787 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller

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Specification MXGA

Six on-board serial ports:

Four on-board RS-232 serial ports
COM

One on-board RS-232/422/485 serial port (by jumper setting)

One on-board RS-422/485 serial port (by jumper setting)
USB 2.0 Eight USB 2.0 devices supported
IDE One 40-pin IDE connects up to two Ultra ATA33/66/100 devices
Floppy Disk One FDD connector supports one floppy disk drive
SATA Four SATA 3Gb/s drives supported
Keyboard/mouse One PS/2 connector supports mouse and keyboard connectivity
Watchdog Timer Software programmable 1-255 sec. by supper I/O

+12V@10.17A, +5V@4.25A, 3.3V@6.07A
Power Supply

(Pentium 4 3.73GHz, 1066MHz CPU with 1GB DDR2-667MHz)
Temperature 0ºC ~ 60ºC (32ºF ~140ºF)
Humidity (operating) 5%~95% non-condensing
Dimensions 305mm x 244mm
Weight (GW/NW) 1.2kg/0.65kg

Table 1-1: Technical Specifications

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Chapter

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2 Detailed Specifications

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2.1 Overview

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

2.2 Dimensions

2.2.1 Board Dimensions

The dimensions of the board are listed below and shown in Figure 2-1.

 Length: 305 mm
 Width: 244 mm

Figure 2-1: MXGA Dimensions (mm)

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2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions

External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2-2.

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

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