CyberResearch MXGC Series User Manual

Motherboards

MXGC Series

ATX Motherboards with 3 PCI and

4 PCIe Slots, VGA, SATA, RAID,

USB, LAN, and Audio

®

USER’S MANUAL

VER. 2.00C • OCT 2007

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CyberResearch, Inc. does not authorize any CyberResearch product for
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

1.00 Initial Release June 2007
Revision: Removed

2.00C

references to CF

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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 immediately.

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

 1 x MXGC Series single board computer
 3 x SATA power cables
 6 x SATA cables
 2 x Dual RS-232 cable
 1 x Single RS-232 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

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

1.1.1 MXGC Series Features...................................................................................... 2

1.2 MXGC SERIES OVERVIEW......................................................................................... 3

1.2.1 MXGC Series Overview Photo........................................................................... 3

1.2.2 MXGC Series Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers.......................................... 3

1.2.3 Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 5

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

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

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

2.2 DATA FLOW..............................................................................................................10

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

2.3.1 Intel® Core™2 Quad Features ....................................................................... 12

2.3.2 Intel® Core™2 Duo Features ......................................................................... 12

2.3.3 Intel® Pentium® 4 Features............................................................................ 13

2.3.4 Intel® Pentium® D Features........................................................................... 13

2.3.5 Intel® Celeron® D Features ........................................................................... 13

2.4 INTEL

®

Q965 NORTHBRIDGE CHIPSET ..................................................................... 14

2.4.1 Intel® Q965 Overview...................................................................................... 14

2.4.2 Intel® Q965 Memory Support .......................................................................... 14

2.4.2.1 Intel® Q965 Analog CRT Support............................................................. 15

2.4.3 Intel® Q965 PCIe x16 ...................................................................................... 16

2.4.3.1 PCIe x16 Bus Overview............................................................................ 16

2.4.3.2 PCIe x16 Bus Specifications..................................................................... 17

2.4.4 Intel® Q965 Direct Media Interface (DMI)..................................................... 18

2.5 INTEL

®

ICH8DO SOUTHBRIDGE CHIPSET................................................................18

2.5.1 Intel® ICH8DO Overview................................................................................ 18

2.5.2 SPI BIOS Chipset:............................................................................................ 19

2.5.3 Intel® High Definition Audio ........................................................................... 20

2.5.4 Intel® ICH8DO Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface............................................. 20

2.5.5 Intel® ICH8DO PCI Interface.......................................................................... 20

2.5.6 Intel® ICH8DO PCIe Ports............................................................................. 20

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2.5.7 Intel

®

ICH8DO Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface............................................. 21

2.5.8 Intel® ICH8DO Real Time Clock..................................................................... 21

®

2.5.9 Intel

ICH8DO SATA Controller.....................................................................21

2.5.10 Intel® ICH8DO USB Controller .................................................................... 22

2.6

INTEL® ICH8DO PCIE BUS COMPONENTS.............................................................. 23

2.6.1 PCIe Bus Overview..........................................................................................23

2.6.2 PCIe x4 Interface Goldfinger........................................................................... 23

2.6.3 PCIe GbE Ethernet.......................................................................................... 24

2.7 PCI BUS COMPONENTS ............................................................................................ 26

2.7.1 PCI Bus Overview............................................................................................ 26

2.7.2 PCI Expansion Sockets.................................................................................... 26

2.8 LPC BUS COMPONENTS ........................................................................................... 26

2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview........................................................................................... 26

2.8.2 Super I/O chipset.............................................................................................. 27

2.8.2.1 Super I/O LPC Interface ........................................................................... 28

2.8.2.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs........................................................................ 28

2.8.2.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor................................................... 28

2.8.2.4 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller................................................................ 28

2.8.2.5 Super I/O Keyboard Controller................................................................. 29

2.8.3 Serial Port Chipset........................................................................................... 29

2.9 ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 29

2.9.1 System Monitoring........................................................................................... 29

2.9.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control........................................... 30

2.9.3 Power Consumption......................................................................................... 31

ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 34

3.1

3.2 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 34

3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 34

3.3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST...........................................................................................35

3.3.1 Package Contents............................................................................................. 35

3.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 37

4.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 40

4.1.1 MXGC Series Layout ....................................................................................... 40

4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 41

4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 42

4.2

INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS......................................................................43

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4.2.1 ATX +12V Power Connector........................................................................... 43

4.2.2 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 44

4.2.3 Audio CD In Connector (4-pin).......................................................................45

4.2.4 Audio Connector.............................................................................................. 46

4.2.5 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector............................................................ 48

4.2.6 Fan Connector (+12V) (CPU Cooling Fan) ................................................... 48

4.2.7 Fan Connector (+12V) (System Cooling Fans)............................................... 49

4.2.8 Front Panel Connector (14-pin)...................................................................... 51

4.2.9 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin)............................................................... 52

4.2.10 PCI Slot.......................................................................................................... 53

4.2.11 PCI Express x4 Slot........................................................................................ 56

4.2.12 PCI Express x16 Slot...................................................................................... 58

4.2.13 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 60

4.2.14 Serial Port Connectors (RS-232)................................................................... 62

4.2.15 Serial Port Connector (COM 2)(RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485)....................... 63

4.2.16 SPDIF Connector........................................................................................... 64

4.2.17 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 65

4.2.18 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Connector.................................................. 66

4.2.19 USB Connectors (Internal)............................................................................ 67

4.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS................................................... 68

4.3.1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector............................................................................ 68

4.3.2 Parallel Port Connector .................................................................................. 69

4.3.3 Audio Connectors............................................................................................. 70

4.3.4 LAN Connectors............................................................................................... 71

4.3.5 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 72

4.3.6 VGA Connector................................................................................................73

4.3.7 Serial Communications Connector.................................................................. 74

ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 77

5.1

5.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 78

5.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 78

5.2.2 Installation Checklist....................................................................................... 79

5.3

UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 80

5.3.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 80

5.4 CPU, CPU COOLING KIT AND DIMM INSTALLATION .............................................. 81

5.4.1 LGA775 CPU Installation................................................................................ 81

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5.4.2 LGA775 Cooling Kit Installation..................................................................... 85

5.4.3 DIMM Installation........................................................................................... 87

5.5 JUMPER SETTINGS.................................................................................................... 89

5.5.1 Clear CMOS Jumper ....................................................................................... 89

5.5.2 RS-232/RS-422/485 Serial Port Select Jumper................................................ 91

5.6

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

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

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

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

5.7.2 Dual RS-232 Cable with Slot Bracket.............................................................. 94

5.7.3 Single RS-232 Cable with Slot Bracket............................................................ 95

5.7.4 Dual RS-232/422/485 Cables .......................................................................... 96

5.7.5 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 97

5.7.6 USB Cable (Dual Port).................................................................................... 98

5.7.7 USB Cable (Four Port) (Optional).................................................................. 99

5.8 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION................................................. 100

5.8.1 Audio Connection........................................................................................... 100

5.8.2 LAN Connection............................................................................................. 101

5.8.3 Parallel Device Connection........................................................................... 102

5.8.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection......................................................... 103

5.8.5 Serial Device Connection .............................................................................. 104

5.8.6 USB Connection (Dual Connector)............................................................... 105

5.8.7 VGA Monitor Connection .............................................................................. 106

INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................110

6.1

6.1.1 Starting Setup..................................................................................................110

6.1.2 Using Setup.....................................................................................................110

6.1.3 Getting Help....................................................................................................111

6.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................111

6.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar...............................................................................................111

6.2 MAIN.......................................................................................................................112

6.3 ADVANCED..............................................................................................................113

6.3.1 CPU Configuration.........................................................................................114

6.3.2 IDE* Configuration........................................................................................115

6.3.2.1 IDE* Master, IDE* Slave........................................................................117

6.3.3 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................. 123

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6.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration.................................................................... 129

6.3.5 ACPI Configuration....................................................................................... 133

6.3.5.1 General ACPI Configuration...................................................................134

6.3.6 AHCI Configuration....................................................................................... 135

6.3.7 APM Configuration........................................................................................ 136

6.3.8 MPS Configuration........................................................................................ 138

6.3.9 Remote Access Configuration........................................................................ 139

6.3.10 T rusted Computing.......................................................................................143

6.3.11 USB Configuration....................................................................................... 145

6.3.11.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration............................................. 147

PCI/PNP................................................................................................................. 150

6.4

6.5

BOOT...................................................................................................................... 156

6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration........................................................................... 157

6.6 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 160

6.7 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 162

6.7.1 NorthBridge Configuration............................................................................ 163

6.7.2 SouthBridge Configuration............................................................................ 167

6.8 EXIT.......................................................................................................................169

7.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 172

7.2 DRIVER CD AUTO-RUN.......................................................................................... 172

7.3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................. 174

7.4 INTEL GRAPHICS MEDIA ACCELERATOR DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................ 177

7.5 BROADCOM LAN DRIVER (FOR GBE LAN) INSTALLATION ................................... 181

REALTEK HD AUDIO DRIVER (ALC883) INSTALLATION........................................ 186

7.6

7.6.1 BIOS Setup..................................................................................................... 186

7.6.2 Driver Installation ......................................................................................... 186

7.7 SATA RAID DRIVER INSTALLATION ...................................................................... 191

A BIOS OPTIONS.................................................................................................... 198

B DIO INTERFACE................................................................................................. 204

B.1 DIO INTERFACE INTRODUCTION............................................................................ 205

B.2

DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS.................................................................................... 205

B.3 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 205

B.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..................................................................... 205

B.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 206

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C WATCHDOG TIMER.......................................................................................... 208

D ADDRESS MAPPING .......................................................................................... 212

D.1 ADDRESS MAP....................................................................................................... 213

D.2

1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP.......................................................................... 213

D.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE............................................................................................ 214

D.4 DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS............................................................................. 214

E INTEL® MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER......................................................216

E.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 217

E.1.1 Precautions.................................................................................................... 217

E.2 FEA TURES AND BENEFITS....................................................................................... 218

E.3 ACCESSING THE INTEL® MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER ......................................... 218

E.4 RAID CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 219

E.4.1 Creating a RAID Volume............................................................................... 219

E.4.2 Deleting a RAID Volume ............................................................................... 223

E.4.3 Resetting a Disk to Non-RAID....................................................................... 225

E.4.4 Exiting the Matrix Storage Manager............................................................. 228

F INDEX.................................................................................................................... 230

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1: MXGC Series Overview [Front View] .......................................................3

Figure 2-1: MXGC Series 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 2-5: PCIe x16 Expansion Slot.........................................................................17

Figure 2-6: SPI BIOS Chipset.....................................................................................20

Figure 2-7: SATA Connectors.....................................................................................22

Figure 2-8: USB Connector ........................................................................................23

Figure 2-9: PCIe x4 Expansion...................................................................................24

Figure 2-10: Broadcom PCI GbE Controllers ...........................................................25

Figure 2-12: PCI Expansion Sockets.........................................................................26

Figure 2-13: LPC Bus Components...........................................................................27

Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations.........................................................40

Figure 4-2: ATX Power Connector Location.............................................................43

Figure 4-3: ATX Power Connector Pinout Locations...............................................44

Figure 4-4: Audio CD In Connector Pinouts (4-pin).................................................46

Figure 4-5: Audio Connector Location (9-pin)..........................................................47

Figure 4-7: DIO Connector Connector Locations....................................................48

Figure 4-8: +12V Fan Connector Location................................................................49

Figure 4-9: +12V Fan Connector Location................................................................50

Figure 4-10: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations (14-pin) .............................51

Figure 4-12: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations..................................................52

Figure 4-13: PCI Slot Location...................................................................................54

Figure 4-14: PCIe x4 Connector Locations...............................................................57

Figure 4-15: PCIe x16 Connector Location...............................................................59

Figure 4-16: SATA Drive Connector Locations.........................................................61

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Figure 4-17: RS-232 COM Connector Pinout Locations..........................................62

Figure 4-18: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Location................................63

Figure 4-19: SPDIF Connector Pinout Locations.....................................................64

Figure 4-20: SPI Flash Connector Pinout Locations...............................................65

Figure 4-21: TPM Connector Pinout Locations........................................................66

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

Figure 4-23: MXGC Series External Interface Connectors......................................68

Figure 4-24: PS/2 Pinouts...........................................................................................69

Figure 4-25: Parallel Port Connector Pinout Locations ..........................................70

Figure 4-26: Audio Connector....................................................................................71

Figure 4-27: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector ....................................................................72

Figure 4-28: USB Connector Pinout Locations........................................................73

Figure 4-29: VGA Connector......................................................................................73

Figure 4-30: Serial Communications Connector Pinout Locations.......................74

Figure 5-1: Intel LGA775 Socket................................................................................82

Figure 5-2: Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield...........................................83

Figure 5-3: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate ..........................................................83

Figure 5-4: Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU ..............................................................84

Figure 5-5: Cooling Kit................................................................................................85

Figure 5-6: Cooling Kit................................................................................................85

Figure 5-7: Securing the Heat sink to the PCB Board.............................................87

Figure 5-8: Installing a DIMM......................................................................................88

Step 1: Figure 5-11: Clear CMOS Jumper.............................................................91

Figure 5-12: Serial Port Mode Select Jumper Pinout Locations ............................92

Figure 5-14: Dual RS-232 Cable Installation.............................................................94

Figure 5-15: Single RS-232 Cable Installation..........................................................95

Figure 5-16: Dual Serial Port Connector Cable Connection...................................96

Figure 5-17: SATA Drive Cable Connection..............................................................97

Figure 5-18: SATA Po wer Drive Connection.............................................................98

Figure 5-19: Dual USB Cable Connection.................................................................99

Figure 5-20: Four Port USB Cable Connection......................................................100

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Figure 5-21: Audio Connectors................................................................................101

Figure 5-22: LAN Connection...................................................................................102

Figure 5-23: Parallel Device Connector ..................................................................103

Figure 5-24: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector......................................................104

Figure 5-25: Serial Device Connector .....................................................................105

Figure 5-26: USB Connector....................................................................................106

Figure 5-27: VGA Connector....................................................................................107

Figure 7-1: Introduction Screen...............................................................................173

Figure 7-2: Available Drivers....................................................................................173

Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Installation Program....................................................174

Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen ......................................175

Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement..................................175

Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Readme File Information.............................................176

Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Installation Complete...................................................176

Figure 7-8: Select the Operating System................................................................177

Figure 7-9: VGA Driver..............................................................................................178

Figure 7-10: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator InstallShield Wizard.................178

Figure 7-11: InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files.................................................179

Figure 7-12: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver W elcome Screen...........179

Figure 7-13: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver License Agreement......180

Figure 7-14: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Installing Notice............180

Figure 7-15: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Installation Complete...............181

Figure 7-16: Windows Control Panel.......................................................................182

Figure 7-17: System Icon..........................................................................................183

Figure 7-18: Device Manager Tab............................................................................183

Figure 7-19: Device Manager List............................................................................184

Figure 7-20: Search for Suitable Driver...................................................................185

Figure 7-21: Locate Driver Files...............................................................................185

Figure 7-22: Location Browsing Window................................................................186

Figure 7-23: Select Your OS from the GUI..............................................................187

Figure 7-25: Select the OS Version..........................................................................187

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Figure 7-26: Locate the Setup Program Icon .........................................................188

Figure 7-27: The InstallShield Wizard Starts ..........................................................188

Figure 7-28: Preparing Setup Screen......................................................................189

Figure 7-29: InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen...............................................189

Figure 7-30: Audio Driver Software Configuration ................................................190

Figure 7-31: Installation Wizard Updates the System............................................190

Figure 7-32: Restart the Computer..........................................................................191

Figure 7-33: SATA RAID Driver Installation Program.............................................193

Figure 7-34: SATA RAID Setup Program Icon.........................................................193

Figure 7-35: InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen.....................................................194

Figure 7-36: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen..............................................194

Figure 7-37: Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen........................................195

Figure 7-38: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen..........................................195

Figure 7-39: Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement....................................196

Figure 7-40: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File................................................196

Figure 7-41: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete .........................................197

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List of Tables

Table 1-1: Technical Specifications.............................................................................6

Table 2-1: Power Consumption..................................................................................31

Table 3-1: Package List Contents..............................................................................36

Table 3-2: Package List Contents..............................................................................38

Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................42

Table 4-2: Rear Panel Connectors.............................................................................43

Table 4-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts.................................................................44

Table 4-4: ATX Power Connector Pinouts.................................................................45

Table 4-5: Audio CD In Connector Pinouts...............................................................46

Table 4-6: Audio Connector Pinouts .........................................................................47

Table 4-8: DIO Connector Connector Pinouts..........................................................48

Table 4-9: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts....................................................................49

Table 4-10: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts..................................................................51

Table 4-11: Front Panel Connector Pinouts (14-pin)................................................52

Table 4-13: Infrared Connector Pinouts....................................................................53

Table 4-14: PCI Slot.....................................................................................................56

Table 4-15: PCIe x4 Pinouts........................................................................................58

Table 4-16: PCIe x16 Side A Pinouts..........................................................................60

Table 4-17: PCIe x16 Side B Pinouts.........................................................................60

Table 4-18: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts ..............................................................61

Table 4-19: RS-232 COM Connector Pinouts............................................................63

Table 4-20: RS-232/RS-485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts.....................................64

Table 4-21: SPDIF Connector Pinouts.......................................................................65

Table 4-22: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts.................................................................66

Table 4-23: TPM Connector Pinouts..........................................................................67

Table 4-24: USB Port Connector Pinouts..................................................................68

Table 4-25: PS/2 Connector Pinouts..........................................................................69

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Table 4-26: Parallel Pinouts........................................................................................70

Table 4-27: LAN Pinouts.............................................................................................72

Table 4-28: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs............................................................72

Table 4-29: USB Connector Pinouts..........................................................................73

Table 4-30: VGA Connector Pinouts..........................................................................74

Table 4-31: COM1 RS-232 Mode Connector Pinouts...............................................75

Table 5-1: Jumpers......................................................................................................89

Table 5-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings...................................................................90

Table 5-4: Serial Port Mode Select Jumper Settings...............................................92

Table 5-5: Cables Provided by CyberResearch........................................................93

Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys.............................................................................111

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BIOS Menus

Menu 1: Main..............................................................................................................112

Menu 2: Advanced.....................................................................................................114

Menu 3: CPU Configuration .....................................................................................115

Menu 4: IDE* Configuration......................................................................................116

Menu 5: IDE* Master and IDE* Slave Configuration...............................................118

Menu 6: Super IO Configuration..............................................................................123

Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration ................................................................129

Menu 8: ACPI Configuration.....................................................................................133

Menu 9: General ACPI Configuration [Advanced\ ACPI Configuration]..............134

Menu 10: AHCI Configuration ..................................................................................135

Menu 11:Adv anced Power Management Configuration........................................136

Menu 12: MPS Configuration ...................................................................................139

Menu 13: Remote Access Configuration [Advanced]............................................140

Menu 14: Tr usted Computing...................................................................................144

Menu 15: USB Configuration ...................................................................................145

Menu 16: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration...............................................148

Menu 17: PCI/PnP Configuration.............................................................................151

Menu 18: Boot............................................................................................................156

Menu 19: Boot Settings Configuration....................................................................157

Menu 20: Security......................................................................................................161

Menu 21: Chipset.......................................................................................................162

Menu 22:NorthBridge Chipset Configuration.........................................................163

Menu 23:SouthBridge Chipset Configuration........................................................168

Menu 24:Exit..............................................................................................................169

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Glossary

AC ’97 Audio Codec 97
ACPI Advanced Configuration and

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Access Memory
SIR Serial Infrared
UART Universal Asynchronous

Receiver-transmitter
USB Universal Serial Bus
VGA Video Graphics Adapter

MXGC Series CyberResearch® Motherboards

Chapter

1

1 Introduction

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1.1 Overview

The MXGC Series ATX form factor motherboard is a LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Quad,
Core™2 Duo, Pentium® D, Pentium® 4 or Celeron® D platform with a 533MHz, 800MHz
or 1066MHz front side bus (FSB). Up to 8GB of DDR2 SDRAM and up to six SATA II hard
disk drives (HDD) are supported. High-performance PCI Express (PCIe) Gigabit Ethernet
(GbE) connectivity is integrated into the system. One PCIe x16, three PCIe x4 slots, three
PCI slots and eight USB 2.0 connectors (four external and four internal) provide flexible
expansion options. Added system security is provided with Trusted Platform Module (TPM
v1.2) supported.

1.1.1 MXGC Series Features

Some of the MXGC Series features are listed below.

 Supports LGA775 Intel® CPUs including:

o Intel® Core™2 Quad
o Intel® Core™2 Duo
o Intel® Pentium® D
o Intel® Pentium® 4
o Intel® Celeron® D

 Maximum FSB of 1066MHz
 Supports four 240-pin 533MHz, 667MHz or 800M Hz 2GB DDR2 memory

modules

 Added security with support for TPM v1.2
 Expansion slots include:

o One PCIe x16 slots
o Three PCIe x4 slots
o Three PCI slots

 Six SATA II drives with transfer rates of 3 .0Gb/s supported
 Eight USB 2.0 devices supported
 Dual PCIe GbE Ethernet connectors
 PICMG 1.3 form factor
 RoHS compliant
 Supports ATX power supplies

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1.2 MXGC Series Overview

1.2.1 MXGC Series Overview Photo

The MXGC Series has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors. Figure Error! No
text of specified style in document.-1 is a labeled photo of the peripheral interface

connectors on the MXGC Series.

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[Front View]

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1.2.2 MXGC Series Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers

The MXGC Series has the following connectors on-board:

 1 x ATX +12V power connector
 1 x ATX power connector
 1 x Audio connector
 1 x Digital input/output (DIO) connector
 3 x Fan connectors
 1 x Front panel connector
 1 x Infrared interface connector
 1 x Keyboard and mouse connector
 3 x PCI expansion slots
 1 x PCIe x16 expansion slot
 3 x PCIe x4 expansion slots
 6 x Serial ATA II (SATA II) drive connectors
 5 x Serial port connectors
 1 x SPDIF connector
 1 x SPI flash connector
 1 x TPM connector
 2 x USB 2.0 connectors

The MXGC Series has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board
rear panel

 3 x Audio jacks
 2 x Ethernet connectors
 1 x Parallel port connector
 1 x Serial port connector
 4 x USB 2.0 port connectors
 1 x VGA connector

The MXGC Series has the following on-board jumpers:

 Clear CMOS
 Select RS-232/422/485 for COM2Select RS-232/422/485 for COM2

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1.2.3 Technical Specifications

MXGC Series technical specifications are listed in T abl e Error! No text of specified sty le
in document.-1. See Chapter 2 for details.

Specification MXGC Series

Form Factor

System CPU

Front Side Bus

System Chipset

Memory

ATX

LGA775 Intel® Core™ 2 Quad
LGA775 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
LGA775 Intel® Pentium® D
LGA775 Intel® Pentium® 4
LGA775 Intel® Celeron® D

533MHz, 800MHz or 1066MHz

Northbridge: Intel® Q965
Southbridge: Intel® ICH8DO

Four dual channel 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets supp ort
four 533MHz, 667MHz or 800MHz DIMMs each with a
maximum capacity of 2GB (A total of 8GB DDR2 supported)

Display

BIOS

VGA integrated into the Intel® Q965

AMI Flash BIOS

7.1 channel HD audio kit with Realtek ALC883 and dual

Audio

audio streams supported

TPM

One 20-pin connector TPM v1.2 module

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One PCIe x16 slot

Expansion Options

Infrared (IrDA)

LAN

SuperIO

Digital I/O

COM

USB 2.0

SATA

Keyboard/mouse

Three PCIe x4 slots
Three PCI slots

One IrDA by pin header

Dual Intel® Broadcom BCM5787M PCIe GbE chipsets with
ASF 2.0 support

ITE IT8712F

8-bit digital I/O, 4-bit input/4-bit output

Five RS-232 serial ports (four internal, one external)
One RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 serial port (internal)

Eight USB 2.0 devices supported

Six 3.0Gb/s SATA II drives supported

Two PS/2 connectors for keyboard and mouse

Parallel Port

Watchdog Timer

Power Supply

Power Consumption

Temperature

Humidity (operating)

Dimensions (LxW)

Weight (GW/NW)

One external parallel port of connection to parallel
communications device (e.g. printer)

Software programmable 1-255 sec. by super I/O

ATX power only

5V@4.62A, 12V@9.71A and 3.3V@5.74A
(Intel® Pentium® 4 3.73GHz, 1066MHz FSB CPU and 1GB

667MHz DDR2)

0ºC – 60ºC (32ºF - 140ºF)

5%~95% non-condensing

304.80 mm x 243.84 mm

1350g/750g

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Chapter

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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: 304.80mm
 Width: 243.84mm

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Dimensions (mm)

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