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

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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.

Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-1: MXGC Series Overview
[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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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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2.1.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions

External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure Error! No
text of specified style in document.-3.

Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-3: External Interface
Panel Dimensions (mm)

2.2 Data Flow

Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-4 shows the data flow between

the two on-board chipsets and other components installed on the motherboard and
described in the following sections of this chapter.

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2.3 Compatible Processors

The MXGC Series supports the following LGA775 proces sors:

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

All of the above processors are interfaced with an Intel® Q965 northbridge chipset through
the front side bus (FSB). Features of the supported processors are listed in sections
below.

2.3.1 Intel® Core™2 Quad Features

Intel® Core™2 Quad features include:

 Four processing cores
 Up to 8MB of shared L2 cache
 Up to 1066 MHz FSB
 Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution
 Intel® Intelligent Power Capability
 Intel® Smart Memory Access
 Intel® Advanced Smart Cache
 Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost

2.3.2 Intel® Core™2 Duo Features

Intel® Core™2 Duo features include:

 Two processing cores
 Up to 8MB of shared L2 cache
 Up to 1066 MHz FSB
 Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution
 Intel® Intelligent Power Capability Intel® Smart Memory Access

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Intel® Advanced Smart Cache

 Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost

2.3.3 Intel® Pentium® 4 Features

Intel® Pentium® 4 features include:

 Hyper-Threading Technology
 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
 Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology
 Execute Disable Bit

2.3.4 Intel® Pentium® D Features

Intel® Pentium® D features include:

 Dual core processing improves performance and multimedia management
 Intel® Visualization Technology
 Dual 2MB level 2 cache
 800MHz FSB
 Execute Disable Bit
 Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology
 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
 Streaming SIMD sol ution s

2.3.5 Intel® Celeron® D Features

Intel® Celeron® D features include:

 Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology
 512KB Level 2 cache
 533MHz FSB
 Execute Disable Bit
 Streaming SIMD sol ution s

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2.4 Intel® Q965 Northbridge Chipset

2.4.1 Intel® Q965 Overview

The Intel® Q965 (G)MCH supports LGA775 processors. The (G)MCH supports a FSB
frequency of 533 MHz, 800 MHz or 1066 MHz. Some of the features of the Intel® Q965
(G)MCH Include:

 Support for the following processors.

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

 Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology)
 Supports FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI)
 Supports 36-bit host bus addressing, allowing the processor to access the

entire

 64 GB of the (G)MCH’s memory address space
 Has a 12-deep In-Order Queue to support up to twelve outstanding pipelined

address requests on the host bus

 Has a 1-deep Defer Queue
 Uses GTL+ bus driver with integrated GTL termination resistors
 Supports a Cache Line Size of 64 bytes

2.4.2 Intel® Q965 Memory Support

WARNING:

Only DDR2 memory module can be installed on the MXGC Series. Do
not install DDR memory modules. If a DDR memory module is installed
on the MXGC Series, the MXGC Series may be irreparably damaged.

The Intel® Q965 supports up to four 2GB DDR2 DIMMs with the following specifications:

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Only un-buffered DIMMs supported

 DDR2 only
 Maximum supported bandwidth (assuming DDR2 800 MHz):

o Single-channel: 6.4 GB/s
o Dual-channel asymmetric mode: 6.4 GB/s
o Dual-channel interleaved mode: 12.8 GB/s

 Capacities of 256MB, 512MB, 1GB or 2GB
 Transfer speeds of 533MHz, 667MHz or 800MHz

The memory sockets are shown in Figure Error! No text of specified style in
document.-5.

Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-5: 240-pin DIMM Sockets

2.4.2.1 Intel® Q965 Analog CRT Support

A DB-15 VGA connector on the external peripheral interface connector panel is interfaced
to the Intel
400MHz integrated 24-bit RAMDAC. Some of the graphics features are listed below.

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

2.4.3 Intel® Q965 PCIe x16

2.4.3.1 PCIe x16 Bus Overview

The Intel® Q965 northbridge has one 16-lane PCIe port that is intended for an external
PCIe graphics card. The PCIe x16 graphics card is installed on the PCIe x16 slot (Figure
Error! No text of specified style in document.-6) and interfaced to the northbridge
directly.

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Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-6: PCIe x16 Expansion Slot

2.4.3.2 PCIe x16 Bus Specifications

The PCIe port is compliant with the PCI Express* Base Specification revision 1.1. The
PCIe x16 port operates at a frequency of 2.5 Gb/s on each lane while employing 8b/10b
encoding; the port supports a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 40 Gb/s in each
direction. Some of the features are listed below.

 One, 16-lane PCIe port intended for graphics attach, compatible to the PCI

Express* Base Specification revision 1.1a.

 PCI Express frequency of 1.25 GHz resulting in 2.5 Gb/s each direction
 Raw bit-rate on the data pins of 2.5 Gb/s results in a real bandwidth per pair of

250 MB/s given the 8b/10b encoding used to transmit data across this
interface

 Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth on the interface of 4 GB/s in each

direction simultaneously, for an aggregate of 8 GB/s when x16.

 PCI Express* Graphics Extended Configuration Space. The first 256 bytes of

configuration space alias directly to the PCI Compatibility configuration space.
The remaining portion of the fixed 4-KB block of memory-mapped space
above that (starting at 100h) is known as extended configuration space.

 PCI Express Enhanced Addressing Mechanism. Accessing the device

configuration pace in a flat memory mapped fashion.

 Automatic discovery, negotiation, and training of link out of reset
 Supports traditional PCI style traffic (asynchronous snooped, PCI ordering)
 Supports traditional AGP style traffic (asynchronous non-snooped, PCI

Express relaxed ordering)

 Hierarchical PCI-compliant configuration mechanism for downstream devices

(i.e., normal PCI 2.3 Configuration space as a PCI-to-PCI bridge)

 Supports “static” lane numbering reversal. This method of lane reversal is

controlled by a Hardware Reset strap, and reverses both the receivers and
transmitters for all lanes (e.g., TX[15]->TX[0], RX[15]->RX[0]). This method is
transparent to all external devices and is different than lane reversal as
defined in the PCI Express Specification. In particular, link initialization is not
affected by static lane reversal.

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2.4.4 Intel® Q965 Direct Media Interface (DMI)

Intel® Q965 northbridge GMCH is connected to the Intel® ICH8DO Southbridge Chipset

®

through the chip-to-chip Direct Media Interface (DMI). Features of the Intel
listed below:

 chip-to-chip connection interface to Intel ICH8
 2GB/s (1GB/s in each direction) bus speed
 32-bit downstream address
 100 MHz reference clock (shared with PCI Express Graphics Attach)
 APIC and MSI interrupt messaging support
 Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) messages
 SMI, SCI and SERR error indication
 DMA, floppy drive, and LPC bus master

Q965 DMI are

2.5 Intel® ICH8DO Southbridge Chipset

2.5.1 Intel® ICH8DO Overview

The Intel® ICH8DO southbridge chipset is connected to the Intel® Q965 northbridge
GMCH through the chip-to-chip Direct Media Interface (DMI). Some of the features of the
Intel® ICH8DO are listed below.

 Complies with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.1
 Complies with PCI Local Bus Spe cificati on, Revision 2.3 and su pports 33MHz

PCI operations

 Supports ACPI Power Management Logic
 Contains:

o Enhanced DMA controller
o Interrupt controller
o Timer functions

 Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations and AHCI support

interfaced to six SATA connectors on the MXGC Series

 Supports the eight USB 2.0 devices on the MXGC Series with five UHCI

controllers and two EHCI controllers

 Integrated 10/100/1000 GbE MAC with System Defense

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Complies with System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, V ersion 2.0

 Supports Intel High Definition Audio
 Supports Intel® Matrix Storage Technology
 Supports Intel® Active Management Technology (ICH8DO only)
 Low Pin Count (LPC) interface
 Firmware Hub (FWH) interface support
 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support

2.5.2 SPI BIOS Chipset:

A licensed copy of AMI BIOS installed is an onboard SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)
BIOS chipset. Some of the BIOS features are listed below:

 AMI Flash BIOS
 SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant
 Console redirection function support
 PXE (Pre-boot Execution Environment) support
 USB booting support

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2.5.3 Intel® High Definition Audio

The MXGC Series onboard audio connector can connect to an optional audio kit. The
codec on the optional audio kit is connected to the ICH8DO controller through the Intel®
High Definition Audio serial link. The DMA engines in the controller move samples of
digitally encoded data between system memory and the audio kit codec.

2.5.4 Intel® ICH8DO Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface

The ICH8DO LPC interface complies with the LPC 1.1 specifications. The LPC bus from
the ICH8DO is connected to the following components:

 BIOS chipset
 Super I/O chipset

2.5.5 Intel® ICH8DO PCI Interface

The PCI interface on the ICH8DO is compliant with the PCI Revision 2.3 implementation.
Some of the features of the PCI interface are listed below.

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

The three PCI channels are connected to three PCI expansion sockets. For more details
please refer to Section 2.7.

2.5.6 Intel® ICH8DO PCIe Ports

There are six root PCIe ports on the Intel® ICH8DO. Port 5 and port 6 provides PCIe x1
connectivity to two Broadcom PCIe GbE controllers. Port 1 to port 4 are connected to a
PLX PCIe express switch. The PCIe express switch is connected in turn to three PCIe x4
expansion slots.

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2.5.7 Intel® ICH8DO Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface

The ICH8DO LPC interface complies with the LPC 1.1 specifications. The LPC bus from
the ICH8DO is connected to the following components:

 BIOS chipset
 Super I/O chipset

2.5.8 Intel® ICH8DO Real Time Clock

256 bytes of battery backed RAM is provided by the Motorola MC146818A real time clock
(RTC) integrated into the ICH8DO. The RTC operates on a 3V battery and 32.768KHz
crystal. The RTC keep s track of the time and stores system data even when the system is
turned off.

2.5.9 Intel® ICH8DO SATA Controller

The two integrated SATA controllers on the ICH8DO southbridge support six SATA II
drives on the MXGC Series with independent DMA operations. The SATA controller
contains two modes of operation – a legacy mode using I/O space, and an AHCI mode
using memory space. SATA controller specifications are listed below.

 Supports independent DMA operation on up to six ports
 Supports six SATA drives
 Supports 3Gb/s data transfer speeds
 Supports Serial ATA 1.0 S pecification, Revision 1.0

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2.5.10 Intel® ICH8DO USB Controller

Up to eight high-speed, full-speed or low-speed USB devices are supported by the
ICH8DO on the MXGC Series. High-speed USB 2.0, with data transfers of up to 480MB/s,
is enabled with the ICH8DO integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI)
compliant host controller. USB full-speed and low-speed signaling is supported by the
ICH8DO integrated Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) controllers.

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2.6 Intel® ICH8DO PCIe Bus Components

2.6.1 PCIe Bus Overview

The IMBA-X6954 Intel® ICH8DO southbridge PCIe bus is split into two PCIe x1 channels
and one PCIe x4 channel. The two PCIe x1 channels are each connected to a Broadcom
PCIe GbE controller. The PCIe x4 channel is connected to a PLX PEX8518 PCIe switch
which is connected in turn to three PCIe x4 slots.

2.6.2 PCIe x4 Interface Goldfinger

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The PCIe x4 from the southbridge consists of four lanes. The four lanes are connected to
a PLX PEX8518 PCIe switch, which is then connected to three PCIe x4 expansion slots as
shown in Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-10.

Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-10: PCIe x4 Expansion

The PLX PEX8518 has 16 ports. Four ports are interfaced to four of the PCIe switch ports
from the ICH8D0 southbridge. The remaining twelve PCIe ports are interfaced to the three
PCIe x4 expansion slots. Some of the features of the PLX PEX8518 are listed below.

 16-lane PCI Express switch
 Maximum Power: 3.53 Watts
 PCI Express Base Specification, rev. 1.1 compliant
 Non-blocking switch fabric
 Full line rate on all ports

2.6.3 PCIe GbE Ethernet

Two PCIe x1 lanes from the are connected to two Broadcom BCM5787M PCIe GbE
controllers shown in Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-11 below.

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Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-11: Broadcom PCI GbE
Controllers

The Broadcom BCM5787M is a 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet LAN controller. The
BCM5787M combines a triple-speed IEEE 802.3 compliant Media Access Controller
(MAC) with a triple-speed Ethernet transceiver, a PCIe bus interface, and an on-chip
buffer memory. Some of the BCM5787 controller features are listed below:

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

clause 30)

 Serial EEPROM or serial flash support

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2.7 PCI Bus Components

2.7.1 PCI Bus Overview

The 33MHz PCI bus connects the Intel® southbridge to the components listed below.

 ITE 8211 ATA controller chipset
 Four PCI expansion slots

2.7.2 PCI Expansion Sockets

Three PCI expansion sockets are interfaced to the ICH8DO southbridge through the PCI
bus. These expansion sockets support standard PCI expansion cards. The PCI expansion
sockets are shown in Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-10.

Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-12: PCI Expansion
Sockets

2.8 LPC Bus Components

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2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview

The LPC bus is connected to components listed belo w:

 Super I/O chipset
 Serial port chipset

Figure Error! No text of specified style in document.-13: LPC Bus Components

2.8.2 Super I/O chipset

The iTE IT8712F Super I/O chipset is connected to the ICH8DO southbridge through the
LPC bus. The iTE IT8712F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with
Environment Controller integration. Some of the features of the iTE IT8712F chipset are
listed below:

 PC98/99/2001, ACPI and LANDesk Compliant
 Enhanced Hardware Monitor
 Fan Speed Controller

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 Single +5V Power Supply
 Two 16C550 UARTs for serial port control
 One IEEE 1284 Parallel Port
 Keyboard Controller
 Watchdog T i mer
 Serial IRQ Support
 Vbat & Vcch Support
 Single +5V Power Supply

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

2.8.2.1 Super I/O LPC Interface

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

2.8.2.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs

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

 Two standard serial ports (COM1 and COM2)
 IrDa 1.0 and ASKIR protocols

Another two chipsets connected to the LPC bus provided connectivity to another two seri al
port connectors (COM3 and COM4).

2.8.2.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor

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

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2.8.2.4 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller

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

2.8.2.5 Super I/O Keyboard Controller

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

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

2.8.3 Serial Port Chipset

The MXGC Series has a Fintek F81216DG chipset onboard enables the addition of four
additional UART serial ports (COM3, COM4, COM5 and COM6). UART includes 16-byte
send/receive FIFO. The Fintek serial port chipset is interfaced to the southbridge chipset
through the LPC bus. Some of the features of the Fintek chipset are listed below:

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

o 3 x Pure UART
o 1 x UART+IR

 One Watch dog timer with WDTOUT# signal
 One Frequency input 24/48MHz
 Powered by 3Vcc

2.9 Environmental and Power Specifications

2.9.1 System Monitoring

Three thermal inputs on the MXGC Series Super I/O Enhanced Ha rdware Monitor monito r
the following temperatures:

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 Temperature sensor 1
 Temperature sensor 2
 Temperature sensor 3

All three fan speeds are monitored and can be seen in the BIOS as:

 FAN1 Speed
 FAN2 Speed
 FAN3 Speed

Eight voltage inputs on the MXGC Series Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor
the following volatages:

 Vcore
 Vcc
 +3.30V
 +5.00V
 +12.0V
 +1.2V
 +1.5V
 +1.25V
 VBAT

The MXGC Series Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following
voltages internally:

 VBAT

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

2.9.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control

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

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

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

Maximum Operating Temperature: 60°C (140°F)

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

2.9.3 Power Consumption

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parameters for the MXGC Series running with a 1066MHz FSB 3.73GHz Intel® Pentium®
4 processor with 1GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory.

Voltage Current

+3.3V 5.74A

+5V 4.62A

+12V 9.71A

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3.1 Anti-static Precautions

WARNING:

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

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

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

help to prevent ESD from damaging the board.

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

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

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

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

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

by the edges.

3.2 Unpacking

3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions

When the MXGC Series is unpacked, please do the following:

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

fall out of the box.

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

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3.3 Unpacking Checklist

NOTE:

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

3.3.1 Package Contents

The MXGC Series is shipped with the following components:

Quantity Item and Part Number Image

1 MXGC Series

2 Dual RS-232 cable

1 Single RS-232 cable

1 I/O Shielding

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6 SATA cables

3 SATA power cables

1 Mini jumper Pack

1 Utility CD

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3.4 Optional Items

2-port USB cable (w bracket)

4-port USB cable

CPU cooling kit

CPU cooling kit

Dual RS-232/422/485 cable

Infineon TPM module

Sinosun TPM module

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Winbond TPM module

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4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors

Section 0 shows peripheral interface connector locations. Section 0 lists all the peripheral
interface connectors seen in Section 0.

4.1.1 MXGC Series Layout

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connectors, rear panel peripheral connectors and on-board jumpers.

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4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors

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interface connectors on the MXGC Series. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can
be found below.

Connector Type Label

ATX +12V power connector 4-pin ATX CPU12V1

ATX power connector 24-pin ATX PWR1

Audio CD In connector 4-pin header CD_IN1

Audio connector 10-pin header CN3

Cooling fan connector, CPU 4-pin wafer IO_FAN2

Cooling fan connector , system 3-pin wafer IO_FAN1

Cooling fan connector , system 3-pin wafer IO_FAN3

Digital input/output connector 10-pin header DIO1

Front panel connector 14-pin header F_PANEL1

Infrared (IrDA) connector 5-pin header IR1

Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA1

Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA2

Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA3

Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA4

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Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA5

Serial ATA drive connector 7-pin SATA SATA6

Serial port connector (COM2) 14-pin header COM2

Serial port connector (COM3) 10-pin header COM3

Serial port connector (COM4) 10-pin header COM4

Serial port connector (COM5) 10-pin header COM5

Serial port connector (COM6) 10-pin header COM6

SPDIF connector 5-pin header CN1

SPI connector 8-pin header CN4

TPM connector 20-pin header TPM1

USB connectors 8-pin header USB1

USB connectors 8-pin header USB2

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4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors

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the MXGC Series. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.3
on page 68

Connector Type Label

Audio connector 3 x audio jacks CN2

Keyboard and mouse connector Dual PS/2 KBMS1

Parallel port connector D-Sub 25-pin female LPT1

Serial port connector (RS-232) D-Sub 9-pin male COM1

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Dual USB and LAN Combo Dual USB ports and RJ-45 USB_LAN1

Dual USB and LAN Combo Dual USB ports and RJ-45 USB_LAN2

VGA port connector D-Sub 15-pin female VGA

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4.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors

Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible
when the motherboard is outside of the chassis. Thi s section ha s complete description s of
all the internal, peripheral connectors on the MXGC Series.

4.2.1 ATX +12V Power Connector

CN Label:

CN Type:

ATX1

4-pin ATX power connector (2x2)

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The 4-pin ATX power connector is connected to an ATX power supply.

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND
2 GND

3 +12V
4 +12V

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Pinouts

4.2.2 ATX Power Connector

CN Label:

CN Type:

ATX2

24-pin A TX (2x12)

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

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V

2 +3.3V 14 -12V
3 GROUND 15 GROUND

4 +5V 16 PS-ON
5 GROUND 17 GROUND

6 +5V 18 GROUND
7 GROUND 19 GROUND

8 POWER GOOD 20 GND
9 5VSB 21 +5V

10 +12V 22 +5V
11 +12V 23 +5V

12 +3.3V 24 GND

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4.2.3 Audio CD In Connector (4-pin)

CN Label: CN9

CN Type:

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

10-pin header

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 CD Signal (Left)
2 Ground

3 Ground
4 CD Signal (Right)

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4.2.4 Audio Connector

CN Label:

CN Type:

CN3

9-pin header (2x5)

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CN Pinouts: See Table Error! No text of specified style in document.-10

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The 10-pin audio connector is connected to external audio devices including speakers and
microphones for the input and output of audio signals to and from the system.

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 MIC-L 2 GND
3 MIC-R 4 +5V

5 LINE OUT-R 6 PULL DOWN
7 LINE OUT SENSE 8 KEY

9 LINE OUT-L 10 PULL DOWN

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4.2.5 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector

CN Label:

CN Type:

DIO1

10-pin header (2x5)

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style in document.-11

The digital input/output connector is managed through a Super I/O chip. The DIO
connector pins are user programmable.

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 Ground 2 VCC
3 Input 0 4 Output 0

5 Input 1 6 Output 1
7 Input 2 8 Output 2

9 Input 3 10 Output 3

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

CN Label:

CN Type:

IO_FAN2

4-pin wafer

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

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND
2 +12V
3 Rotation Signal
4 Control

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

CN Label: IO_FAN1, IO_FAN3

CN Type:

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Two system cooling fan connectors provide a 12V, 500mA current to two system cooling
fans. The connectors have a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the
system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed. Please note that only specified
fans can issue the rotation signals.

3-pin header

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND
2 +12V
3 Fan Speed Detect

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4.2.8 Front Panel Connector (14-pin)

CN Label:

CN Type:

F_PANEL1

14-pin header (2x7)

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

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

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FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION

Power
LED

Power
Button

1 LED+ 2 BUZZER­3 N/C 4 N/C
5 GND 6 N/C
7 PWRBTSW­9 PWRBTSW+ 10 N/C
11 IDE_LED+ 12 RESET- HDD LED
13 IDE_LED-

Buzzer

8 VCC

Reset

14 GND

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4.2.9 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin)

CN Label:

CN Type:

IR1

5-pin header (1x5)

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CN Pinouts: See Table Error! No text of specified style in document.-15

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

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Connector Pinout Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 VCC

2 NC

3 IR-RX
4 GND

5 IR-TX

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Pinouts

4.2.10 PCI Slot

CN Label: PCI1

CN Type:

PCI Slot

CN Location: See Figure Error! No text of specified

style in document.-24

CN Pinouts: See Table Error! No text of specified

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The PCI slot enables a PCI expansion module to be connected to the board.

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

A1 TRST B1 -12V

A2 +12V B2 TCK

A3 TMS B3 GND

A4 TDI B4 TDO

A5 +5V B5 +5V

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A6 INTA B6 +5V

A7 INTC B7 INTB

A8 +5V B8 INTD

A9 RESERVED3 B9 PRSNT1

A10 +5V B10 RESERVED1

A11 RESERVED4 B11 PRSNT2

A12 GND B12 GND

A13 GND B13 GND

A14 3.3V_AUX B14 RESERVED2

A15 RST B15 GND

A16 +5V B16 CLK

A17 GNT B17 GND

A18 GND B18 REQ

A19 PME B19 +5V

A20 AD30 B20 AD31

A21 +3.3V B21 AD29

A22 AD28 B22 GND

A23 AD26 B23 AD27

A24 GND B24 AD25

A25 AD24 B25 +3.3V

A26 IDSEL B26 C/BE3

A27 +3.3V B27 AD23

A28 AD22 B28 GND

A29 AD20 B29 AD21

A30 GND B30 AD19

A31 AD18 B31 +3.3V

A32 AD16 B32 AD17

A33 +3.3V B33 C/BE2

A34 FRAME B34 GND

A35 GND B35 IRDY

A36 TRDY B36 +3.3V

A37 GND B37 DEVSEL

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A38 STOP B38 GND

A39 +3.3V B39 LOCK

A40 SDONE B40 PERR

A41 SBO B41 +3.3V

A42 GND B42 SERR

A43 PAR B43 +3.3V

A44 AD15 B44 C/BE1

A45 +3.3V B45 AD14

A46 AD13 B46 GND

A47 AD11 B47 AD12

A48 GND B48 AD10

A49 AD9 B49 GND

A52 C/BE0 B52 AD8

A53 +3.3V B53 AD7

A54 AD6 B54 +3.3V

A55 AD4 B55 AD5

A56 GND B56 AD3

A57 AD2 B57 GND

A68 AD0 B68 AD1

A59 +5V B59 +5V

A60 REQ64 B60 ACK64

A61 +5V B61 +5V

A62 +5V

B62 +5V

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4.2.11 PCI Express x4 Slot

CN Label: PCIE4X_1, PCIE4X_2, PCIE4X_3

CN Type:

64-pin PCIe x4 slots

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CN Pinouts: See Table Error! No text of specified style in document.-17

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PCIe x4 expansion devices can be inserted into the PCIe x4 slots.

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SIDE A SIDE B

PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME

A1 N/C A2 +12V B1 +12V B2 +12V
A3 +12V A4 GND B3 +12V B4 GND
A5 N/C A6 N/C B5 SMCLK B6 SMDAT
A7 N/C A8 N/C B7 GND B8 +3.3V
A9 +3.3V A10 +3.3V B9 N/C B10 3.3V
A11 RESET A12 GND B11 WAKE# B12 N/C
A13 REFCLK+ A14 REFCLK- B13 GND B14 HSOp(0)
A15 GND A16 HSIp(0) B15 HSOn(0) B16 GND
A17 HSIn(0) A18 GND B17 N/C B18 GND
A19 N/C A20 GND B19 HSOp(1) B20 HSOn(1)
A21 HSIp(1) A22 HSIn(1) B21 GND B22 GND
A23 GND A24 GND B23 HSOp(2) B24 HSOn(2)
A25 HSIp(2) A26 HSIn(2 B25 GND B26 GND

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A27 GND A28 GND B27 HSOp(3) B28 HSOn(3)
A29 HSIp(3) A30 HSIn(3) B29 GND B30 N/C
A31 GND A32 N/C B31 N/C B32 GND
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4.2.12 PCI Express x16 Slot

CN Label: PCIE_1

CN Type:

164-pin PCIe x16 slot

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A) Table Error! No text of specified style in document.-19 (Side
B)

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

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Location

PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME

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

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

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

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

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

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

A12 PWRGD A33 RSVD A54 GND A75 GND
A13 GND A34 GND A55 GND A76 HSIp(14)

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

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

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

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A20 RSVD A41 GND A62 GND

A21 GND A42 GND A63 GND

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PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME

B1 +12v B22 GND B43 GND B64 GND
B2 +12v B23 HSOp(2) B44 GND B65 GND

B3 RSVD B24 HSOn(2) B45 HSOp(7) B66 HSOp(12)
B4 GND B25 GND B46 HSOn(7) B67 HSOn(12)

B5 SMCLK B26 GND B47 GND B68 GND
B6 SMDAT B27 HSOp(3) B48 PRSNT#2 B69 GND

B7 GND B28 HSOn(3) B49 GND B70 HSOp(13)
B8 +3.3v B29 GND B50 HSOp(8) B71 HSOn(13)

B9 JTAG1 B30 RSVD B51 HSOn(8) B72 GND
B10 3.3Vaux B31 PRNT#2 B52 GND B73 GND

B11 WAKE# B32 GND B53 GND B74 HSOp(14)
B12 RSVD B33 HSOp(4) B54 HSOp(9) B75 HSOn(14)

B13 GND B34 HSOn(4) B55 HSOn(9) B76 GND
B14 HSOp(0) B35 GND B56 GND B77 GND

B15 HSOn(0) B36 GND B57 GND B78 HSOp(15)
B16 GND B37 HSOp(5) B58 HSOp(10) B79 HSOn(15)

B17 PRSNT#2 B38 HSOn(5) B59 HSOn(10) B80 GND
B18 GND B39 GND B60 GND B81 PRSNT#2

B19 HSOp(1) B40 GND B61 GND B82 RSVD#2
B20 HSOn(1) B41 HSOp(6) B62 HSOp(11)

B21 GND B42 HSOn(6) B63 HSOn(11)

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4.2.13 SATA Drive Connectors

CN Label:

CN Type:

SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5 and SATA6

7-pin SATA drive connectors

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The six SATA drive connectors are each connected to a second generation SATA drive.
Second generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 300Mb/s. The SATA
drives can be configured in a RAID configuration.

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Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

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

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4.2.14 Serial Port Connectors (RS-232)

CN Label: COM3, COM4, COM5 and COM6

CN Type:

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The four 10-pin serial port connectors provide four additional RS-232 serial
communications channels. The four internal RS-232 serial port connectors can be
connected to external RS-232 serial port devices.

10-pin header (2x5)

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

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

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

CN Label: COM2

CN Type:

14-pin header (2x7)

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The 14-pin serial port connector connects to the COM 2 serial communications channels.
COM 2 is a multi function channel. In default mode COM 2 is an RS-232 serial
communication channel but, with the COM 2 function select jumper, can be configured as
either an RS-422 or RS-485 serial communications channel.

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 DCD 2 NDSR2
3 RXD 4 NRTS2
5 TXD 6 NCTS2
7 DTR 8 NRI2

9 GND 10 GND
11 TXD85+ 12 TXD485#
13 RXD85+ 14 RXD485#

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4.2.16 SPDIF Connector

CN Label:

CN Type:

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CN1

5-pin header

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

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PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC AUDIO

2 NC
3 SPDIF OUT

4 GND AUDIO
5 SPDIF IN

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4.2.17 SPI Flash Connector

CN Label:

CN Type:

CN4

8-pin header

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Use the SPI Flash connector to connect a serial peripheral interface (SPI) flash memory
module to the MXGC Series.

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Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 VCC 2 GND
3 CS# 4 CLOCK

5 SO 6 SI
7 N/C 8 N/C

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Flash Connector Pinouts

4.2.18 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Connector

CN Label: TPM1

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CN Type:

20-pin header (2x10)

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The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) connector secures the system on bootup.

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Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 LCLK 2 GND2

3 LFRAME# 4 KEY
5 LRESET# 6 +5V

7 LAD3 8 LAD2
9 +3V 10 LAD1

11 LAD0 12 GND3
13 SCL 14 SDA

15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ
17 GND1 18 GLKRUN#

19 LPCPD# 20 LDRQ#

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Connector Pinouts

4.2.19 USB Connectors (Internal)

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CN Label:

CN Type:

USB1, USB2

8-pin header (2x4)

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

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Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 VCC 2 GND
3 DATAN- 4 DATAM+
5 DATAN+ 6 DATAN­7 GND 8 VCC

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4.3 External Peripheral Interface Connectors

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

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

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4.3.1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector

CN Label:

CN T ype:

KBMS1

PS/2 connector

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

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 L_KDAT 7 L_MDAT
2 NC 8 NC

3 GND 9 GND
4 5V 10 5V

5 L_KCLK 11 L_MCLK
6 NC 12 NC

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4.3.2 Parallel Port Connector

CN Label:

LPT1

CN T ype:

DB-25

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These ports are usually connected to a printer. MXGC Series includes one on-board
parallel ports accessed through one 25-pin D-type female connector.

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Pinout Locations

PIN Description PIN Description

1 STROBE# 2 DATA 0

3 DATA 1 4 DATA 2
5 DATA 3 6 DATA 4

7 DATA 5 8 DATA 6
9 DATA 7 10 ACKNOWLEDGE

11 BUSY 12 PAPER EMPTY
13 PRINTER SELECT 14 AUTO FORM FEED #

15 ERROR# 16 INITIALIZE
17 PRINTER SELECT LN# 18 GND

19 GND 20 GND
21 GND 22 GND

23 GND 24 GND
25 GND

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4.3.3 Audio Connectors

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CN Label:

CN T ype:

CN2

Audio jack

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

devices.

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

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

 Microphone (Pink): Connects a microphone.

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4.3.4 LAN Connectors

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

J20 and J21

RJ-45

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 TXA+ 5 TXC-

2 TXA- 6 TXB­3 TXB+ 7 TXD+

4 TXC+ 8 TXD-

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

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STATUS

YELLOW Activity GREEN Linked

DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION

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4.3.5 USB Connectors

CN Label:

USB_LAN1, USB_LAN2

CN T ype:

Dual USB port

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USB devices connect directly to the USB connectors on the external peripheral connector
panel.

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC 5 VCC
2 USBD0- 6 USBD0­3 USBD0+ 7 USBD0+
4 GND 8 GND

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4.3.6 VGA Connector

CN Label:

CN T ype:

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VGA

HD-D-sub 15 Female connector

(labeled 6)

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The standard HD-D-sub 15 female connector connects to a CRT or LCD monitor.

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PIN Description PIN Description

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

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4.3.7 Serial Communications Connector

CN Label:

CN T ype:

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COM1

D-sub 9 Male connector

(labeled 7)

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The serial connector on the external interface panel provides serial connection in the
RS-232 mode.

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PIN DESCRIPTION

1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD)

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

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

6 DATA SET READY (DSR)

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7 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)

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

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RS-232 Mode Connector Pinouts

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Chapter

5

5 Installation

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5.1 Anti-static Precautions

WARNING:

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

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

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

help to prevent ESD from damaging the board.

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

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

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

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

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

by the edges.

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