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A. I/O Port Address Map ................................................... 57
B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) ...................................... 58
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Checklist
Your MB898/MB898F Pentium
the items listed below:
• The MB898/MB898F motherboard
• This User’s manual
• 1 Back I/O shield
• 1 IDE cable
• 1 Floppy cable
• 1 SATA cable
• 1 Serial-Port cable
• 1 CD containing the following:
• Chipset Drivers
• Flash Memory Utility
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4 motherboard package should include
INTRODUCTION
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Product Description
The MB898/MB898F LGA 775 Pentium
the Intel Q965 chipset that can utilize a single LGA775 processor of up
to 4.0GHz or higher and supports FSB frequency of 533/800/1066Mhz
(133MHz(533MT/s), 200MHz(800MT/s) and 266MHz(1066MT/s)
HCLK respectively.
The Q965 chipset is designed for use with the Pentium
1M Level 2 (CPU integrated) cache. The integrated GMCH component
provides the CPU interface, DDR2 interface, Hub Interface and PCI
Express graphics interface.
Four DDR2 memory sockets support s DDR2 400/533/667/800 SDR AM
DIMM modules of up to 8GB in capacity.
The board is designed with one Intel 82566DC PCI Express Gigabit
PHY (MB898F/RF only) or 82562V 10/100 PHY (MB898 only) LAN
controllers. Serial ATA connectors offer 3Gb/s data throughput speed faster than the most advanced parallel ATA.
Expansion is provided by four PCI slots, two PCI Express x1 and one
PCI Express x16. Other advanced features include ten USB 2.0 ports,
IrDA interface, digital I/O, four serial ports, watchdog timer and audio
function. Dimensions of the board are 12” by 9.5” in an ATX form
factor.
Remarks: MB898/MB898F supports Intel Core 2 Duo Dual Core
CPU, Pentium® D Dual Core CPU and Pentium® 4 HT single core
CPU. It also supports EMT64 processors.
MB898RF supports six Serial ATA connectors (with RAID function).
MB898 and MB898F support four Serial ATA connectors only.
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4 motherboard incorporates
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4 processor with
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Specifications
MB898/MB898F
Socket LGA775 Pentium
Features
Supports Intel Core 2 Duo / Pentium
DDR2 DIMM x 4, max. 8GB
ICH8 10/100 or Intel PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
Integrated Intel
4 x SATA II, 10 x USB 2.0, 4 x COM, Watchdog timer, Digital I/O
4 x PCI, 2 x PCI Express (x1), 1 x PCI Express (x16) slots
System
CPU
System Memory DDRII DIMM x 4, max. 8GB, 533/667/800MHz
System Chipset
BIOS Award 8Mbit
Watchdog Timer 256 levels
SSD NA
H/W Monitor Yes
Expansion Slot 4 PCI, 2 PCI Express (x1), 1 PCI Express (x16)
Graphics
VGA Controller
VGA Memory Shared memory
LCD Interface N/A
Ethernet
Controller ICH8 integrated with 82562V PHY 10/100 or
Connector One RJ-45 on board
Multi I/O
Chipset ICH8, Winbond 83627EHF, Fintek F81216
USB 4 ports on board
Audio Built-in audio + AC97 codec
Others IrDA, 4-in/4-out digital I/O
Mechanical and Environmental
Dimensions 305mm x 244mm (12“ x 9.6“)
Max. Power Requirement TBC
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
Relative Humidity 10%~90% (non-condensing)
Remarks: MB898/MB898F supports Intel Core 2 Duo Dual Core CPU,
Pentium® D Dual Core CPU and Pentium® 4 HT single core CPU. It also
supports EMT64 processors.
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4 ATX Motherboard w/ Intel® Q965 Chipset
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D / Pentium® 4 HT / Celeron® D
processors Up to 3.8GHz+, 533MHz/800MHz/1066MHz FSB
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Q965 VGA, CRT support
(MB898RF supports 6 x SATA with RAID)
Socket LGA775 for Intel Core 2 Duo / Pentium
HT / Celeron
Intel
Intel
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D, up to 3.8GHz+
Q965 + ICH8, 533MHz/800MHz/1066MHz FSB
Q965 integrated
D / Pentium® 4
Max. 224MB
Intel 82566DC PCI Express Gigabit LAN (on
MB898F/MB898RF)
1x IDE (UDMA33/66/100), 1x FDD, 1x KB, 1x Mouse
4x RS-232, 4x SATA II (300MB/s)
MB898RF supports 6x SATA II with RAID function
Pin header for 6 ports (USB 2.0)
0°C~60°C (32°F~140°F)
-20°C~80°C (-68°F~176°F)
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Board Dimensions
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Installations
This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and
connectors on the MB898/MB898F in order to set up a workable system.
The topics covered are:
Installing the CPU ........................................................................ 6
ATX Power Installation ............................................................... 6
Installing the Memory .................................................................. 7
Setting the Jumpers ...................................................................... 8
Connectors on MB898/MB898F ................................................ 12
The MB898/MB898F motherboard supports an LGA 775 processor
socket for Intel® Pentium® 4 processors.
The LGA 775 processor socket comes with a lever to secure the
processor. Refer to the pictures below, from left to right, on how to place
the processor into the CPU socket. Please note that the cover of the
LGA775 socket must always be installed during transport to avoid
damage to the socket.
ATX Power Installation
The system power is provided to the motherboard with the ATX1 and
ATX_12V power connectors. ATX1 is a 24-pin power connector and
ATX_12V is a 8-pin 12V power connector.
The 24-pin power connector can to be connected to a standard 20-pin
ATX power connector in a standard ATX power supply (Min. 400watt).
Note: The power supply 5VSB voltage must be at least 2A.
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Installing the Memory
The MB886/MB898F motherboard supports four DDR2 memory
socket s for a max imum to tal me mory o f 8 GB in DD R memor y typ e. It
supports DDR2 533/667/800.
Basically, the system memory interface has the following features:
Supports two 64-bit wide DDR data channels
Available bandwidth up to 6.4GB/s (DDR2 800) for single-channel
mode and 12.8GB/s (DDR2 800) in dual-channel mode.
Supports 256Mb, 512Mb, 1Gb DDR2 technologies.
Supports only x8, x16, DDR2 devices with four banks
Supports only unbuffered DIMMs
Supports opportunistic refresh
Up to 32 simultaneously open pages (four per row, four rows
maximum)
Dual Channel Memory Configuration
If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the
following explanations due to the limitation of Intel chipset
specifications.
1. Dual Channel mode will not be enabled if only one DDR II memory
module is installed.
2. To enable Dual Channel mode with two or four mem ory modules (it is
recommended to use memory modules of identical brand, size, chips,
and speed), you must install them into DIMM sockets of the same color.
The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table:
(DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)
DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4
2MemoryModules DS/SS X DS/SS X
X DS/SS X DS/SS
4MemoryModules DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
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Setting the Jumpers
Jumpers are used on MB898/MB898F to select various settings and
features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier
if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The
following lists the connectors on MB898/MB898F and their respective
functions.
Jumper Locations on MB898/MB898F .......................................... 9
Use JBAT1, a 3-pin header, to clear the CMOS contents. Note that the
ATX-power connector should be disconnected from the motherboard
before clearing CMOS.
JBAT1 Setting Function
Pin 1-2
Short/Closed
Pin 2-3
Short/Closed
Normal
Clear CMOS
JP1: Select the Boot Device (Factory used only)
JP1 Setting Boot Device
Pin 1-2
Short/Closed
Pin 1-2
JP5: Configure and Recovery (Factory use only)
Open
SPI
FWH (default)
JBAT1 Setting Function
Pin 1-2
Short/Closed
Configure
Pin 2-3
Short/Closed
Open
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JP6: IDE DMA Mode Setting
JP6 Setting Function
Pin 1-2
Short/Closed
Pin 1-2
Open
Master (default)
Slave
JP8, JP9, JP10: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection
COM1 is fixed for RS-232 use only.
COM2 is selectable for RS232, RS-422 and R S-485. COM3 and C OM4
are fixed for RS-232 use only. The following table describes the jumper
settings for COM2 selection.
JP11: Processor Setting
COM2
Function
Jumper
Setting
(pin closed)
RS-232 RS-422 RS-485
JP10:
1-2
JP9:
3-5 & 4-6
JP8:
3-5 & 4-6
[
JP10:
3-4
JP9:
1-3 & 2-4
JP8:
1-3 & 2-4
JP10:
5-6
JP9:
1-3 & 2-4
JP8:
1-3 & 2-4
JP11 Setting Processor Used
Pin 1-2
Short/Closed
Pin 1-2
Open
Celeron D
Core 2 Duo,
Pentium D,
Pentium 4 HT
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Connectors on MB898
The connectors on MB898/MB898F allows you to connect external
devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers,
etc. The following table lists the connectors on MB898 and their
respective functions.
ATX1: 24-pin ATX Power Connector ................................................. 14
ATX2: ATX 12V Power Connector .................................................... 14
CN1: Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................................................................15
CN2, J10, J6, J5: COM1/2/3/4 Serial Ports ...........................................................................................................16
CN3: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors ...............................................................................................16
Note: S_ATA5 and S_ATA6 MB898F only ..........................................................................................................18
IDE1: Primary IDE Connectors .............................................................................................................................19
CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector .............................................................................................................19
PWR_FAN1: POWER Fan Power Connector ......................................................................................................19
SYS_FAN1: SYSTEM Fan Power Connector ......................................................................................................20
NB_FAN1: Northbridge Fan Power Connectors ...................................................................................................20
J1: Audio Front Header ..........................................................................................................................................20
J8: System Function Connector .............................................................................................................................21
J12: Digital I/O Connector (4 in, 4 out) .................................................................................................................23