Nvidia MCP7A-ION Technical Manual

TECHNICAL MANUAL

Of

NVIDIA MCP7A-ION

Based

Mini-ITX M/B for ATOM Processor

NO.G03-NC63-F

Rev 2.0

Release date: Oct, 2009

Trademark:

* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are

subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

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USER’S NOTICE

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THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO USE THIS MOTHER-BOARD SERIES AND
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Manual Revision Information

Reversion Revision History Date

2.0 Second Edition Oct., 2009

Item Checklist

5

Motherboard

5

User’s Manual

5

DVD for motherboard utilities

5

Cable(s)

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I/O Back panel shield

Environmental Safety Instruction

z Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any

area where it may become wet.

z 0 to 60 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request of the

main chipset)

z Generally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact malfunction

and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from the welding spots’
that connect components and PCB. Computer should go through an adaptive phase
before it boots when it is moved from a cold environment to a warmer one to avoid
condensation phenomenon. These water drops attached on PCB or the surface of the
components can bring about phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from
corrosion and oxidation from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can
burn the components. Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up.

z The increasing temperature of the capacitor may decrease the life of computer. Using the

close case may decrease the life of other device because the higher temperature in the
inner of the case.

z Attention to the heat sink when you over-clocking. The higher temperature may decrease

the life of the device and burned the capacitor.

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Environmental Protection Announcement

Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution
and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

USER’S NOTICE.................................................................................................................................. i

MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION............................................................................................ i

ITEM CHECKLIST.............................................................................................................................. i

ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION............................................................................... ii

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ANOUNCEMENT................................................................ iii

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE MOTHERBOARD

1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD...................................................................................... 1

1-2 SPECIFICATION.................................................................................................................. 2

1-3 LAYOUT DIAGRAM........................................................................................................... 3

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2-1 JUMPER SETTING..............................................................................................................7

2-2 CONNECTORS AND HEADERS....................................................................................... 9

2-2-1 CONNECTORS....................................................................................................... 9

2-2-2 HEADERS ............................................................................................................... 10

CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS

3-1 ENTERNING SETUP ........................................................................................................... 16

3-2 GETTING HELP................................................................................................................... 16

3-3 THE MAIN MENU................................................................................................................ 16

3-4 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES........................................................................................... 18

3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES.......................................................................................... 20

3-5-1 CPU FEATURES...................................................................................................... 22

3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES.................................................................................. 23

3-7 INTEGRATED PHERIPHRALS......................................................................................... 24

3-7-1 ONBOARD SATAFUNCTION ................................................................................ 25

3-7-2 ONBOARD DEVICE FUNCTION........................................................................... 26

3-7-3 ONBOARD SUPERIO FUNCTION ........................................................................ 27

3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..................................................................................... 27

3-9 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL......................................................................................... 29

3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS.......................................................................................................... 30

3-10-1 SMART FAN CONFIGURATION ........................................................................ 31

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3-11 THERMAL THROTTLING OPTIONS.............................................................................. 32

3-12 POWER USER OVERCLOCK SETTING......................................................................... 33

3-13 PASSWORD SETTING........................................................................................................ 34

3-14 LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS/LOAD STANDARD DEFAULTS.................................. 34

3-15 SAVE CHANGES AND EXIT/DISCARD CHANGES AND EXIT.................................. 35

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Chapter 1

Introduction of the Motherboard

1-1 Feature of Motherboard

z

NVidia MCP7A-ION chipset.

z

Onboard Atom CPU, with low power consumption never denies high performance.

z

Support FSB 533 MHz.

z

Support DDRII DIMM 667/800 up to 8GB.

z

Onboard Realtek RTL 8111DL Gigabit Ethernet LAN.

z

Integrated ALC 888 6-channel HD audio codec

z

Support USB2.0 data transport demands.

z

DV Power onboard, 12V input (NC63P series only).

z

Integrated NVIDIA ION Graphics, supports DX10, full HD 1080p, Blu-ray/HD-DVD

playback

Caution!

Please observe the following notice!
NC63P comes with a build-in DC-DC converter. To avoid high temperature, please DO

NOT overload the maximum power of the external power supply while the system

is consuming high voltage. Be aware of the maximum temperature allowance of the power

supply.

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1-2 Specification

Spec Description

Design z

Mini-ITX form factor 6 layers ; PCB size: 17.0x17.0cm

Chipset

z

NVIDIA MCP7A-ION

Embedded CPU

z

ATOM CPU

Memory Socket

z

240-pin DDRII DIMM slot x2

z

Support DDRII 667/800 MHz DDRII memory modules

z

Expandable to 8GB

Expansion Slot

z

Mini-PCIE slot x 1

LAN

z

Integrated Realtek RTL8111DL PCI-E Gigabit LAN

z

Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing

10Mb/100Mb/1000Mb Ethernet data transfer rate

Audio

z

ALC 888 6-channel audio codec integrated

z

Audio driver and utility included

BIOS z

AMI 8MB Flash ROM

Multi I/O

z

PS/2 keyboard connector x 1

z

USB port connector x 6 and USB header x2

z

HDMI connector x 1

z

DVI connector x1

z

VGA connector x1

z

RJ-45 LAN connector x1

z

Audio connector x1 (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)

z

Front panel audio header x1

z

Serial port header x1

z

GPIO header x1

z

LPC header x1

z

SATAII x4

1-3 Layout Diagram

NC63 Series Rear I/O

3

DVI

Connector

RJ-45 LAN

Line-In

PS/2

Keyboard

Line-Out

USB

Connectors

USB

Connectors

HDMI

Connector

VGA

Connector

MIC-IN

NC63P Series Rear I/O

DVI

Connector

RJ-45 LAN

Line-In

PS/2

Keyboard

Line-Out

USB

Connectors

DC12V

USB

Connectors

HDMI

Connector

VGA

Connector

MIC-IN

Diagram for NC63 Series:

4

CPU FAN1

JP1

PS2 Keyboard
Over USB Port

ATOM CPU

Serial Port Header

HDMI Port

DDRII Slot x2

Mini-PCIE Slot

DVI over VGA port

ATX Powe

r

Connector

LPC Header

NVIDIA MCP7A-ION

8M DIP BIOS

SYS FAN2

USB Port

RJ-45 over
USB Port

JBAT

USB Headers

JP3

Audio
Connecto

r

CDIN Header

JP5

SATAII

Connecto

r

Front Panel Header

Audio Header

Power LED

Speaker Header

CIR Header

SYS FAN1

Diagram for NC63P Series:

5

CPU FAN1

JP1

PS2 Keyboard
Over USB Port

ATOM CPU

Serial Port Header

HDMI Port

DDRII Slot x2

Mini-PCIE Slot

DVI over VGA port

LPC Header

NVIDIA MCP7A-ION

8M DIP BIOS

SYS FAN2

USB Port

Front Panel
Header

SATA DISK

Power

Connector

JP5

USB Headers

RJ-45 over
USB Port

JBAT

JP3

Audio
Connecto

r

CDIN Header

SATAII

Connecto

r

DC12V Power

Connector

Power LED

Speaker Header

Audio Header

SYS FAN1

CIR Header

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Jumper

Jumper Name Description

JBAT CMOS RAM Clear Function Setting 3-pin Block
JP1 KB/MS Power on Function Setting 3-pin Block
JP3/JP5 USB Power on Function Setting 3-pin Block

Connectors

Connector Name Description

DC12V_IN (for NC63P ) DC power Connector DC Jack
SATA_PWR(for NC63P) Power out Connector 4-pin Connector
ATXPWR(for NC63) ATX Power Connector 24-pin Connector
SATA1~SATA4 Serial ATAII Connector 7-pin Connector
KB from UK1 PS2 Keyboard Connector 6-pin Female
USB from UK1,UL1 USB Port Connectors 4-pin Connectors
LAN from UL1 RJ-45 LAN Connectors 8-pin Connectors

HDMI

High Definition Multimedia
Interface

19-pin Connector

DVI

Digital Visual Interface

29-pin Connector

VGA Video Graphic Attach Connector 15-pin Female

AUDIO AUDIO Connector 9-pin Connectors

Headers

Header Name Description

FP_AUDIO Front panel audio Headers 9-pin block
CDIN CD Audio-In Header 4-pin Block
USB1; USB2 USB Headers 9-pin Block
JW_FP
(PWR LED/ HD LED/
/Power Button /Reset)

Front Panel Header
(PWR LED/ HD LED/ /Power Button
/Reset)

9-pin Block

PWR LED Power LED 3-pin Block
SPEAK Speaker Header 4-pin Block
COM1 Serial Port Header 9-pin Block

CIR CIR Header 4-pin Block
GPIO_CON GPIO header 10-pin Block
LPC_CON LPC Header 12-pin Block

Chapter 2

Hardware Installation

2-1 Jumper Setting

(1) Clear CMOS (3-pin): JBAT

CMOS RAM Cle ar Setting

2-3 closed Clear CMOS

JBAT

JBAT

1-2 closed Normal

1

3

1

3

(2) JP1: KB/MS Power on Function Enabled/Disabled (3-pin)

JP1

1

3

JP1

1

3

1-2 Closed
KB/MS Power ON Disable (Default)

2-3 Closed
KB/M S Po wer ON Ena ble d

JP1:Keyboard/Mouse Power On Setting

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