Intel MB960, User Manual

Page 1: ...MB960 Intel Sandy Bridge PCH ATX Motherboard USER S MANUAL Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...usiness Machines Corporation Intel and Intel Sandy Bridge DC QC Processor are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Fintek is a registered trademark of Fintek Electronics Corporation All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners ...

Page 3: ... Setting the Jumpers 9 Connectors on MB960 13 BIOS Setup 20 Drivers Installation 46 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 47 VGA Drivers Installation 48 Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation 49 LAN Drivers Installation 50 Intel Management Engine Interface 52 ASMedia USB 3 0 Drivers 54 Appendix 55 A I O Port Address Map 55 B Interrupt Request Lines IRQ 56 C Watchdog Timer Configuration 57 ...

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Page 5: ...ports Intel s first processor architecture to unite the CPU and the graphics core on the transistor level The MB960F ATX board utilizes the dramatic increase in performance provided this Intel s latest cutting edge technology Measuring 305mm x 244mm the MB960F offers fast 6Gbps SATA support 2 ports USB3 0 2 ports and interfaces for DVI D DVI I and HDMI displays MB960AF features Intel Active Manage...

Page 6: ... 2 MB960 User s Manual Checklist Your MB960 package should include the items listed below The MB960 Mini ITX motherboard This User s Manual 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility Serial ATA cable ...

Page 7: ... in SATA controller supports total 6 ports 2 x SATA 3 0 6Gbps 4 x SATA 2 0 3Gbps ports 2 FIS based Port Multiplier Audio Intel Q67 PCH built in High Definition Audio controller ALC892 w 7 1 CH LPC I O Fintek F81865 I Ver C COM1 RS232 422 485 COM2 COM3 COM4 RS232 Hardware Monitor 2 thermal inputs 4 voltage monitor inputs 2 Fan headers COM1 2 with pin 9 with power for 2 ports 500 mA for each port Di...

Page 8: ...INTRODUCTION 4 MB960 User s Manual Board Size 305mm x 244mm ...

Page 9: ...INTRODUCTION MB960 User s Manual 5 Board Dimensions ...

Page 10: ...ations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB960 in order to set up a workable system The topics covered are Installing the CPU 7 Installing the Memory 8 Setting the Jumpers 9 Connectors on MB960 13 ...

Page 11: ... a 90 degree Then position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner aligns with the gold triangle matching the socket corner with a small triangle Carefully insert the CPU into the socket and push down the lever to secure the CPU Then install the heat sink and fan NOTE Ensure that the CPU heat sink and the CPU top surface are in total contact to avoid CPU overheating problem that would ca...

Page 12: ...ules locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps 1 Hold the DDR3 module so that the key of the DDR3 module aligned with that on the memory slot 2 Gently push the DDR3 module in an upright position until the clips of the slot close to hold the DDR3 module in place when the DDR3 module touches the bottom of the slot 3 To remove the DDR3 module press the clips with both hands ...

Page 13: ... if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs The following lists the connectors on MB960 and their respective functions Jumper Locations on MB960 10 JP1 JP2 JP3 RS232 RS422 RS485 COM1 Selection 11 JP4 COM1 RS232 RI 5V 12V Power Setting 11 JP5 COM2 RS232 RI 5V 12V Power Setting 11 JP8 Flash Descriptor Security Overide Factory use only 12 JBAT1 Clear CMOS Contents 12 ...

Page 14: ...ns on MB960 Jumpers on MB960 Page JP1 JP2 JP3 RS232 RS422 RS485 COM1 Selection 11 JP4 COM1 RS232 RI 5V 12V Power Setting 11 JP5 COM2 RS232 RI 5V 12V Power Setting 11 JP8 Flash Descriptor Security Overide Factory use only 12 JBAT1 Clear CMOS Contents 12 ...

Page 15: ...4 6 JP3 1 2 JP2 3 5 4 6 JP2 1 3 2 4 JP3 3 4 JP2 1 3 2 4 JP1 1 3 2 4 JP3 5 6 JP2 1 3 2 4 JP4 COM1 RS232 RI 5V 12V Power Setting JP4 Setting Function Pin 1 2 Short Closed 12V Pin 3 4 Short Closed RI Pin 5 6 Short Closed 5V JP5 COM2 RS232 RI 5V 12V Power Setting JP5 Setting Function Pin 1 2 Short Closed 12V Pin 3 4 Short Closed RI Pin 5 6 Short Closed 5V ...

Page 16: ... JP8 Flash Descriptor Security Overide Factory use only JP8 Flash Descriptor Security Overide Open Disabled Default Close Enabled JBAT1 Clear CMOS Contents JBAT1 Setting Function Pin 1 2 Short Closed Normal Pin 2 3 Short Closed Clear CMOS ...

Page 17: ... J19 J20 COM3 COM4 RS232 Serial Ports 17 J3 ATX 12V Power Connector 17 J6 J7 J10 J12 J14 USB Connectors 18 J2 SPDIF I O 18 J1 Audio Pin Header for Chassis Front Panel 18 J15 Front Panel Function Connector 18 CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector 19 SYS_FAN1 System Fan1 Power Connector 19 SYS_FAN2 System Fan2 Power Connector 19 CN9 CN10 CN11 CN12 CN13 CN14 SATA Connectors 19 CN8 Compact Flash Connector ...

Page 18: ...INSTALLATIONS 14 MB960 User s Manual Connector Locations on MB960 ...

Page 19: ...CTS NC NC 9 RI NC NC 10 NC NC NC CN3 DVI D and DVI I Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name DATA 2 1 16 HOT POWER DATA 2 2 17 DATA 0 Shield 2 4 3 18 DATA 0 DATA 4 4 19 SHIELD 0 5 DATA 4 5 20 DATA 5 DDC CLOCK 6 21 DATA 5 DDC DATA 7 22 SHIELD CLK N C 8 23 CLOCK DATA 1 9 24 CLOCK DATA 1 10 C1 N C SHIELD 1 3 11 C2 N C DATA 3 12 C3 N C DATA 3 13 C4 N C DDC POWER 14 C5 A GROUND2 A GROUND 1 15 C6 A GR...

Page 20: ...0 5 DATA 4 5 20 DATA 5 DDC CLOCK 6 21 DATA 5 DDC DATA 7 22 SHIELD CLK N C 8 23 CLOCK DATA 1 9 24 CLOCK DATA 1 10 C1 N C SHIELD 1 3 11 C2 N C DATA 3 12 C3 N C DATA 3 13 C4 N C DDC POWER 14 C5 N C A GROUND 1 15 C6 N C CN5 USB3 0 Connector CN1 HDMI Connector CN7 Gigabit LAN Intel 82579LM USB 2 3 CN6 Gigabit LAN Intel 82583V USB 0 1 CN4 HD Audio Connector ...

Page 21: ...e 3 3V 11 1 3 3V 12V 12 2 3 3V Ground 13 3 Ground PS ON 14 4 5V Ground 15 5 Ground Ground 16 6 5V Ground 17 7 Ground 5V 18 8 Power good 5V 19 9 5VSB 5V 20 10 12V J19 J20 COM3 COM4 RS232 Serial Ports Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name DCD 1 6 DSR SIN 2 7 RTS SOUT 3 8 CTS DTR 4 9 RI GND 5 X KEY J3 ATX 12V Power Connector This connector supplies the CPU operating voltage Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 Groun...

Page 22: ...Name MIC IN_L 1 2 Ground MIC IN_R 3 4 DET LINE_R 5 6 Ground Sense 7 8 KEY LINE_L 9 10 Ground J15 Front Panel Function Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name SPK 1 2 PWR LED NC 3 4 PWR LED GND SPK GND 5 6 PWR LED GND SPK GND 7 8 NC NC 9 10 NC NC 11 12 NC PWR_SW 13 14 PWR_SW NC 15 16 NC RST 17 18 GND HDD LED 19 20 HDD LED Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name VCC 1 2 GND D0 3 4 D1 D0 5 6 D1 GND 7 8 GND...

Page 23: ...wer Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Rotation detection SYS_FAN2 System Fan2 Power Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 12V 3 NC CN9 CN10 CN11 CN12 CN13 CN14 SATA Connectors CN8 Compact Flash Connector J17 SPI Flash Connector Factory use only J4 ISA Slot shared with PCI1 PCIE2 PCI E X16 Slot PCIE1 PCI E X8 Slot X4 Link PCI1 PCI4 PCI 32 bit Slot ...

Page 24: ...ibes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that comes with the board The topics covered in this chapter are as follows BIOS Introduction 21 BIOS Setup 21 Advanced Settings 23 Chipset Settings 36 Boot Settings 41 Security Settings 42 Save Exit Settings 43 ...

Page 25: ...activated Pressing the Del key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility If you are a little bit late pressing the Del key POST Power On Self Test will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from invoking the Setup If you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by pressing the Reset button or simultaneously pressing the Ctrl Alt and Delete keys You can also restart by tur...

Page 26: ... by both AMI and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability Changing the defaults could cause the system to become unstable and crash in some cases System Language Choose the system default language System Date Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements System Time Set the Time Use Tab to switch between Data elements ...

Page 27: ... up event setting CPU Configuration SATA Configuration Shutdown Temperature Configuration EuP ErP Power Saving Controller PCI IRQ Configuration Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion USB Configuration Super IO Configuration H W Monitor AMT Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit Serial Port Consol Redirection Laun...

Page 28: ...ility to Hibernate OS S4 Sleep State This option may be not effective with some OS ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed Lock Legacy Resources Enabled or Disabled Lock of Legacy Resources Trusted Computing Aptio Setup Utility Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit TPM Configuration TPM SUPPORT Disabled Current TPM Statu...

Page 29: ...Wake on PCIE Wake Event Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit Wake system with Fixed Time Enables or Disables System wake on alarm event When enabled System will wake on the hr min sec specified Wake on Ring The options are Disabled and Enabled Wake on PCI PME The options are Disabled and Enabled Wake o...

Page 30: ... Efficient Local x2APIC Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit Hyper threading Enabled for Windows XP and Linux OS optimized for Hyper Threading Technology and Disabled for other OS OS not optimized for Hyper Threading Technology When Disabled only one thread per enabled core is enabled Active Processor ...

Page 31: ...dvanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit SATA Configuration SATA Mode IDE Mode Serial ATA Controller 0 Compatibled Serial ATA Controller 1 Enhanced SATA Port0 Not Present SATA Port1 Not Present SATA Port2 Not Present SATA Port3 Not Present SATA Port4 Not Present SATA Port5 Not Present Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save...

Page 32: ...ld F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit ACPI Shutdown Temperature The default setting is Disabled EuP ErP Power Saving Controller Aptio Setup Utility Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit Standby Power on S5 All Enable Enable Provide the Standby Power for devices Disable Shutdown the standby power Standby Power on S5 This configuration is supported only ...

Page 33: ...mized Default F4 Save ESC Exit Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Aptio Setup Utility Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Configuration DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode DVMT FIXED Memory 256MB Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit DVMT Mode Select Select DVMT Mode used by Internal Graphics Dev...

Page 34: ...B hardware delays and time outs USB Transfer time out 20 sec Device reset tine out 20 sec Device power up delay Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit Legacy USB Support Enables Legacy USB support AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected DISABLE option will keep USB devices available on...

Page 35: ...64 60 Emulation Enables I O port 60h 64h emulation support This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware OSes USB Transfer time out The time out value for Control Bulk and Interrupt transfers Device reset tine out USB mass Storage device start Unit command time out Device power up delay Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to t...

Page 36: ...al Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 3 Configuration Power Failure Always off Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit Serial Port Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Ports User can Enable Disable the serial port and Select an optimal settings for the Super IO Device Power Failure Options are Keep last state Bypa...

Page 37: ...t Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit Temperatures Voltages These fields are the parameters of the hardware monitoring function feature of the motherboard The values are read only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status Fan1 Fan2 Smart Fan Control This field enables or disables the smart fan f...

Page 38: ...r Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit AMT This configuration is supported only with MB960AF with iAMT function Options are Enabled and Disabled Unconfigure AMT ME This configuration is supported only with MB960AF with iAMT function Perform AMT ME unconfigure without password operation WatchDog Timer This configuration is supported only with ...

Page 39: ...n Enable Disable Console Redirection Console Redirection Settings Aptio Setup Utility Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit Out of Band Mgmt Port COM0 Disabled Terminal Type VT UTF8 Bit per second 115200 Flow Control None Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Out ...

Page 40: ...oot Security Save Exit North Bridge South Bridge ME Subsystem Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit Enable CSID By default this item is disabled Enable Compatible Revision ID North Bridge This item shows the North Bridge Parameters South Bridge This item shows the South Bridge Parameters ME Subsystem This item s...

Page 41: ...sabled PCI Express Port Auto PEG Force Gen1 Disabled Detect Non Compliance Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB 1024MB VT d VT d Enable Disable Initiate Graphic Adapter Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Options are IGD PCI...

Page 42: ... LAN from S5 Enabled Audio Configuration Azalia HD Audio Enabled Azalia Internal HDMI codec Enabled High Precision Event Timer Configuration High Precision Timer Enabled PCI Express Ports Configuration USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit GbE Controller This is constantly enabled Wake on LAN f...

Page 43: ...ESC Exit USB Configuration Enable Disable All USB Devices USB 2 0 EHCI Support and RMH Support The setting of AUTO on RMH Support Enable RMH support on Ibex Peak B0 Stepping Aptio Setup Utility Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit USB Configuration All USB Devices Enabled EHCI Controller 1 Enabled EHCI Controller 2 Enabled USB Port 0 Enabled USB Port 1 Enabled USB Port 2 Enabled USB Port ...

Page 44: ...Default F4 Save ESC Exit MEBx Normal ME Version This configuration is supported only with MB960AF with iAMT function Launches Enabled Disabled the boot option for legacy network devices ME Subsystem This configuration is supported only with MB960AF with iAMT function Launches Enabled Disabled the boot option for legacy network devices End of Post Message This configuration is supported only with M...

Page 45: ...F4 Save ESC Exit Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state Quiet Boot Enables Disables Quiet Boot option Fast Boot Enables Disables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option Has no effect for BBS boot options GateA20 Active UPON...

Page 46: ...assword is set then this only limits accesss to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights Administrator Password User Password Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default...

Page 47: ...lect Item Enter Select Change Field F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Default F4 Save ESC Exit Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes Disacard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes Discard Changes and Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes Save Changes Save ...

Page 48: ... User Defaults Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options Boot Override Pressing ENTER causes the system to enter the OS Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application Shellx64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices ...

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Page 50: ... you made the purchase The contents of this section include the following Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 47 VGA Drivers Installation 48 Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation 49 LAN Drivers Installation 50 Intel Management Engine Interface 52 ASMedia USB 3 0 Drivers 54 IMPORTANT NOTE After installing your Windows operating system you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Install...

Page 51: ...that comes with the board Click Intel and then Intel R QM67 Q67 Chipset Drivers 2 Click Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility 3 When the Welcome screen to the Intel Chipset Device Software appears click Next to continue 4 Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process 5 On the Readme File Information screen click Next to continue the installati...

Page 52: ... Intel and then Intel R QM67 Q67 Chipset Drivers 2 Click Intel R Q67 Chipset Family Graphics Driver 3 When the Welcome screen appears click Next to continue 4 Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation 5 On the Readme File Information screen click Next to continue the installation of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver 6 On Setup Progress screen click Ne...

Page 53: ...elow to install the Realtek HD Audio Drivers 1 Insert the CD that comes with the board Click Intel and then Intel R QM67 Q67 Chipset Drivers 2 Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 3 On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen click Yes to proceed with and complete the installation process ...

Page 54: ...rd Click Intel and then Intel R QM67 Q67 Chipset Drivers 2 Click Intel R PRO LAN Network Driver 3 When the Welcome screen appears click Next On the next screen click Yes to to agree with the license agreement 4 Click the checkbox for Drivers in the Setup Options screen to select it and click Next to continue ...

Page 55: ...DRIVERS INSTALLATION MB960 User s Manual 51 5 The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation 6 When InstallShield Wizard is complete click Finish ...

Page 56: ...60AF not MB960F Follow the steps below to install the Intel Management Engine 1 Insert the CD that comes with the board Click Intel and then Intel R AMT 7 0 Drivers 2 When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel Management Engine Components click Next On the next screen click Yes to to agree with the license agreement ...

Page 57: ...DRIVERS INSTALLATION MB960 User s Manual 53 2 When the Setup Progress screen appears click Next Then click Finish when the setup progress has been successfully installed ...

Page 58: ...e CD that comes with the board Click Intel and then Intel R QM67 Q67 Chipset Drivers 2 Click Intel R PRO LAN Network Driver 2 When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel Management Engine Components click Next 3 When InstallShield Wizard is complete click Finish ...

Page 59: ...vice Description 000h 01Fh DMA Controller 1 020h 03Fh Interrupt Controller 1 040h 05Fh Timer 060h 06Fh Keyboard Controller 070h 07Fh Real Time Clock NMI 080h 09Fh DMA Page Register 0A0h 0BFh Interrupt Controller 2 0C0h 0DFh DMA Controller 2 0F0h Clear Math Coprocessor Busy Signal 0F1h Reset Math Coprocessor 1F0h 1F7h IDE Interface 2F8h 2FFh Serial Port 2 COM2 2B0h 2DFh Graphics adapter Controller ...

Page 60: ... use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board Level Function IRQ0 System Timer Output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ3 Serial Port 2 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE ...

Page 61: ...VIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE include dos h include conio h include stdio h include stdlib h include F81865 H int main int argc char argv void EnableWDT int void DisableWDT void int main int argc char argv unsigned char bBuf unsigned char bTime char ...

Page 62: ...t_F81865_Reg 0xF5 bBuf count mode is second Set_F81865_Reg 0xF6 interval set timer bBuf Get_F81865_Reg 0xFA bBuf 0x01 Set_F81865_Reg 0xFA bBuf enable WDTO output bBuf Get_F81865_Reg 0xF5 bBuf 0x20 Set_F81865_Reg 0xF5 bBuf start counting void DisableWDT void unsigned char bBuf Set_F81865_LD 0x07 switch to logic device 7 bBuf Get_F81865_Reg 0xFA bBuf 0x01 Set_F81865_Reg 0xFA bBuf disable WDTO output...

Page 63: ...65_Reg 0x20 if ucDid 0x07 Fintek 81865 goto Init_Finish F81865_BASE 0x2E result F81865_BASE ucDid Get_F81865_Reg 0x20 if ucDid 0x07 Fintek 81865 goto Init_Finish F81865_BASE 0x00 result F81865_BASE Init_Finish return result void Unlock_F81865 void outportb F81865_INDEX_PORT F81865_UNLOCK outportb F81865_INDEX_PORT F81865_UNLOCK void Lock_F81865 void outportb F81865_INDEX_PORT F81865_LOCK void Set_...

Page 64: ...RESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ifndef __F81865_H define __F81865_H 1 define F81865_INDEX_PORT F81865_BASE define F81865_DATA_PORT F81865_BASE 1 define F81865_REG_LD 0x07 define F81865_UNLOCK 0x87 define F81865_LOCK 0xAA unsigned int Init_F81865 void void Set_F81865_LD unsigned char void Set_F81865_Reg...

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