Intel MB879 User's Manual
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1. esee 45 Load Optimized Defaults 45 Set Supervisor User 45 amp eit oet eek 45 Exit Without Saving 45 gt MB879 User s Manual 23 BIOS SETUP 5002 BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS Basic Input Output System installed in your computer system s ROM supports Intel processors The BIOS provides critical low level support for a standard device such as disk drives serial ports and parallel ports It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system BIOS Setup The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the system configurations and settings The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility When you turn on the computer the Award BIOS is immediately 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 turning the system Off and back On again The following message will appear on the screen Press lt DEL gt to Enter Setup In general you press the arrow keys to hi2. Shutdown Temperature Disabled ITEM HELP CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Current System Temp 45 C 113 F Menu Level gt Current CPU Temp 45 C 113 F System FAN Speed 5400 RPM CPU FAN Speed 5400 RPM Vcore V 1 02 V 12V 1 32V 1 8V 1 8V 5V 5 02V 5V 5 25 V 12V 12 59 3 3V 3 37V VBAT V 3 21V 5VSB V 5 67 V Smart Fan2 Temperature Disabled Smart Fan2 Tolerance Value 5 CPU Warning Temperature This field allows the user to set the temperature so that when the temperature is reached the system sounds a warning This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating 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 Shutdown Temperature This field allows the user to set the temperature by which the system automatically shuts down once the threshold temperature is reached This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating Smart Fan2 Temperature This field enables or disables the smart fan feature At a certain temperature the fan starts turning Once the temperature drops to a certain level it stops turning again Smart Fan Tolerance Value The default value is 5 3 MB879 User s Manual 43 BIOS SETUP Frequency Voltage Control This section shows the user how to
3. 3 Ground 5 6 Ground COMP 7 8 Ground r J4 2 COM3 Serial Ports Pin F Signal Name RS 232 Ground 6 DSR Data set ready 8 CTS Cleartosend 9 RLRingindicaor MB879 User s Manual 17 INSTALLATIONS 45 IrDA Connector 5V In 2 No connect 3 Ir RX J9 J6 LVDS Connectors 1st channel 2nd channel The LVDS connectors are composed of the first channel 79 and second channel J6 to support 18 bit or 36 bit TXO 2 Grund 4 5 8 NC 10 2 16 18 TX2 TX2 J7 Panel Inverter Power Connector Ground 2 4 10 12 14 16 18 0 18 MB879 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS J10 1394 Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name J11 Panel Inverter Power Connector P J12 Mini PCI Connector J13 Speaker Connector The J15 connector supports 2W 8o0hm stereo audio power amplifier Pin Signal Name J14 Front Audio Connector Signal Name Signal Name S Rear Audio L O Front Audio R 2 6 Front Audio L E REMARKS To use the front audio connector the jumpers on pin 1 3 and pin 2 4 must be removed MB879 User s Manual 19 INSTALLATIONS i J15 J16 Serial ATA Connectors J17 Wake On LAN Connector J17 is a 3 pin header for the Wake On LAN function Wake On
4. After installing your Windows operating system Windows 2000 XP you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation SS MB879 User s Manual 47 DRIVER INSTALLATION Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel Chipset Drivers should be installed first before the software drivers to enable Plug amp Play INF support for Intel chipset components Follow the instructions below to complete the installation under Windows 2000 XP eu 48 MB879 User s Manual DRIVERS INSTALLATION Drivers Installation To install the VGA drivers follow the steps below to proceed with the installation 1 Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel R 915GMChipset Drivers MB879 User s Manual 49 DRIVER INSTALLATION LAN Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to complete the installation of the Intel PRO LAN drivers 1 Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard Click LAN Card and 4 Click Next when the Readme Information screen appears to proceed with the drives installation process 5 When the Installation is complete click Finish for the changes to take effect BEE 50 MB879 User s Manual APPENDIX Appendix A I O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device The f
5. 34 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP eee Integrated Peripherals This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals The first screen shows three main items for user to select Once an item selected a submenu appears Details follow Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ITEM HELP Menu Level gt Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter OnChip IDE Device Onboard Device SuperlO Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device DE HDD Block Mode Enabled ITEM HELP On chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled DE Primary Master PIO Auto Menu Level gt DE Primary Slave PIO Auto DE Primary Master UDMA Auto DE Primary Slave UDMA Auto On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled DE Secondary Master PIO Auto DE Secondary Slave PIO Auto DE Secondary Master UDMA Auto DE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto On Chip Serial ATA Setting On Chip Serial ATA Auto PATA IDE Mode Secondary SATA port P2 is Primary Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support AC97 Audio Select Onboard Device Enabled Enabled Disabled Auto ITEM HELP Menu Level gt MB879 User s Manual 35 BIOS SETUP _ Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperlO Device POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY KB Power ON Password Enter Hot Key power ON Ctrl F1
6. E B 22 E MB870 ceci e fte Page RS232 5V 12 Power Setting 10 JP2 LVDS Panel Voltage Selection sss 10 JP3 COM3 RS232 5V 12 Power Setting 10 JP4 CPU FSB 10 JP5 Clear CMOS Setting ssc eignen arret 11 SW1 LVDS Resolution Switch 11 gt MB879 User s Manual 9 INSTALLATIONS JP1 COM4 RS232 5V 12V Power Setting FO sire Sian Name Tif RI Default RI Default 3 52 4 oo Settings Pin 1 2 short 12V Pin 6 5 short 5V Pin 3 4 Standard COM Port JP2 LVDS Panel Voltage Selection JP2 LVDS Voltage RS232 5V 12V Power Setting E NEE E T 3 Row ideas LE es COM3 Settings Pin 1 2 short 12V Pin 5 6 short 45V Pin 3 4 Standard COM Port JP4 CPU FSB Selection CPU FSB 533MHz Emu 10 MB879 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS JP5 Clear CMOS Setting Setting SW1 LVDS Resolution Switch Setting gt MB879 User s Manual 11 INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MB879 The connectors on MB879 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard floppy disk drives hard disk drives etc
7. To disable a password just press the lt Enter gt key when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password to be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely Save amp Exit Setup This option allows you to determine whether or not to accept the modifications If you type Y you will quit the setup utility and save all changes into the CMOS memory If you type you will return to Setup utility Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made in this session Typing Y will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications Typing N will return you to Setup utility MB879 User s Manual 45 BIOS SETUP ooo This page is intentionally left blank SS 46 MB879 User s Manual DRIVERS INSTALLATION Drivers Installation This section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under the Windows 2000 and Windows XP The software and drivers are included with the motherboard If you find the items missing please contact the vendor where you made the purchase The contents of this section include the following Intel Chipset Software Intallation Utility 48 VGA Drivers Installation 49 AC97 Codec Audio Driver Installation 10000000 LAN Drivers Installation eene 50 IMPORTANT NOTE
8. COM1 RS232 IrDA Floppy hardware monitor thermal inputs 4 voltage monitor inputs VIDO 5 8 2 Fan Header Parallel port not use 2 0 Fintek F81216D for 4 Edge Connector same shield w 896 PS 2 Connector x1 for keyboard mouse Gigabit LAN RJ 45 dual USB stack connector 10 100 LAN RJ45 dual USB stack connector DB9 amp DB15 stack connector x1 for COM 1 and VGA RCA Jack x1 S Video for TV Out SPDIF OUT connector x1 1394 Connector x1 RCA Jack 3x1 for Audio Line Out Line In amp Mic 1U height Onboard Headers Connectors DF13 20 x2 for LVDS 40 pins 2 54mm box header x 1 for IDE1 5x2 pins pin header x1 for 2 USB ports 8 pins pin header x1 for 1394 30 pins pin header x1 for COM2 3 4 Slim Floppy connector x 1 5 pins pin header x 1 for IrDA Expansion Slot PCI slot 32bits 33MHz x1 PCI Express x1 x1 align w PCI slot Mini PCI connector x1 Digital VO Supports 4 in 4 out Watchdog Timer Yes 256 segmenis 0 1 2 255 sec min Power Connector Standard ATX 12V System Voltage 5V 12V 12V 5VSB 5V 8 3 3V Other Features Modem Wakeup LAN Wakeup Board Size 170 x 170mm MB879 User s Manual 3 INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions EE 4 MB879 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB879
9. LAN will function properly only with an ATX power supply with 5VSB that has 200mA Pin Signal Name J18 System Function Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name power switch Pins 1 2 HDD LED Pins 3 4 Reset switch Pins 5 6 419 USB4 USB5 Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name 8 Ground Protect Pin 9 20 MB879 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS J20 CD In Pin Header Pin Signal Name 1 CD Audio R J21 Power LED Connector PCI Slot supports 2 Masters PCIE1 PCI E x1 Slot MB879 User s Manual 21 INSTALLATIONS lt lt lt This page is intentionally left blank 22 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the board The topics covered in this chapter are as follows BIOS Intr d ctiOn 5 into nee Pep eri 24 BIOS eR Opener ee RR iem Heiss 24 Standard CMOS 2 26 Advanced BIOS 29 Advanced Chipset Features 32 Integrated Peripherals eee tete 35 Power Management 39 PNP PCI Configurations 42 PC Health Status 22 eere ttr tr ert 43 Frequency Voltage Control esee 44 Load Fail Safe Defaults
10. The following table lists the connectors on MB879 and their respective functions Connector Locations on MB879 sse 13 CN1 PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connectors 14 CN2 S Video and RCA Connector for TV out 14 CN3 COMI and VGA Connector 2 14 CN4 10 100 LAN RJ 45 and USB1 2 15 CNS 1394 15 CN6 SPDIF Out Connector eese 15 CN7 Gigabit LAN RJ 45 and USB3 4 Ports 15 CN8 Audio 15 FAN1 CPU Fan Power 15 FAN2 System Fan Power Connector esee 15 J1 Floppy Drive 16 IDEI IDE enne enne 16 J2 ATX Power Supply Connector 2 17 J3 TV Out Header RCA amp S Video een 17 14 CONO COM3 Serial 17 MDA Conte CtOn eir re iret E ey 18 J9 J6 LVDS Connectors 1st channel 2nd channel 18 J7 Panel Inverter Power Connector 2 18 J8 Digital e ert me eR PE RED 18 ITO 1392 Gonnector 19 J11 Panel Inverter Power Connector 19 J12 Mini PCI 010 1 19 Speake
11. in order to set up a workable system The topics covered are Tnistalling the CPU 5 2 donem ote stones rettet 6 Installing the Memory 7 Setting the eee 8 Connectors on MB879 sse eene enne 12 gt MB879 User s Manual 5 INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MB879 board supports a Socket 479 processor socket for Intel Pentium M or Celeron M processors The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the processor As shown in the left picture below loosen the screw first before inserting the processor Place the processor into the socket by making sure the notch on the corner of the CPU corresponds with the notch on the inside of the socket Once the processor has slide into the socket fasten the screw Refer to the figures below E NOTE Ensure that the CPU heat sink and the CPU top surface are in total contact to avoid CPU overheating problem that would cause your system to hang or be unstable eS 6 MB879 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MB879 board supports one DDR2 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 1GB in DDR2 memory type Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR2 modules locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps 1 Hold the DDR2 module so that the key of the DDR2 module align with those on the memory slot Gently push the DDR2 module in an upright
12. position until the clips of the slot close to hold the DDR2 module in place when the DDR2 module touches the bottom of the slot To remove the DDR2 module press the clips with both hands DDR2 Module Lock Lock LA am Lock Lock MB879 User s Manual 7 INSTALLATIONS p Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on 879 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 MB879 and their respective functions Jumper Locations on 879 9 RS232 5V 12V Power Setting 10 2 LVDS Panel Voltage Selection eee 10 JP3 COM3 RS232 5V 12V Power Setting 10 JP4 CPU FSB Selection sesiet stin iniusto is renser iore ois 10 JPS Clear CMOS 11 SW1 LVDS Resolution Switch Setting 2424422 21 11 IMPORTANT NOTE When the system boots without the CRT being connected there will be no image on screen when you insert the CRT VGA cable To show the image on screen the hotkey must be pressed E gt 8 MB879 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MB879 Ea
13. s Manual THE 879 MINI ITX MOTHERBOARD iv MB879 User s Manual INTRODUCTION Introduction Product Description Designed for gaming and multimedia applications the MB879 Mini ITX board incorporates the ATi Xpress 200 chipset supporting CPU front side bus of 400MHzz and 533MHz The board accommodates Pentium M and Celeron M processors with speeds up to 2 26GHz and one DDR2 DIMM memory The MB879 comes with the RC410MD Integrated Graphics Processor IGP that integrates 2D 3D graphics and a system controller in a single chip The RC410MB delivers the best performance of all integrated graphics and core logic products in the market It incorporates an ATI Radeon X300 based graphics core which is coupled with 64 bit DDR DDR2 SDRAM system memory interface for optimal performance The main features of the board are Supports Pentium M Celeron M processors Supports up to 2 26GHz 400MHz 533MHz FSB One DDR2 SDRAM DIMM Max 1GB memory Onboard 10 100 BaseT and Gigabit LAN MB879F Mobility Radeon 9600 VGA for CRT TV out LVDS 2x SATA 6x USB 2 0 4 COM Watchdog timer 1394 PCI 1x MiniPCI 1 slots Dimensions of the board are 170mm x 170mm MB879 User s Manual 1 INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MB879 package should include the items listed below The MB879 Pentium M Mini ITX motherboard e This User s Manual e 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash
14. your keyboard will generate only one instance When enabled you can set the two typematic controls listed next By default this field is set to Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate is enabled the system registers repeated keystrokes speeds Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second _ 30 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP eee Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate is enabled this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and second characters By default this item is set to 250msec Security Option This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup The default value is Setup When you select System the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up When you select Setup the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up APIC Mode APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller The default setting is Enabled MPS Version Control for OS This option is specifies the MPS Multiprocessor Specification version for your operating system MPS version 1 4 added extended configuration tables to improve support for multiple PCI bus configurations and improve future expandability The default setting is 1 4 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory when used with OS 2 that depe
15. 627EHF unsigned char Get W627EHF Reg unsigned char REG unsigned char Result Unlock W627EHF outportb W627EHF INDEX PORT REG Result inportb W627EHF DATA PORT Lock W627EHF return Result THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED 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 ifndef __W627EHF_H define __W627EHF_H 1 I define W627EHF INDEX PORT W627EHF BASE define W627EHF DATA PORT W627EHF_BASE 1 define W627EHF REG LD 0x07 define W627EHF UNLOCK 0x87 define W627EHF_LOCK OxAA TERM unsigned int Init W627EHF void void Set W627EHF LD unsigned char void Set W627EHF Reg unsigned char unsigned char unsigned char Get W627EHF Reg unsigned char endif W627EHF 56 MB879 User s Manual
16. 79 User s Manual 37 BIOS SETUP E e Onboard Serial Port These fields allow you to select the onboard serial ports and their addresses The default values for these ports are Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This field determines the UART 2 mode in your computer The default value is Normal Other options include rDA and ASKIR PWRON After PWR Fail This field sets the system power status whether on or off when power returns to the system from a power failure situation 38 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP Power Management Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled ITEM HELP ACPI Suspend S1 POS RUN VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto Menu Level gt Power Management User Define Video Off Method DPMS Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Type Stop Grant Modem Use IRQ 3 Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN nstant Off Wake Up by PCI Card Disabled Power On by Ring Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Date of Month Alarm 0 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Reload Global Timer Events Primary IDE 0 Disabled Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Secondary IDE 1 Disabled FDD COM LPT Port Disabled ACPI Function PCI PIRQ A D Disabled Enable this function to support Advance Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Suspend The default setting of the ACPI S
17. B 12 720KB 1 44 2 88MB 5 25 5 25 3 5 3 5in 3 51 ee MB879 User s Manual 27 BIOS SETUP prac n Video This field selects the type of video display card installed in your system You can choose the following video display cards EGA VGA For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters default CGA 40 Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Power up in 80 column mode MONO For Hercules or MDA adapters Halt On This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up No errors The system boot will not be halted for any error that may be detected errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted But Keyboard The system boot will not be halted for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors But Diskette The system boot will not be halted for a disk error it will stop for all other errors But Disk Key The system boot will not be halted for a key board or disk error it will stop for all others 28 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Virus Warning Disabled CPU L1 and L2 Cache Enabled Quic
18. MB879 Intel Pentium M ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Mini ITX Motherboard USER S MANUAL Version 1 0 Acknowledgments Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International Inc PS 2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Intel and Pentium M are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners l MB879 User s Manual Table of Contents IntFoOductlon uei rrr 1 Product Description eee 1 Checklist ete ERE nel obuv esto 2 MB879 Specifications eese 3 Board Dimensions 4 Installations 5 Installing the CPU i trit teret 6 Installing the Memory eee eee een 7 Setting the Jumpers 8 Connectors on MB879 eee 12 BIOS 23 Drivers Installation 47 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 48 VGA Drivers Installation 49 LAN Drivers Installation eere 50 51 VO Port Address 51 B Interrupt Request Lines 52 C Watchdog Timer Configuration esses 53 MB879 User
19. Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Menu Level gt Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal RxD TxD Active Hi Lo R Transmission Delay Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use IR Pins IR Rx2Tx2 PWRON After PWR Fail Off IDE HDD Block Mode This field allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive On chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled This field by default is enabled OnChip Primary Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO These fields allow your system hard disk controller to work faster Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands that transfer to or from the disk drive PIO Programmed Input Output allows the BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly The system supports five modes numbered from 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow your system to improve disk I O throughput to 33Mb sec with the Ultra DMA 33 feature The options are Auto and Disabled 36 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP mm 2 22 22 22 22 On Chip Serial ATA Settin
20. ar void copyright void void EnableWDT int void DisableWDT void int main int argc char argv unsigned char bBuf unsigned char bTime char endptr copyright if arge 2 printf Parameter incorrect return 1 if Init W627EHF 0 printf Winbond 83627 is not detected program abort n return 1 bTime strtol argv 1 endptr 10 printf System will reset after 96d seconds bTime EnableWDT bTime return 0 XXX MB879 User s Manual 53 APPENDIX m void copyright void Winbond 83627EHF Watch Timer Tester AUTO DETECT Usage W627E WD reset time Ex W627E WD 3 gt reset system after 3 second n E W627E WD 0 gt disable watch dog timer n printf n void EnableWDT int interval unsigned char bBuf bBuf Get W627EHF Reg 0x2D bBuf amp 10x01 Set W627EHF Reg 0x2D bBuf Enable Set W627EHF LD 0x08 switch to logic device 8 Set W627EHF Reg 0x30 0x01 enable timer bBuf Get W627EHF Reg 0 5 bBuf amp 0x08 Set W627EHF Reg 0 5 bBuf count mode is second Set W627EHF Reg 0xF6 interval set timer Set W627EHF LD 0x08 switch to logic device 8 Set W627EHF Reg 0xF6 0x00 clear watchdog timer Set W627EHF Reg 0x30 0x00 watchdog disabled NE 54 MB879 User s Ma
21. configure the processor frequency Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI CIk Disabled ITEM HELP Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Menu Level Auto Detect PCI CIk This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock Spread Spectrum Modulated This field sets the value of the spread spectrum The default setting is Disabled This field is for CE testing use only nE 44 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP eee Load Fail Safe Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM These default settings are non optimal and disable all high performance features Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to your system configuration These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features Set Supervisor Password These two options set the system password Supervisor Password sets a password that will be used to protect the system and Setup utility User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system To specify a password highlight the type you want and press lt Enter gt The Enter Password message prompts on the screen Type the password up to eight characters in length and press lt Enter gt The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again After setting a password the screen automatically returns to the main screen
22. g The fields under the SATA setting includes On Chip Serial ATA Auto PATA IDE Mode Secondary and SATA Port PO P2 is Primary USB Controller The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled By default this field is set to Enabled USB 2 0 Controller The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled By default this field is set to Enabled In order to use USB 2 0 necessary OS drivers must be installed first Please update your system to Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2 USB Keyboard Support The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled By default this field is set to Disabled AC97 Audio Select This field by default is set to Auto Power ON Function This field is related to how the system is powered on such as with the use of conventional power button keyboard or hot keys The default is BUTTON ONLY KB Power ON Password This field allows users to set the password when keyboard power on is the mode of the Power ON function Hot Key Power ON This field sets certain keys also known as hot keys on the keyboard that can be used as a switch to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the motherboard and you wish to use it If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field This option allows you to select the onboard FDD port mE IM MB8
23. ghlight items Enter to select the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries F1 for help and Esc to quit When you enter the Setup utility the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices 24 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit V gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays the control keys for this menu At the bottom of the Main Menu just below the control keys section there is another section which displays information on the currently highlighted item in the list Note If the system cannot boot after making and saving system changes with Setup the Award BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default Warning It is strongly recommended that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute ma
24. k Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Press Enter ITEM HELP Menu Level gt Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabl Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode MPS Version Control for OS OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Enabled 1 4 Non OS2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes Small Logo EPA Show Enabled CPU Feature Press Enter to configure the settings relevant to CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority With the field there is the option to choose aside from the hard disks connected Bootable add in Cards which refers to other external devices Virus Warning If this option is enabled an alarm message will be displayed when trying to write on the boot sector or on the partition table on the disk which is typical of the virus CPU L1 and L2 Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory CPUs from 486 type on up contain internal cache memory and most but not all modern PCs have additional external cache memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU These items allow you to enable speed up memory access or disable
25. lect Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled system Select No if NT Pin 1 Assignment NT Pin 2 Assignment NT Pin 3 Assignment you need the BIOS to configure non boot devices NT Pin 4 Assignment NT Pin 5 Assignment NT Pin 6 Assignment NT Pin 7 Assignment NT Pin 8 Assignment oooo 000 Express relative items Maximum Payload Size Init Display First The default setting is PCI Card Reset Configuration Data This field allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not The default value is Disabled Resources Controlled by This PnP BIOS can configure all of the boot and compatible devices with the use of a PnP operating system such as Windows 95 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some non standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly This field allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA When this field is enabled a PCI VGA can work with an MPEG ISA VESA VGA card When this field is disabled a PCI VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA VESA card Maximum Payload Size The default setting of the PCI Express Maximum Payload Size is 4096 42 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP eee PC Health Status This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status These parameters include temperatures fan speeds and voltages Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status
26. llows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h F7FFFh resulting in better video performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Memory Hole At 15M 16M In order to improve performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB The choices are Enabled and Disabled On Chip VGA Setting The fields under the On Chip Setting and their default settings are PEG On Chip VGA Control Auto On Chip Frame Buffer Size 8 DVMT Mode DVTM DVMT Fixed Memory Size 128MB SDVO Device Setting LVDS DVI Dual DVI CRT Remarks Set to LVDS for ID390 Set to CRT to ID390C Set to DVI for ID391 ID392 ID391D ID392D SDVO LVDS Protocol 1Ch SPWG 24bit SDVO Panel Number 1024x768 Boot Display Auto Panel Scaling Auto Panel Number 1024x768 18 bit SC l gt MB879 User s Manual 33 BIOS SETUP Panel Scaling The default setting is Auto The options available include On and Off Panel Number These fields allow you to select the LCD Panel type The default values for these ports are 640x480 18bit SC 800x480 18bit SC 800x600 18bit SC 1024x768 18bit SC 1280x1024 18bit DC 1280x768 18bit SC 1400x1050 18bit DC 1600x1200 18bit DC Onboard PCI E LAN By default this setting is enabled LAN PXE Option ROM By default this setting is disabled Other selections include ICH6 Integrated LAN and Marvell PCI E LAN
27. memory utility 2 MB879 User s Manual INTRODUCTION 879 Specifications CPU Socket Socket 479 or FBGA on board CPU Supported Intel Pentium M Celeron amp M Dothan core only CPU Voltage 0 700V 1 708V CPU Speed FSB Up to 2 26GHz 533MHz FSB Green APM APM1 2 Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200 RC410MD SB450 chipset NB ATi Radeon Xpress 200 RC410MD 707 ball FCBGA SB ATi SB450 564 ball BGA BIOS Award BIOS support ACPI function Cache 128K 256K 512K 1M Level 2 CPU integrated Memory 1x DDR2 400 533 667 socket single channel w o ECC Max 1GB VGA ATi RC410MD built Mobility Radeon 9600 M10 graphic core Supports DirectX 9 0 and supports CRT LVDS 8 TV out LVDS ATi RC410MD built controller and transmitter supports 24 bit single dual channels LVDS LAN Realtek RTL8100C LF 10 100 LAN controller x1 co layout w RTL8110S 32 LF Gigabit LAN controller Marvell 88E8052 PCI Express x1 Gigabit LAN controller option USB ATi 5 450 built in USB2 0 host controller supports 6 ports Audio ATi 5 450 built in Audio controller AC97 Codec ALC655 for 5 1 CH Line out Line in amp Microphone NS LM4950 8 ohm 2W stereo audio power amplifier Serial ATA ATi 8450 built in SATA host controller supports 2 ports 1394 TSB43LV22 dual port Local bus IDE ATi SB450 built in two channels Ultra DMA 100 133 IDE1 40 pins box header IDE2 Compact Flash LPC VO ITE 178712
28. nboard PCI E LAN Enable LAN PXE Option ROM Disable DRAM Timing Selectable This option refers to the method by which the DRAM timing is selected The default is By SPD CAS Latency Time You can configure CAS latency time in as 2 or 2 5 or 3 The system board designer should set the values in this field depending on the DRAM installed Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This option allows you to insert a delay between the RAS Row Address Strobe and CAS Column Address Strobe signals This delay occurs when the SDRAM is written to read from or refreshed Reducing the delay improves the performance of the SDRAM E il 32 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP eee DRAM RAS Precharge This option sets the number of cycles required for the RAS to accumulate its charge before the SDRAM refreshes The default setting for the Active to Precharge Delay is 4 Precharge Delay tRAS The default setting for the Precharge Delay is 12 System Memory Frequency The default setting is 533MHz SLP_S4 Assertion Width The default setting is I to 2 Sec System BIOS Cacheable The setting of Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Video BIOS Cacheable The Setting Enabled a
29. nds on certain BIOS calls to access memory The default setting is Non OS 2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 If you are using Windows 95 98 without a floppy disk drive select Enabled to release IRQ6 This is required to pass Windows 95 98 s SCT test You should also disable the Onboard FDC Controller in the Integrated Peripherals screen when there s no floppy drive in the system If you set this feature to Disabled the BIOS will not report the missing floppy drive to Win95 98 Small Logo EPA Show The EPA logo appears at the right side of the monitor screen when the system is boot up The default setting is Enabled MB879 User s Manual 21 BIOS SETUP Advanced Chipset Features This Setup menu controls the configuration of the chipset Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable ITEM HELP CAS Latency Time Menu Level gt DRAM RAS to CAS Delay DRAM RAS Precharge Precharge delay tRAS 12 System Memory Frequency 533MHZ SLP 54 Assertion Width 1to 2 Sec System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Memory Hole at 15M 16M Disabled PCI Express Root Port Func Press Enter On Chip Setting PEG On Chip VGA Control Auto On Chip Frame Buffer Size 8MB DVMT Mode DVMT DVMT FIXED memory Size 128MB SDVO Device Setting SDVO LVDS Protocol 1CH SPWG 24bit SDVO Panel Number 1024x768 Boot Display Auto Panel Scaling Auto Panel Number 1024x768 18 bit SC O
30. nnector CN6 SPDIF Out Connector CN7 Gigabit LAN RJ 45 and USB3 4 Ports 8 Audio Connector The audio connector from top to bottom is composed of Line in Line out and Microphone jacks FAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector FANI is a 3 pin header for the CPU fan The fan must be a 12V fan Pin Signal Name FAN2 System Fan Power Connector is a 3 pin header for system fans The fan must be a 12V 500mA fan Pins Signal Name MB879 User s Manual 15 INSTALLATIONS J1 Floppy Drive Connector J1 is a slim 26 pin connector and will support up to 2 88MB FDD Signal Name IDE1 12 DIR 20 IDE Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name 2 Reset IDE Ground Host data 8 5 Host data 9 7 Host data 10 Hostdatad 9 Host data 11 Host data 12 Host data 13 Host data 14 Host data 15 i Host IOR 25 26 Host ALE No connect No connect Address 0 Address 2 Chip select 0 Chip select 1 Ground 16 MB879 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS J2 ATX Power Supply Connector i Signal Name Pin v 5VSB GBA 00004 G0 o E J3 Out Header ier amp S Video Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name NB 4
31. nual APPENDIX Il THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED 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 Il S include W627EHF H include lt dos h gt unsigned int W627EHF_BASE void Unlock_W627EHF void void Lock_W627EHF void I unsigned int Init W627EHF void unsigned int result unsigned char ucDid W627EHF BASE Ox2E result W627EHF BASE ucDid Get W627EHF Reg 0x20 if ucDid 0x88 goto Init Finish W627EHF BASE 0x4E result W627EHF BASE ucDid Get W627EHF Reg 0x20 if ucDid 0x88 goto Init Finish W627EHF BASE 0x00 result W627EHF BASE Init Finish return result void Unlock W627EHF void outportb W627EHF INDEX PORT W627EHF UNLOCK outportb W627EHF INDEX PORT W627EHF UNLOCK Hoos void Lock W627EHF void outportb W627EHF INDEX PORT W627EHF LOCK void Set W627EHF LD unsigned char LD Unlock W627EHF outportb W627EHF INDEX PORT W627EHF REG LD outportb W627EHF DATA PORT LD Lock W627EHF MB879 User s Manual 55 APPENDIX void Set W627EHF Reg unsigned char REG unsigned char DATA Unlock W627EHF outportb W627EHF INDEX PORT REG outportb W627EHF DATA PORT DATA Lock W
32. ollowing describes each item of this menu Date The date format is Day Sun to Sat Month 1 to 12 Date 1to31 Year 1999 to 2099 E E HH Hm r 26 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP To set the date highlight the Date field and use the PageUp PageDown or keys to set the current time Time The time formatis Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 To set the time highlight the Time field and use the lt PgUp gt lt PgDn gt or keys to set the current time IDE Channel Master Slave The onboard PCI IDE connector provides Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to two IDE hard disks or other IDE devices Press Enter to configure the hard disk The selections include Auto Manual and None Select Manual to define the drive information manually You will be asked to enter the following items CYLS Number of cylinders HEAD Number of read write heads Write precompensation LANDING ZONE Landing zone SECTOR Number of sectors The Access Mode selections are as follows CHS HD lt 528 LBA HD 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing Large for MS DOS only Auto Remarks The main board supports two serial ATA ports and are represented in this setting as IDE Channel 0 Drive A Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer The available specifications are 360K
33. ollowing table lists the I O port addresses used Address 000h 01Fh 020h 03Fh 040h OSFh 060h 06Fh 070h 07Fh 080h 09Fh 0A0h 0C0h ODFh OFOh OFIh 1FOh 1F7h 278 27F 2F8h 2FFh 2B0 2DF 378h 3FFh 360 36F 3B0 3CF EGA adapter 300 3DF 3F0h 3F7h 3F8h 3FFh MB879 User s Manual 51 APPENDIX B Interrupt Request Lines IRQ Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board 52 MB879 User s Manual APPENDIX C Watchdog Timer Configuration The WDT is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock up such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock Under these sorts of circumstances the timer will count to zero and the selected outputs will be driven Under normal circumstance the user will restart the WDT at regular intervals before the timer counts to zero SAMPLE CODE THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED 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 lt stdio h gt include lt stdlib h gt include W627EHF H int main int argc ch
34. r Connector essere eene 19 J14 Front Audio Connector 19 J15 J16 Serial ATA Connectors eee eee 20 J17 Wake On LAN Connector eese 20 J18 System Function Connector eee 20 J19 USBA USB5 Connector 2 eee een 20 J20 CD In Pin Header senen a aa 21 721 Power LED 20 00011 21 J22 Compact Flash Connector solder side 21 PCI Slot supports 2 Masters 21 PCIE1 PCI E x1 21 EEE 12 MB879 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations MB879 N T IN NE Hin i m m I H I i 8 a i i LES if 22 m 22 E T F GL a a M A P gt MB879 User s Manual 13 INSTALLATIONS CN1 PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connectors PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Signal Name Keyboard Mouse Signal Name Keyboard data 1 1 Mouse data 2 ND a c oi Keyboard clock 5 NC 2 S Video and RCA Connector for TV out CN3 COM1 and Connector Signal Name Pin LG 1 RAB Se ao ea DIR ee Pin Signal Name 2 2 Green 14 MB879 User s Manual INSTALLATIONS CN4 10 100 LAN RJ 45 and USB1 2 Ports CN5 1394 Co
35. sing the power button In the Delay 4 Sec mode the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more than four seconds or enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds Wake up by PCI Card By default this field is disabled Power On by Ring This field enables or disables the power on of the system through the modem connected to the serial port or LAN rue 40 MB879 User s Manual BIOS SETUP eee Resume by Alarm This field enables or disables the resumption of the system operation When enabled the user is allowed to set the Date and Time Reload Global Timer Events The HDD FDD COM LPT Ports and PCI PIRQ are I O events that can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service gt MB879 User s Manual 41 BIOS SETUP PNP PCI Configurations This option configures the PCI bus system PCI bus systems on the system use INT thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations nit Display First PCI Slot ITEM HELP Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD RQ Resources Press Enter Se
36. the cache function By default these items are Enabled MB879 User s Manual 29 BIOS SETUP C Quick Power On Self Test When enabled this field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST after the system is turned on If it is set to Enabled BIOS will skip some items First Second Third Boot Device These fields determine the drive that the system searches first for an operating system The options available include Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM 71 100 USB Floppy USB ZIP USB CDROM LAN and Disable Boot Other Device These fields allow the system to search for an OS from other devices other than the ones selected in the First Second Third Boot Device Swap Floppy Drive This item allows you to determine whether or not to enable Swap Floppy Drive When enabled the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B and Drive B becomes Drive A By default this field is set to Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek This feature controls whether the BIOS checks for a floppy drive while booting up If it cannot detect one either due to improper configuration or its absence it will flash an error message Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up the system Gate A20 Option This field allows you to select how Gate A20 is worked Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 MB Typematic Rate Setting When disabled continually holding down a key on
37. uspend mode is S7 POS RUN VGABIOS if S3 Resume The default setting of this field is Auto Power Management This field allows you to select the type of power saving management modes There are four selections for Power Management Min Power Saving Max Power Saving User Define Minimum power management Maximum power management Each of the ranges is from 1 min to Ihr Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min MB879 User s Manual 39 BIOS SETUP e Video Off Method This field defines the Video Off features There are three options V H SYNC Blank Default setting blank the screen and turn off vertical and horizontal scanning DPMS Allows BIOS to control the video display Blank Screen Writes blanks to the video buffer Video Off In Suspend When enabled the video is off in suspend mode The default setting is Yes Suspend Type The default setting for the Suspend Type field is Stop Grant Modem Use IRQ This field sets the IRQ used by the Modem By default the setting is 3 Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Soft Off by PWRBTN This field defines the power off mode when using an ATX power supply The Instant Off mode allows powering off immediately upon pres
38. ximum performance and reliability Changing the defaults could cause the system to become unstable and crash in some cases MB879 User s Manual 25 BIOS SETUP Standard CMOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling If the motherboard is already installed in a working system you will not need to select this option You will need to run the Standard CMOS option however if you change your system hardware configurations the onboard battery fails or the configuration stored in the CMOS memory was lost or damaged Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utili Standard CMOS Features Wed Apr 28 2004 00 00 00 1 44M 3 5 in None EGA VGA Errors 640K 129024K 130048K Item Help Menu Level gt Change the day month Year and century At the bottom of the menu are the control keys for use on this menu If you need any help in each item field you can press the F1 key It will display the relevant information to help you The memory display at the lower right hand side of the menu is read only It will adjust automatically according to the memory changed The f
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