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1. 115 BIOS Menu 25 Northbridge Chipset Configuration eene 116 BIOS Menu 26 Southbridge Chipset Configuration esee 118 BIOS Men u272 s2iccz Tr 121 CyberResearch Inc XV 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards Intentionally Blank xvi Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series Introduction CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 1 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards 1 1 MXGF Motherboard Overview Figure 1 1 MXGF The MXGF is an ATX form factor industrial PC motherboard The ATX form factor is a relatively large form factor providing room for extra features and capabilities including more powerful processors that benefit from the larger dimensions and better cooling of ATX computer cases The MXGF supports Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Pentium amp 4 D and Intel Celeron amp D processors and supports up to up to 8 0 GB of DDR2 memory with up to 2 0 GB in each memory slot Six SATA ports provide advanced storage capabilities with 3 0 MB s data transfer rates RAID 0 s
2. 84 DP PIO Mode 84 DMA Mode 84 gt ne 86 32Bit Data Transfer 86 eL 87 Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 1111112 88 gt Serial Porti Mode 88 Serial 2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 04221111 88 Serial Port2 Mode 88 gt Parallel Address 3781 1 1 11 11313 seii Lii ieeer esee es eeei einn nana anas annnm nnns 89 Parallel Port Mode 89 gt Parallel Port IRQ IRQ 7 reor coiere niae aen 90 Mode Setting Full On nnmnnn nnmnnn 91 Temp Limit of OFF 0001 2 22222 1 92 gt CPU Temp Limit of Start 020 recie ener eric o cene 93 CPU Fan Start PWM
3. 23 Figure 3 8 34 pin FDD Connector Location 24 Figure 3 9 Front Panel Connector Pinout 26 Figure 3 10 Infrared Connector Pinout Locations 27 Figure 3 11 PCle x4 Connector Locations cesses esee enne ennt 28 Figure 3 12 PCle x16 Connector Location eese 29 Figure 3 13 PCI Slot Location 32 Figure 3 14 SATA Drive Connector Locations 35 Figure 3 15 SPDIF Connector Pinout Locations eese 36 Figure 3 16 Serial Port Connectors Pinout Locations eene 37 Figure 3 17 SPI Flash Connector 38 Figure 3 18 USB Connector Pinout Locations eene 39 Figure 3 19 MXGF External Interface Connectors 40 Figure 3 20 Audio 40 Figure 3 21 Ethernet Connector eese eee 41 3 22 5 2 1 42 Figure 3 23 Parallel Port Connector Location
4. R 34 Table 3 16 SATA Drive Connector 35 Table 3 17 SPDIF Connector 36 Table 3 18 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 4 esee 37 Table 3 19 SPI Flash 38 Table 3 20 USB Port Connector esee nennen nnne nennt 39 Table 3 21 Ethernet Connector Pinouts eese 41 Table 3 22 Connector LEDS cria 41 Table 3 23 PS 2 42 Table 3 24 Parallel Port Connector Pinouts esee eeeenenn enean 43 Table 3 25 Serial Port Piriouts 5 eine ote reete nete uice ie 44 Table 3 26 USB Connector 6 45 Table 3 27 VGA Connector 45 CyberResearch Inc xiii 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA P 203 643 5
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6. 43 Figure 3 24 Serial Port Pinout 44 Figure 3 25 VGA Connector 45 Figure 4 1 Intel LGA775 50 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards MXGF Series Figure 4 2 Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield eese 50 Figure 4 3 Open the CPU Socket Load Plate essen nennen 51 Figure 4 4 Insert the Socket LGA775 52 Figure 4 5 Cooling Kit 53 Figure 4 6 Securing the Heat sink to the Board 54 Figure 4 7 Installing a 55 Figure 4 8 Clear CMOS Jumper 58 Figure 4 9 iTPM Setup Jumper Locations 59 Figure 4 10 Dual RS 232 Cable Installation eese enne 60 Figure 4 11 Single RS 232 Cable Installation 61 Figure 4 12 SATA Drive Cable 62 Figur
7. 22222222 1 1 1 119 Resume on Keyboard Mouse Disabled nnmnnn 120 PCIE Ports Configuration Enabled 444224222 12 22 120 Save Changes and Exit ccccccssecccseeeeesseeeeceeeseeeeseeeesceesesneeenseeeeseaeseseeeeeeeeesseeseseanenseeeess 121 Discard Changes and 121 2 eintreten retener 121 Load Optimal 121 Load Failsafe Defaults cccccecceeeeceseeeceeeseeeeeenseenseenseeeseeeseeeseeenseeeeeenseeeeeenseeeeeenseeeeenees 122 CyberResearch Inc 153 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResear ch Motherboards Terminology 154 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series AC 97 ACPI AHCI ATA ARMD ASKIR BIOS CODEC CompactFlash amp CMOS COM DAC DDR Audio Codec 97 AC 97 refers to a codec standard developed by Intel amp in 1997 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI is an OS directed configuration power management and thermal management interface Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is a SATA Host controller register level interface The Advanced Technology Attachment ATA
8. 43 3 3 9 Sefial Port Connector EON da 44 219 0 POM Seah esta REM utu Lee Le Lec ile Du 44 3 23 VGA CONECI OF ai svedese thiet ded hs 45 4 INSTALLATION oiii epist sted robe LED DRE 46 ZA ANTISSTATICPRBOSUTIONS 2er con acute ps eie pot bo estas 47 4 2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 47 4 241 Installation Notices ios rr 48 4 3 CPU CPU COOLING KIT AND DIMM INSTALLATION eene 49 4 3 1 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation deese ede ett 49 4 3 2 Socket LGA775 Cooling Kit Installation i 52 4 3 3 DIMM amp ena eo star ERU ILE X 54 AA JUMPER SETTINGS a pecu pics eed esse OE ete te quise ed uade ag 56 gu Clear MOS JUMPE eae isi estas ue dy aeo detta ierat ala 57 PM Setup JUMDEr 58 4 5 CHASSIS INSTALLATION ede eed 59 ea Saad Le 59 4 5 2 Dual RS 232 Cable with Slot BLACK EL ate ci eet the rere te et pe nequit tn 60 4 5 3 Single RS 232 Cable with Slot Bracket eese ene 61 4 54 SATA Drive CONNEC CUHON ssi assi mi E 62 4 5 5 USB Cable Dual Port with Slot Bracket eese 63 vi
9. X 2008 NOTE Ta refers 22 Pe Peet Comets Figure 6 20 InstallShield Wizard Step 4 Follow the InstallShield Wizard prompts to complete the installation 136 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series 6 8 Other Drivers 6 8 1 LMS Drivers The Intel amp AMT Serial Over LAN SOL drivers allow remote management of the system through a serial port device redirected through the LAN interface For more information on Intel AMT please visit http www intel com technology platform technology intel amt To set up SOL please follow the steps below Note If you are unsure how to arrive at Figure 6 21 see section 6 2 Driver DVD Auto run before completing the steps below Step 1 Choose Other Drivers from the menu as shown below E ERIS a e Figure 6 21 Choose Other Drivers Step 2 Choose either of the LMS Drivers shown in Figure 6 22 depending upon system requirements See the Intel Management and Security Status Application User s Guide on the installation DVD DVD Drive Bin Drivers Other mxgf LMS_SOL_IS 12 0 0 49974 for additional detail Note CyberResearch Inc 137 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards The folders of each LMS driver on the installation DVD are labeled with the
10. Series Figure 4 5 Cooling Kit A Socket LGA775 CPU cooling kit shown in Figure 4 5 can be purchased separately The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan To install WARNING Do not wipe off accidentally or otherwise the pre sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the heat sink The thermal paste between the CPU and the heat sink is important for optimum heat dissipation the cooling kit follow the instructions below Step 1 Place the cooling kit onto the socket LGA775 CPU Make sure the CPU cable can be properly routed when the cooling kit is installed Step 2 Properly align the cooling kit Make sure the four spring screw fasteners can pass through the pre drilled holes on the PCB Step 3 Mount the cooling kit Gently place the cooling kit on top of the CPU Make sure the four threaded screws on the corners of the cooling kit properly pass through the predrilled holes on the bottom of the PCB Step 4 Secure the cooling kit From the solder side of the PCB align the support bracket to the screw threads on heat sink that were inserted through the PCB holes See Figure 4 6 CyberResearch Inc 53 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Support Bracket Heatsink Figure 4 6 Securing the Heat sink to the PCB Board Step 5 Tighten the screws Use a screw
11. Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards Series 4 5 6 USB Cable Four Port eese 65 4 6 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION 0 eene 66 T0 TX evbourd au MOHSES EUR SUR QUE PH S RAIN RUE RN 67 BOD LAIN E 67 4 6 3 P rallel Device see c ui E E Adi tq ios 68 404 Serial Device e 69 LON USB e E 70 4 6 6 VGA MOhitOt ennie attt REO ERE EE EAER 71 4 0 7 Audio COMMON OT e ae tre e eee uus esce 72 x LONE A i UJ uin RT HS 74 INTRODUCTIONS ADU EA OUI e P ESAE 75 Du SED esce 73 73 DO Ore np E tup aol 76 5 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes essen 76 Bat S Me Dag eiectus t ean 76 S2 MAN 77 23 9 ADVANCED e e 78 2 4 CPU Configuration a trees eta UU 79 NI L ADE COR SIRO 80 5 3 2 1 IDE Master IDE Slave 0000000 000 000000000 000 81 95 3 3 Floppy CONT OUT GE OTIO
12. This section describes the essential steps for using the Intel Management Engine BIOS extension Step 1 A screen prompts the user to press lt Ctrl P gt after a single beep during boot up process To get into the Intel MEBx settings press lt Ctrl P gt CyberResearch Inc 141 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Step 2 Enter the Intel current ME password as required Figure 7 2 Enter the factory default ME password Abab12 the Intel default password is admin pA NOTE The default Intel amp ME password is admin When the BIOS is cleared the password will reset to admin HAIN MEM J Intel R ME Conf igurat ion Intel R ANT Configuration gt Change Intel R ME Password Exit Intel R Current Password Figure 7 2 Intel amp Current ME Password Step 3 To change the password select Change Intel amp ME Password Enter a new password following the strong password rule containing at least one upper case letter one lower case letter one digit and one special character and be at least eight characters Figure 7 3 142 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series aid Res Cope ig IE mHE i ore LI E Cont Lgurat ton GAT Conffigeration Figure 7 3 C
13. 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResear ch Motherboards Intel AMT Setup 140 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 7 1 Intel AMT Setup Procedure The MXGF is featured with the Intel Active Management Technology AMT 3 0 enable the Intel amp AMT function follow the steps below Step 1 sure the DIMM1 socket is installed with one DDR2 DIMM Step 2 Connect an Ethernet cable to the RJ 45 connector labeled LAN2 USB23 Step 3 The AMI BIOS options regarding the Intel ME or Intel AMT must be enabled including Intel AMT Configuration Advanced Subsystem Configuration Advanced Configure the Intel Management Engine BIOS extension MEBx see Section 7 2 below Step 4 Properly install the Intel AMT drives Make sure to install both HECI and LMS_SOL drivers from the installation DVD Step 5 The following dialog window is displayed after the OS is loaded to show the Intel AMT status on the is enabled Intel Active Managemen Technology Stalus Artive Managemert Technolegy AMT tabus on this computer 6 enabled intel To envie or desable AMT cortact your authorized system administrator For more kioman about Intel AMT cick hare OK Figure 7 1 Intel Active Management Technology Status Dialog 7 2 Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension
14. 512 MB 667 MHz DDR2 Table E 2 Compatible Memory Modules 166 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards Series Product Service Diagnosis and Debug CyberResearch Inc maintains technical support lines staffed by experienced Applications Engineers and Technicians There is no charge to call and we will return your call promptly if it is received while our lines are busy Most problems encountered with data acquisition products can be solved over the phone Signal connections and programming are the two most common sources of difficulty CyberResearch support personnel can help you solve these problems especially if you are prepared for the call To ensure your call s overall success and expediency 1 Have the phone close to the PC so you can conveniently and quickly take action that the Applications Engineer might suggest 2 Be prepared to open your PC remove boards report back switch or jumper settings and possibly change settings before reinstalling the modules 3 Have a volt meter handy to take measurements of the signals you are trying to measure as well as the signals on the board module or power supply 4 Isolate problem areas that are not working as you expected 5 Have the source code to the program you are having trouble with available so that preceding and prerequisite modes can be referenced and discussed 6 Have the manual at hand Also have the
15. CN Pinouts See Table 3 10 The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and control the motherboard These indicators and switches include Power button Reset button Power LED CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 25 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards HDDLED Speaker m AES F PANEL1 2 14 1 13 a 5 8 li I P i a fol 1 a a Ai Figure 3 9 Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations FUNCTI ON PIN DESCRI PTI ON FUNCTI ON PIN DESCRI PTI ON Power LED 1 LED 5 V Speaker 2 5 V 3 N C 4 N C 5 Ground 6 N C Power Button 7 Power Button 8 Speaker 9 Power Button Reset 10 N C HDD LED 11 5 12 RESET 13 HDLED 14 GND Table 3 10 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 3 2 9 Infrared Interface Connector 5 pin CN Label CN Type CN Location CN Pinouts IR1 5 pin header 1x5 See Figure 3 10 See Table 3 11 26 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series The infrared interface connector supports both Serial Infrared SIR and Amplitude Shift Key Infrared ASKIR interfaces o a AE 1 1 E Em I VCC Table 3 11 Infrared Connector Pinouts
16. Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 1 gt 3F8 IRQ4 Default I O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 3Es IRQ4 I O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 gt 2E8 IRQ3 I O port address is 2E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 Serial Port1 Mode Normal Use the Serial Port1 Mode option to select the Serial Port1 operational mode 3 Normal DEFAULT Serial Port 1 mode is normal gt IrDA Serial Port 1 mode is IrDA gt ASKIR Serial Port 1 mode is ASK IR Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Use the Serial Port2 Address option to select the Serial Port 2 base address Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 2 gt 2FSs IRQ3 Deraur port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 I O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 gt 2E8 IRQ3 I O port address is 2E8 and the interrupt address is Serial Port2 Mode Normal Use the Serial Port2 Mode option to select the Serial Port2 operational mode gt Normal DEFAULT Serial Port 2 mode is normal gt Serial Port 2 mode is IrDA 88 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series gt ASKIR Serial Port 2 mode is ASK IR Parallel Address 378 The Parallel Port Address BIOS option assigns the I O port address of the parallel port The following address options are available Disabled No I O port address is assigned t
17. Motherboards MXGF Series ATX Motherboard with 4 PCI and 2 PCle Slots VGA SATA RAID USB LAN and Audio USER S MANUAL VER 3 1C Sep 10 No part of this manual may be reproduced without permission CyberResearch Inc www cyberresearch com 25 Business Park Dr Branford CT 06405 USA 203 643 5000 9 A M to 5 P M EST FAX 203 643 5001 Cyber Research Motherboards Series OCopyright 2010 Rights Reserved September 19 2010 The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of CyberResearch Inc In no event will CyberResearch Inc be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright AII rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of CyberResearch Inc Trademarks CyberResearch and Series are trademarks of CyberResearch Inc Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies NOTICE CyberResearch Inc does
18. 070 eie 93 Slope PWM 1 1 PWM niniin ienien anaa aiao nnne nnns 93 Hardware Health eren nnns 94 gt AHGlPortn Not Detected crore 95 gt SATA Port n Auto 5 6 Iriure rada eder seven ra saca rada cea a aD ace RED ka ades a 96 SM A R T Enabled ettet tese eR a Nee 96 Intel AMT Support Disabled eese 97 BootBlock Message 98 CyberResearch Inc 151 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards VV v VV Message 98 End of Post S5 Message nnmnnn nnn 99 ME HECI Enabled 2 nette eee iode dies as eaa 99 ME IDER Enabled rre deti 99 Ime 99 Remote Access eseeeeeen enne enne nnnm 100 Serial Port Number
19. 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards 3 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 3 1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the MXGF Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below Connector Type Label ATX power connector CPU 4 pin ATX CPU12V1 ATX power connector system 24 pin ATX ATX1 Audio connector 10 pin header FP AUDIO1 Digital I O connector 10 pin header DIO1 Fan connector System 3 pin wafer SYS_FAN1 Fan connectors CPU and 4 pin wafer CPU_FAN1 Northbridge NB_FAN1 Floppy disk connector 34 pin box header FDD1 Front panel connector 14 pin header F PANEL1 Infrared connector 5 header IR1 PCI connectors PCI slot PCI PCI2 PCI4 PCle power connector PCIE_12V1 PCle x16 connector PCle x16 slot PCIEX16_1 PCle x4 connectors PCle x4 slot 4 1 SATA connector 7 pin SATA SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Connector Type Label Serial port connector 10 pin box header COM2 COM4 COM5 COM6 S PDIF connector 5 pin header SPDIF1 SPI flash connector 8 pin header USB connector 10 pin header 05 45 USB67 05 89 USB1011 Table 3 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors 3 1 3 Ex
20. 3 2 10 PCI Express x4 Slot CN Label PCIE4X_1 CN Type PCle x4 slots CN Location See Figure 3 11 CN Pinouts See Table 3 12 PCle x4 expansion devices can be inserted into the PCle x4 slots CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 27 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards o L SS il i PE o Wit o Je PCIEX4 1 Ad Be Figure 3 11 PCle x4 Connector Locations SIDE A SIDE B PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME A1 N C A2 12 V 1 12 V 2 12 V 12 V 4 GND B3 12 V 4 GND A5 N C A6 N C B5 SMCLK B6 SMDAT A7 N C A8 N C B7 GND B8 3 3 V A9 3 3 V A10 3 3 V B9 N C B10 3 3 V A11 RESET A12 GND B11 WAKE B12 N C A13 REFCLK A14 REFCLK B13 GND B14 HSOp 0 A15 GND A16 HSI p 0 B15 HSOn 0 B16 GND A17 HSIn 0 A18 GND B17 N C B18 GND A19 N C A20 GND B19 HSOp 1 B20 HSOn 1 A21 HSIp 1 A22 HSIn 1 B21 GND B22 GND A23 GND A24 GND B23 HSOp 2 B24 HSOn 2 A25 HSIp 2 A26 HSIn 2 B25 GND B26 GND A27 GND A28 GND B27 HSOp 3 B28 HSOn 3 28 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series SIDE A SIDE B A29 HSIp 3 A30 HSIn 3 B29 GND B30 N C A31 GND A32 N C B31 N C B32 GND Table 3 12 PCle x4 Pinou
21. CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch M otherboards 5 3 8 Remote Access Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu to configure remote access parameters The Remote Access Configuration is an AMIBIOS feature and allows a remote host running a terminal program to display and configure the BIOS settings BIOS Main 2220222 PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 13 Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Disabled Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system gt Disabled DEFAULT Remote access is disabled 100 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below appear Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode Flow Control Redirection after BIOS POST Terminal Type VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Sredir Memory Display Delay These configuration options are discussed below Serial Port Number COM1 Use the Serial Port Number option to select the serial port used for remote access COM1 DEFAULT System is remotely accessed through COM1 gt System is remotely accessed through COM2 NOTE Make sure the selected COM port is enabled through the Super I O configuration menu Base Address IRQ 3F8h 4 The Base Address IRQ optio
22. 3 Disabled Boot sector disabled gt Enabled DEFAULT Boot sector enabled Message Enabled Use the HECI Message option to enable or disable the Intel amp AMT Host Embedded Controller Interface HECI message Disabled HECI message disabled Enabled DEFAULT HECI message enabled 98 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series End of Post 55 Message Enabled Use the End of Post S5 Message option to enable or disable the Intel AMT the HECI message to wake the system in an S5 sleep state Disabled bus cannot rouse system from an 55 state Enabled DEFAULT HECI bus can rouse system from an S5 state gt Enabled This option is not user configurable gt ME IDER Enabled Use the ME IDER option to enable or disable the IDE Redirection IDER protocol This allows redirection of CD floppy and DVD drives through the management engine Disabled The IDER protocol is disabled Enabled DEFAULT The IDER protocol is enabled gt Enabled Use the ME KT option to enable or disable the Serial Over LAN SOL protocol to enable the Intel amp AMT enabled to redirect the keyboard text through the management engine Disabled The SOL protocol is disabled gt Enabled DEFAULT The SOL protocol is enabled CyberResearch Inc 99 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford
23. 4 Verify New nennen nennen nennt an nnnm rans nnn nennt nns 143 Figure 7 5 Intel AMT eee enne nnn nnn nn nnn nitent 143 Figure 7 6 Provision Model 144 Figure 7 7 Intel AMT 5 0 144 Figure 7 8 145 Figure 7 9 Enable Network Interface nennen 145 Fig re 7 10 2 2 eerie iecore cce ccc rna 146 Figure 7 11 Intel AMT Web Address esee nennen nennt nnn nnns 147 Figure 7 12 Intel AMT Web Login Dialog e eneeeeeeeee eren nennen nnn nnns 148 Figure 7 13 Intel AMT Web 149 xii Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResean ch Motherboards Series List of Tables Table 1 1 MXGF 8 Table 2 1 Packing 12 Table 2 2 Opt
24. Boot From LAN Support 825731 0 110 Change Supervisor Password e eeeeseeesseeseeeeeeeeee eene nennen ninh anna annnm nnn 114 Change User PasswWord 115 Memory Remap Feature Enabledq eere 116 Memory Hole 0 1 nnne 116 Initiate Graphic Adapter cosets secede nace cdvnevecacccenscecosned ca staneeceedstuceesteetsscceconeeneie 117 IGD Graphics Mode Select Enabled 32 22 2 2 117 PEG Port Enabled citer Ie iore Cea ate EH a ne RE 117 HDA Controller 0 118 ASF Support 118 182574L LAN Boot Disabledg 5 1 ci tede ie 119 N Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series GbE LAN Support 182567LM 0 mnnn 119 Suspend Mode S1 nnmnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn nnna 119 Restore on AC Power Loss Last
25. Choose SATA Drivers Step 5 Choose Windows AHCI SATA from the selection in Figure 6 11 130 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series Bus eres E Advanced Host Controller Irderface Emenee Figure 6 11 Select Windows XP 2K Vista Step 6 Follow the InstallShield Wizard prompts to complete installation 6 5 3 Floppy Configuration Utility Step 1 Choose SATA Drivers from the menu as shown below ie T E Figure 6 12 Choose SATA Drivers Step 2 Choose Floppy Configuration Utility from the selection in Figure 6 13 CyberResearch Inc 131 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Berea Welcome io the MXGF Bernes Drivers section Tiras chck on a Durt n t Exi Mas DR m r SEM 5 gt a tee 2 x Figure 6 13 Select Floppy Configuration Utility Step 3 Choose the folder in Figure 6 14 according to your operating system A f6flp64 for 64 bit OS B feflpy32 for 32 bit OS View Favorites O 2 seach f A 64 Bit Address ED D Ber Drivers SATA 08 logo y Congre Operating ETTITES us Systems B 32 Bit Operating Systems Figure 6 14 Select Folder According to OS Bit Size Step 4 Open the 8 6 0
26. Drivers 134 Figure 6 17 Select Operating 134 Figure 6 18 Choose Video 135 Figure 6 19 Select Operating 136 Figure 6 20 InstallShield Wizard eene nent annie 136 Figure 6 21 Choose Other Drivers eese eeeeeeeeees eene nnne nnnnnn ann nante nn nnns 137 Figure 6 22 Select LMS 138 Figure 6 23 Choose Other Drivers eese eeeeee sees ee enne nennen anna nannte nnns 139 Figure 6 24 Select Management Engine Interface eese 139 Figure 7 1 Intel Active Management Technology Status Dialog 141 Figure 7 2 Intel Current ME essen nennen nennt nennen nnns 142 Figure 7 3 Change Intel ME Password 143 Figure 7
27. Menu 17 Boot 5 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu BIOS Menu 17 to configure advanced system boot options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Security Chipset EXIT Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while Quick Boot Enabled booting This will Quiet Boot Enabled decrease the time needed AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS to boot the system Bootup Num Lock On Boot from LAN Support Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 18 Boot Settings Configuration 108 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Quick Boot Enabled Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process Disabled No POST procedures are skipped Enabled DEFAULT Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease the system boot time 2 Quiet Boot Disabled Use the Quiet Boot BIOS option to select the screen display when the system boots Disabled DEFAULT Normal POST messages displayed Enabled OEM Logo displayed instead of POST messages AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS AddOn ROM Display Mode option allows add on ROM read only memory messages to be displayed Force BIOS DEFAULT
28. R T refers to automatic status checking technology implemented on hard disk drives UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver transmitter UART is responsible for asynchronous communications on the system and manages the system s serial communication COM ports UHCI The Universal Host Controller Interface UHCI specification is a register level interface description for USB 1 1 Host Controllers USB The Universal Serial Bus USB is an external bus standard for interfacing devices USB 1 1 supports 12Mbps data transfer rates and USB 2 0 supports 480Mbps data transfer rates VGA The Video Graphics Array VGA is a graphics display system developed by IBM CyberResearch Inc 157 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResear ch Motherboards Digital I O Interface 158 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series C 1 Introduction The DIO connector on the MXGF is interfaced to GPIO ports on the Super I O chipset The DIO has both 4 bit digital inputs and 4 bit digital outputs The digital inputs and digital outputs are generally control signals that control the on off circuit of external devices or TTL devices Data can be read or written to the selected address to enable the DIO functions C 2 DIO Connector Pinouts The following table describes how the DIO connector pins are connected to the Supe
29. VGA Connector Pinouts 15 Figure 3 25 VGA Connector 11 CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 45 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResear ch Motherboards Installation 46 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 4 1 Anti static Precautions A WARNING Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the MXGF may result in permanent damage to MXGF and severe injury to the user Electrostatic discharge ESD can cause serious damage to electronic components including the MXGF Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD It is therefore critical to strictly adhere to the following anti static precautions whenever the MXGF or any other electrical component is handled Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground Use an anti static pad When configuring the MXGF place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the MXGF Only handle the edges of the PCB When handling the PCB hold the PCB by the edges 4 2 Installation Considerations The follo
30. expansion slots Four DDR2 DIMMs up to 2 0 GB each supported Two Gigabit Ethernet controllers Twelve USB 2 0 ports supported HD audio codec for 7 1 channels 1 1 3 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below Length 305 mm Width 244 mm CyberResearch Inc 3 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards ext H riser IBAIREN MILBIEBIEI GREG birti SE AEA TE PET s 2214212222212 L4 122A E ILE I EXERCERE E e ARHIEBIGERAERAEBIERISEAS i Figure 1 2 MXGF Dimensions mm 1 1 4 External Peripheral Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 1 3 Figure 1 3 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm 4 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 1 2 Data Flow Figure 1 4 shows the data flow between the system chipset the CPU and other components installed on the motherboard Figure 1 4 Data Flow Block Diagram 1 3 Technical Specifications motherboard technical specifications are listed in the tab
31. nennt anna 95 BIOS Menu 10 AHCI Port n Configuration eene nnne 96 BIOS Menu 11 Intel AMT Configuration 97 BIOS Menu 12 ME Subsystem 98 BIOS Menu 13 Remote Access Contfiguration esses enne 100 BIOS Menu 14 Trusted Computing 103 BIOS Menu 15 USB 104 BIOS Menu 16 PCI PnP sienne entente nhan nnne tents 106 BIOS Menu 17 Boot rede aen 108 BIOS Menu 18 Boot Settings Configuration eese enne 108 BIOS Menu 19 Boot Device Priority Settings esee 111 BIOS Menu 20 Boot Device Priority Settings 112 BIOS Menu 21 CD DVD Drives 113 BIOS Menu 22 Removable 114 BIOS Menu 23 Security iieri iios Lecce 114 BIOS Menu 24
32. product s utility disks and other relevant disks nearby so programs and version numbers can be checked Preparation will facilitate the diagnosis procedure save you time and avoid repeated calls Here are a few preliminary actions you can take before you call which may solve some of the more common problems 1 Check the PC bus power and any power supply signals 2 Check the voltage level of the signal between SIGNAL HIGH and SIGNAL LOW or SIGNAL and SIGNAL It CANNOT exceed the full scale range of the board 3 Check the other boards in your PC or modules on the network for address and interrupt conflicts 4 Refer to the example programs as a baseline for comparing code CyberResearch Inc 167 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Intentionally Blank 168 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards Series Warranty Notice CyberResearch Inc warrants that this equipment as furnished will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the confirmed date of purchase by the original buyer and that upon written notice of any such defect CyberResearch Inc will at its option repair or replace the defective item under the terms of this warranty subject to the provisions and specific exclusions listed herein This warranty shall not
33. respective LMS driver version number DVD Drive Bin Drivers Other mxgf then choose LMS SOL IS or 5 SOL ERAT Figure 6 22 Select LMS Driver Step 3 Follow the InstallShield Wizard prompts to complete the installation 6 8 2 Management Engine Interface The Intel amp AMT HECI drivers are a software interface between the operating system and the AMT subsystem All communications between the OS and AMT is accomplished through the interface For more information on Intel AMT please visit http www intel com technology platform technology intel amt To install the Intel AMT HECI drivers please follow the steps below To install the Management Engine Interface drivers please follow the steps below Note If you are unsure how to arrive at Figure 6 23 see section 6 2 Driver DVD Auto run before completing the steps below Step 4 Choose Other Drivers from the menu as shown below 138 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 8 B Figure 6 23 Choose Other Drivers Step 5 Choose Management Engine Interface as shown in Figure 6 24 al inei Mareen Enges E u Figure 6 24 Select Management Engine Interface Step 6 Follow the InstallShield Wizard prompts to complete the installation CyberResearch Inc 139 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F
34. set system and user passwords BIOS RETE 1 Advanced PELPNE Chipset Eisen Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password gt Select Screen ae Selec lieu koe Go tO Sulosciceem F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 23 Security Change Supervisor Password Use the Change Supervisor Password to set or change a supervisor password The default for this option is Not Installed If a supervisor password must be installed select 114 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Use the Change User Password to set or change a user password The default for this option is Not Installed If a user password must be cleared select this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change User Password 5 7 Chipsets Use the Chipset menu to access the Northbridge and Southbridge configuration menus A WARNING Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Secur
35. teu dleleet 137 DEWIVEES 137 6 8 2 Management Engine 138 7 INTEL AMT SET UD 2 5 eo Io eS P orae eo Ioas anuo To UE as Io Io ea oa P To la ao ooa aa 140 7 1 INTEL AMT SETUP PROCEDURE vecesssesesesssscssscscscsecssseseavavssessssscacssssesssssvavasesessacaves 141 7 2 INTEL MANAGEMENT ENGINE BIOS EXTENSION eerte 141 7 3 USING THE INTEL AMT WEB INTERFACE eere 146 22222 022 0 120060008410 eo uu o ne ao e eoe ao o c i o nea coa c ao ce a oe 150 2 2242 24 4 tessei naso seas si osea oas aE as essas ta ossis 154 C DIGITAL I O INTERFACE eesessssssssssscecosssssssscescsossssssceccoossssssceocosssssssceseosssssssse 158 S INTRODUCTIONS n ee EEEE 159 C 2 DIO CONNECTOR 5 2 000000 nan 159 viii Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series C3 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES eee Bs 159 3 1 Enable the DIO Input sterii i Eutr ua eoe codd 159 3 2 Enable the DIO Output Function oi cue 160 E 1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING 165 2 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS 165 C
36. 000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards Table 4 1 57 Table 4 2 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings eerie eene nennen annnm nnns 57 Table 4 3 iTPM Setup Jumper 58 Table 5 1 BIOS Navigation 76 xiv Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResean ch Motherboards Series BIOS Menus BIOS Menu 1 Mali 77 BIOS Menu 2 Advanced 79 BIOS Menu 3 CPU 79 BIOS Menu 4 IDE Configuration eeeeeeeeeeeeseieee seen eene enne nnn nn nnn nn anna nnnm nnn nn nnn 80 BIOS Menu 5 IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration eese 82 BIOS Menu 6 IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration eese 86 BIOS Menu 7 Super IO Configuration esses eese sess esent nennen nnn nnn nnn 87 BIOS Menu 8 Hardware Health Configuration sesenta 91 BIOS Menu 9 AHCI Configuration eeeeeeeeeees essen eeen eene enne en nennt nnne nn annia sane n
37. 03 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards DMA Direct Memory Access DMA enables some peripheral devices to bypass the system processor and communicate directly with the system memory DIMM Dual Inline Memory Modules are a type of RAM that offer a 64 bit data bus and have separate electrical contacts on each side of the module DIO The digital inputs and digital outputs are general control signals that control the on off circuit of external devices or TTL devices Data can be read or written to the selected address to enable the DIO functions EHCI The Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI specification is a register level interface description for USB 2 0 Host Controllers EIDE Enhanced IDE EIDE is a newer IDE interface standard that has data transfer rates between 4 0 MBps and 16 6 MBps EIST Enhanced Intel amp SpeedStep Technology EIST allows users to modify the power consumption levels and processor performance through application software The application software changes the bus to core frequency ratio and the processor core voltage FSB The Front Side Bus FSB is the bi directional communication channel between the processor and the Northbridge chipset GbE Gigabit Ethernet GbE is an Ethernet version that transfers data at 1 0 Gbps and complies with the IEEE 802 3 2005 standard GPIO General purpose input HDD Hard disk drive HDD is a type of magnetic non volatile computer s
38. 1007 folder select and copy all files in Figure 6 15 132 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series File Edit View Favorites Tools 2 id DO search Folders fi Address rers SATA stm08 Floppy Configuration Utility F fip64 s 5 0 1032m Go 12 Name ETT Files Currently on the CD File and Folder Tasks 2 If readme txt dy Move the selected 3 items A Copy the selected items Publish the selected items to the Web E mail the selected items Delete the selected Figure 6 15 Copy Files Step 5 Paste files onto FDD HDD CD DVD Step 6 Navigate to System Properties Step 7 Locate the applicable SATA hardware device Step 8 Install driver by choosing the Update Driver function and pointing to the media where the files were copied 6 6 Network Driver Installation To install the network drivers please follow the steps below Note If you are unsure how to arrive at Figure 6 6 see section 6 2 Driver DVD Auto run before completing the steps below Step 1 Choose Network Drivers from the menu as shown below CyberResearch Inc 133 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Figure 6 16 Choose Network Drivers Step 2 Choose the appropriate operating system as shown in Figure 6 17 heh
39. 3 3 3 V A44 AD15 B44 C BE1 CyberResearch Inc 33 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards PIN NO DESCRI PTI ON PI N NO DESCRI PTI ON A45 3 3V B45 AD14 A46 AD13 46 GND A47 AD11 B47 AD12 48 GND 48 AD10 49 AD9 B49 GND A52 52 AD8 A53 3 3V B53 AD7 A54 AD6 B54 3 3 V A55 AD4 B55 AD5 A56 GND B56 AD3 A57 AD2 B57 GND A68 ADO B68 AD1 A59 5 V B59 5 V A60 REQ64 B60 ACK64 A61 5 V B61 5 V A62 5 V B62 5 V Table 3 15 PCI Slot CN Label CN Type CN Location CN Pinouts 3 2 13 SATA Drive Connectors SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 and SATA6 SATA drive connectors See Figure 3 14 See Table 3 16 The six SATA drive connectors are each connected to a first generation SATA drive First generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 300 MB s The SATA drives can be configured in a RAID configuration 34 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 24 84 lt AE o o uU lt lt lt AE o N uU H i M yu e i N Figure 3 14 SATA Drive Connector Locations DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 TX 3 TX 4 GND 5 RX 6 RX 7 GND Table 3 16 SATA Drive Connector
40. 5 v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 27 Exit Save Changes and Exit Use the Save Changes and Exit option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program Discard Changes and Exit Use the Discard Changes and Exit option to exit the BIOS configuration setup program without saving the changes made to the system Discard Changes Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program Load Optimal Defaults Use the Load Optimal Defaults option to load the optimal default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F9 key can be used for this operation CyberResearch Inc 121 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards Load Failsafe Defaults Use the Load Failsafe Defaults option to load failsafe default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F8 key can be used for this operation 122 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Software Drivers CyberResearch Inc 123 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series Cyber Research Motherboards 6 1 Available Software Drivers The con
41. Allows the computer system to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot gt Keep Current Allows the computer system to display the information during system boot Bootup Num Lock Off The Bootup Num Lock BIOS option allows the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up gt Off DEFAULT Does not enable the keyboard Number Lock automatically To use the 10 keys on the keyboard press the Number Lock key located on the upper left hand corner of the 10 key pad The Number Lock LED on the keyboard lights up when the Number Lock is engaged CyberResearch Inc 109 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards gt Allows the Number Lock on the keyboard to be enabled automatically when the computer system boots up This allows the immediate use of the 10 key numeric keypad located on the right side of the keyboard To confirm this the Number Lock LED light on the keyboard is lit GbE LAN Boot 82566 Disabled The GbE LAN Boot option enables remote boot of the system through LAN1 This LAN port also supports remote management using Intel AMT Disabled DEFAULT Cannot be booted remotely through this port Enabled Can be booted remotely through this port Boot From LAN Support 82573L Disabled The BOOT From LAN Support allows the system to be booted remotely over a network th
42. CIPNP Boot Security Chipset Op ab v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 14 Trusted Computing Support No Use the TCG TPM Support option to configure support for the TPM No Drraur TPM support is disabled gt Yes TPM support is enabled CyberResearch Inc 103 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards 5 3 10 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu BIOS Menu 15 to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings BLOS PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit USB Configuration Enables USB host controllers Module Version 2 24 3 13 4 USB Devices Enabled None Enabled gt Select Screen USB Function Enabled tL Select Item Legacy USB Support USB 2 0 Controller USB 2 0 Controller Mode Enabled Enter Go to SubScreen HiSpeed Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC EZALE v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 15 USB Configuration USB Functions Enabled Use the USB Function BIOS option to enable or disable USB function support Disabled USB function support disabled Enabled DEFAULT USB function support enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Use the Legacy USB Support BIOS option to enabl
43. COM 5 necne dni nose urnas cena rane du 101 Base Address IRQ 3 8 41 22 11 101 Serial Port Mode 115200 8 11 4 1 1 101 Redirection After BIOS POST 222424 22 2 2 222 1 102 Terminal Type ANSI 2 ueteri een 102 TCG TPM Support No 5 2 7 nri circu cernere 103 USB Functions 104 Legacy USB Support 104 USB 2 0 Controller Enabled oreet rette rcc ences 105 USB2 0 Controller Mode eser 105 Dec MED VCEIEU NEEE 106 DMA Channel Available 107 Reserved Memory Size Disabled nnmnnn nnmnnn mnnn 107 Quick Boot Enabled 109 Quiet Boot Disabled 51i erre terti nnmnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn nnen 109 AddOn ROM Display Mode Force 109 Bootup Num Lock evinces 109 GbE LAN Boot 82566 1 2222 111111 110
44. Configuration Use the Floppy Configuration menu to configure the floppy disk drive connected to the system BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Chipset Exit Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 1 2 system lt gt elect Sereen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC ESSE v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 6 IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration 86 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch M otherboards Series FloppyA Use the Floppy A B option to configure the floppy disk drive Options are listed below Disabled 360 KB 51 4 1 2 MB 51 4 720 KB 31 2 1 44 MB 31 2 2 88 MB 31 2 5 3 4 Super I O Configuration Use the Super Configuration menu as shown below to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers parallel ports and serial ports EC RECTE NT Main Boot Security Chipset v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends BIOS Menu 7 Super IO Configuration CyberResearch Inc 87 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address
45. E CALL FOR AN RMA NUMBER Packages returned without an RMA number will be refused In most cases a returned package will be refused at the receiving dock if its contents are not known The RMA number allows us to reference the history of returned products and determine if they are meeting your application s requirements When you call customer service for your RMA number you will be asked to provide information about the product you are returning your address and a contact person at your organization Please make sure that the RMA number is prominently displayed on the outside of the box Thank You CyberResearch Inc 169 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Intentionally Blank 170 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT 06405 USA P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 WWW cyberresearch com
46. ENE Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure Advanced CPU Settings Module Version 3F 11 Manufacturer Intel Intel Core 2 CPU 6300 1 86GHz Frequency 1 86GHz FSB Speed 1068MHz Cache Li 64KB o elect 12 2048KB TY Item Ratio Actual Value 7 Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 3 CPU Configuration CyberResearch Inc 79 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch M otherboards The CPU Configuration menu lists the following CPU details Manufacturer Lists the name of the CPU manufacturer Frequency Lists the CPU processing speed FSB Speed Lists the FSB speed Cache L1 Lists the CPU L1 cache size Cache L2 Lists the CPU L2 cache size Ratio Actual Clock speed ratio 5 3 2 IDE Configuration Use the IDE Configuration menu as shown below to change and or set the configuration of the IDE devices installed in the system BIOS SHAW WIP TG EIE Main 22202220 PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 4 IDE Configuration SATA n Configuration Enhanced Use the SATA n BIOS option to enable the nth SATA drive port Enhanced nth SATA drive port is activated g
47. HS Integrated Heat Sink side is facing upward Step 5 Correctly position the CPU Match the Pin 1 mark with the cut edge on the CPU socket Step 6 Align the CPU pins Locate pin 1 and the two orientation notches on the CPU Carefully match the two orientation notches on the CPU with the socket alignment keys Step 7 Insert the CPU Gently insert the CPU into the socket If the CPU pins are properly aligned the CPU should slide into the CPU socket smoothly See Figure 4 4 CyberResearch Inc 51 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Figure 4 4 Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU Step 8 Close the CPU socket Close the load plate and engage the load lever by pushing it back to its original position Secure the load lever under the retention tab on the side of CPU socket Step 9 Connect the CPU 12 V cable to the 12 After the cooling kit is installed connect the CPU cable to the CPU 12 V power connector 4 3 2 Socket LGA775 Cooling Kit Installation A WARNING It is strongly recommended that you DO NOT use the original heat sink and cooler provided by Intel on the MXGF The cooling kit includes a support bracket that is combined with the heat sink mounted on the CPU to counterweigh and balance the load on both sides of the PCB 52 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards
48. I 10 N C Table 3 18 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 3 2 16 SPI Flash Connector CN Label JSPI1 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 3 17 CN Pinouts See Table 3 19 The SPI connector is for flashing the SPI BIOS CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 37 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards JSPIH B 7 2 1 o mill Li 7 i ALD Figure 3 17 SPI Flash Connector Pinouts oeseuemon 1 Table 3 19 SPI Flash Connector 3 2 17 USB Connectors CN Label 05 45 USB67 05 89 and USB1011 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 3 18 CN Pinouts See Table 3 20 The 2x5 USB pin connectors each provide connectivity to two USB 1 1 or two USB 2 0 ports Each USB connector can support two USB devices Additional external USB ports are found on the rear panel The USB ports are used for I O bus expansion 38 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series USB67 1 2 O wu 7 B DT a USB45 EB ab 1 usB1011 Tol Ai 1 2 DESCRI PTI ON PIN NO DESCRI PTI ON 1 VCC 2 GND 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 GND 8 VCC Table 3 20 USB Port Connector Pinouts 3 3 External Interface Connectors F
49. MXGF MOTHERBOARD OVERVIEW 2 3 INE 3 Iud B ard DIES gea ode ru 3 1 1 4 External Peripheral Interface Panel 4 VD DATA OW De P 5 1 3 TECHNICAL SPECIEICATIONSEC 5 2 UNPACKING 9 Doll ANTISSIATICPRECAUPIONS cities adt coude opti cincti 10 2 UNPACRINGS Aie e t E 10 2 3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST ed tute eae 11 zo quotas E 11 232 Optional Hems 12 3 CONNECTOR PENOLUTS 5 14 3 1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS Littere bee 15 Sul EVID Layout 15 3 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 16 3 1 3 External Interface Panel 17 3 2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS en co 18 3 2 1 ATX CPU Power cce ta ee rinde dat cule EVE e PE qaae das 18 3 2 2 ATX Power CONNECION isse o RR REINO 19 3 2 3 AOT Connect sai pat e
50. Model Set PID and PPS Un Provision SOL IDE R Resote Firmware Update Copyright C Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved LESC Exit t Select Enterpr ise Change to Small Business YN Figure 7 8 Enterprise Step 9 Select TCP IP in Intel AMT Configuration and press Enter A message prompts for disabling network interface Enter N to enable network interface TCP IP Provisioning Server Provision Model Set PID and PPS Un Provision SOL IDE R Remote Firmware Update ESC Bxit t Select ENTER Access Disable Network Interface Y N Figure 7 9 Enable Network Interface Step 10 Enable or disable DHCP DHCP is enabled by default If DHCP is disabled enter the following TCP IP settings CyberResearch Inc 145 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Static TCP IP address the static TCP IP address and Intel AMI Host Name must be different from those configured in the operating system Subnet mask Default Gateway address optional Preferred Domain Naming Services DNS serer address optional Alternate DNS server address optional Domain name optional Step 11 Make other necessary settings in the Intel MEBx depending on users need Step 12 To exit the Intel amp MEBx return to the main menu and select Exit Figure 7 10 Intel R Configurati
51. OMPATIBLE MEMORY 8 000000 0 00000000 000 166 CyberResearch Inc ix 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards List of Figures Fig re 1 1 MXQGE ER net tte erect eases see 2 Figure 1 2 MXGF Dimensions 4 4 40 00 nnns nnn 4 Figure 1 3 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm sees 4 Figure 1 4 Data Flow Block Diagram eere 5 Figure 3 1 Connector and Jumper Locations eese en eneeen nennt nnns 15 Figure 3 2 Power Connector Location 18 Figure 3 3 Power Connector Pinout Locations eere 19 Figure 3 4 Audio Connector 20 Figure 3 5 Digital Connector Locations 21 Figure 3 6 CPU and Northbridge Fan Connectors Location 22 Figure 3 7 System Fan Connector
52. Parallel Port Address BIOS option assigns the parallel port interrupt address The following address options are available IRQS Parallel port interrupt address is IRQ5 1RQ7 DEFAULT Parallel port interrupt address is IRQ7 90 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series 5 3 5 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu BIOS Menu 8 shows the operating temperature fan speeds and system voltages BIOS OPI TOM EIE Main POTPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Hardware Health Configuration Fan configuration mode setting CPU FAN Mode Setting Automatic Mode CPU Temp Limit of OFF 000 CEU 020 CPU FAN Start 070 PWM Slope 0 5 PWM NB FAN Mode Setting Automatic Mode CPU Temp Limit of OFF 035 CPU Temp Limit of Start 055 NB FAN Start PWM 050 PWM Slope 4 PWM CPU Temperature 459 1139 System Temperature 39719 0 4989 CPU Fan Speed 4821 RPM SYS Fan Speed 4821 RPM NB Fan Speed 4821 RPM CPU Core 51 280 W Nee gL 120 Y 97500 822220 V 5 00V 90 972 Y gt Select Screen 12 0V 311 040 V Ti Select Item GAL V Enter Go to SubScreen all SOW gil SO OW Fl General Help 5VSB 24 945 V F10 Save and Exit VBAT 3902067 BS Ica v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 8 Hardware Health Configuration Mode Setting Full On Mode Us
53. Pinouts 3 2 14 S PDIF Connector CN Label CN Type CN Locatio SPDIF1 5 pin header n See Figure 3 15 CN Pinouts See Table 3 17 CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 35 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Use the SPDIF connector to connect digital audio devices to the system o 000000 SS i i S 3 UL o o SPDIF1 1 Figure 3 15 SPDIF Connector Pinout Locations Table 3 17 SPDIF Connector Pinouts 3 2 15 Serial Port Connectors CN Label 2 COM4 5 COM6 9 pin box headers 2x5 CN Location See Figure 3 16 CN Pinouts See Table 3 18 36 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series The 10 pin serial port connectors provide a RS 232 serial communications channels The serial port connectors can be connected to external RS 232 serial port devices COMI 1 83 g 1 6 i 5 mM P N i COME E l e ot o W 1 LI 5 1E PIN NO DESCRI PTION PIN NO DESCRI PTION 1 Data Carrier Detect DCD 2 Receive Data RXD 3 Transmit Data TXD 4 Data Terminal Ready DTR 5 Ground GND 6 Data Set to Ready DSR 7 Request to Send RTS 8 Clear to Sent CTS 9 Ring Indicator R
54. SATA drive See Figure 4 13 62 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards A NOTE The SATA power cable is an optional item that must be purchased separately MXGF Series Step 4 Connect the SATA power cable Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive See Figure 4 13 Figure 4 13 SATA Power Drive Connection 4 5 5 USB Cable Dual Port with Slot Bracket The MXGF is shipped with a dual port USB 2 0 cable To connect the USB cable connector please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 3 CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 63 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards WARNING If the USB pins are not properly aligned the USB device can burn out Step 2 Align the connectors The cable has two connectors Correctly align pin 10n each cable connector with pin 1 on the MXGF USB connector Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the MXGF connect the cable connectors to the on board connectors See Figure 4 14 Figure 4 14 Dual USB Cable Connection 64 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series Step 4 Attach the bracket to the chassis The USB 2 0 connector
55. Software programmable supports 1 255 sec system reset Expansion Four PCI slots 6 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series Specification Model MXGF PCle One PCle x4 slot One PCle x16 slot PCI Express Graphics interface Interface Connectors Audio Connectors One external audio jack line in line out mic in Two internal audio connectors front panel pin header and S PDIF pin header Display port One VGA Ethernet One RJ 45 port One RJ 45 port with iAMT 5 0 support Keyboard Mouse One dual PS 2 port LPT One IEEE 1284 parallel port supports normal EPP and ECP modes Serial Ports One RS 232 port Five via internal RS 232 box pin headers USB 2 0 1 1 ports Four external USB ports Eight via internal pin headers Storage Floppy Disk Drives Two 5 25 360 KB or 1 2 MB floppy disk drives FDD or 3 5 720 KB 1 44 MB 2 88 MB FDD Serial ATA Six independent serial ATA SATA channels with 3 0 Gb s data transfer rates Environmental and Power Specifications Power Supply ATX supported CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 7 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Specification Model MXGF Power Consumption 3 3V 2 64A 5V 5 40A 12V 0 28A 3 16 GHz E8500 Intel Core 2 Duo CP
56. U FSB Frequency Intel amp Core 2 Duo E2140 800 MHz 1 6 GHz 65 nm Intel amp Core 2 Duo E2180 800 MHz 2 GHz 65 nm Intel amp Core 2 Duo E6700 1066 MHz 2 13 GHz 65 nm Intel amp Core 2 Duo E8500 ES 1333 MHz 3 16 GHz 45 nm Intel amp Core 2 Quad Q9300 ES 1333 MHz 2 5 GHz 45 nm Table E 1 Compatible Processors CyberResearch Inc 165 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series Cyber Research Motherboards E 3 Compatible Memory Modules The memory modules listed below been tested on the MXGF other memory modules that comply with the specifications may also work on the MXGF but have not been tested The following memory modules have been successfully tested on the MXGF Manufacturer Model Capacity Speed Type ADATA 512 MB DDRII 667MHz 512 MB 667 MHz DDR2 Apacer 512 MB DDRII 667MHz 512 MB 667 MHz DDR2 DSL 512 MB DDRII 800MHz 512 MB 800 MHz DDR2 Kingbox 512 MB DDRII 800MHz 512 MB 800 MHz DDR2 Kingston 1 GB DDRII 800MHz 1GB 800 MHz DDR2 Kingston 512 MB DDRII 800MHz 512 MB 800 MHz DDR2 NEXS 1 GB DDRII 800MHz 1GB 800 MHz DDR2 Transcend 512 MB DDRII 800MHz 512 MB 800 MHz DDR2 Transcend 1 GB DDRII 800 2 1GB 800 MHz DDR2 Transcend 512 MB DDRII 667MHz 512 MB 667 MHz DDR2 UMAX 512 MB DDRII 800MHz 512 MB 800 MHz DDR2 UNI GEN 512 MB DDRII 667MHz
57. U with 1333 MHz FSB and 2 0 GB of 800 MHz DDR2 memory running 3DMark 2001SE Operating temperature 0 C 60 requires cooler and silicone heat sink paste Humidity 0 95 non condensing Physical Specifications Dimensions 305mm x 244mm Weight GW NW 1200g 600g Table 1 1 MXGF Specifications Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series Unpacking CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 9 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series Cyber Research Motherboards 2 1 Anti static Precautions WARNING Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the MXGF may result in permanent damage to the MXGF and severe injury to the user Electrostatic discharge ESD can cause serious damage to electronic components including the MXGF Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD It is therefore critical to strictly adhere to the following anti static precautions whenever the MXGF or any other electrical component is handled Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground Use a
58. XGF is shipped with the following components Item and Part Number Image CPU cooler CPU cooler FDD cable SATA power cable PCle 16X SDVO interface DVI graphic card PCle 16X SDVO interface VGA graphic card ed pd 12 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards Series Item and Part Number Image USB cable 4 port with bracket FI 4 USB cable Dual port with bracket Table 2 2 Optional Items CyberResearch Inc 13 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResear ch Motherboards Connector Pinouts 14 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 3 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 3 1 2 shows peripheral interface connector locations Section 3 1 2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 3 1 2 3 1 1 MXGF Layout Figure 3 1 shows the on board peripheral connectors rear panel peripheral connectors and on board jumpers ie i 5 Jo uses 5 ak Fo B l GS f oie AUD IH Lana 1 RB ME DSUET Figure 3 1 Connector and Jumper Locations CyberResearch Inc 15
59. able 4 1 56 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Description Label Type Clear CMOS J CMOS1 3 pin header iTPM setup jumpers JTPM1 2 pin header JTPM2 Table 4 1 Jumpers 4 4 1 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label J CMOS1 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 4 2 Jumper Location See Figure 4 8 If the MXGF fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information To do this use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2 If the CMOS Settings Wrong message is displayed during the boot up process the fault may be corrected by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu Do one of the following Enter the correct CMOS setting Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults After having done one of the above save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu The clear CMOS jumper settings are shown in Table 4 2 AT Power Select Description Short 1 2 Keep CMOS Setup Default Short 2 3 Clear CMOS Setup Table 4 2 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings CyberResearch Inc 57 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in Figure 4 8 be
60. activated and can communicate with a remote management server 1825741 LAN Boot Disabled 1825741 LAN Boot option enables remote boot of the system through LAN1 Disabled DEFAULT Cannot be booted remotely through this port Enabled Can be booted remotely through this port GbE LAN Support 182567LM Disabled The GbE LAN Boot option allows the system to be booted remotely over a network through LAN2 This LAN port also supports remote management using Intel AMT gt Disabled DEFAULT Cannot be booted remotely through this port Enabled Can be booted remotely through this port Suspend Mode S1 POS Use the Suspend Mode option to specify the sleep state the system enters when it is not being used gt 51 POS The system enters S1 POS sleep state The system appears off The CPU is stopped RAM is refreshed the system is running in a low power mode gt s3 STR DEFAULT system enters S3 STR sleep state Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Use the Restore on AC Power Loss BIOS option to specify what state the system returns to if there is a sudden loss of power to the system gt Power Off The system remains turned off Power The system turns on CyberResearch Inc 119 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards LastState DErAUT The system returns t
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62. ble drivers as shown in Figure 6 3 CyberResearch Inc 125 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series Cyber Research Motherboards nob iss la LH Figure 6 3 Available Drivers Step 6 Read subsequent sections in this chapter for installation procedure of each driver 6 3 Audio Driver Installation Note If you are unsure how to arrive at Figure 6 4 below see section 6 2 Driver DVD Auto run before completing next steps To install the Audio drivers please follow the steps below Step 1 Choose Audio Drivers from the menu as shown below 126 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series m 2 E ay Figure 6 4 Choose Audio Drivers Step 2 Choose the appropriate operating system as shown in Figure 6 5 D tee 5 Bas B ALC Aon Fra x Figure 6 5 Choose Appropriate Operating System Step 3 The driver setup and installation process begins as shown below Follow the InstallShield Wizard prompts to complete the audio driver installation 6 4 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset drivers please follow the steps below Note CyberResearch Inc 127 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards If you are unsure how to arrive a
63. c key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu Page Up key Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Dn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes CyberResearch Inc 75 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards F1 key General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 F3 key Change color from total 16 colors F2 to select color forward F10 key Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Table 5 1 BIOS Navigation Keys 5 1 3 Getting Help When F1 is pressed a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item appears To exit the Help Window press Esc or the F1 key again 5 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes If the computer cannot boot after changes to the system configuration is made CMOS defaults Use the jumper described in Chapter 5 5 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar on top of the BIOS screen has the following main items Main Changes the basic system configuration Advanced Changes the advanced system settings PCIPnP Changes the advanced PCI PnP Settings Boot Changes the system boot configuration Security Sets User and Supervisor Passwords Chipset Changes the chip
64. ces connected to the system CyberResearch Inc 81 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards BIOS PCTENP Boot Security Chipset EXIT Primary IDE Master Select the type of device connected to the system Device Not Detected Auto LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto gt Select Screen DMA Mode Auto Select Item SMa Ary Rela Auto Enter Go to SubScreen 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESE 5 v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 5 IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration Auto Detected Drive Parameters The grayed out items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive The drive parameters are listed as follows Device Lists the device type e g hard disk CD ROM etc Indicates the type of devices a user can manually select Vendor Lists the device manufacturer Size List the storage capacity of the device Mode Indicates whether the LBA Logical Block Addressing is method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not Block Mode Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be t
65. ch Motherboards Series 3 2 2 ATX Power Connector CN Label ATX1 CN Type 24 pin ATX 2x24 CN Location See Figure 3 3 CN Pinouts See Table 3 4 The ATX connector is connected to an external ATX power supply Power is provided to the system from the power supply through this connector ATX1 inn CyberResearch Inc 19 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards TVCC5SB T5V Table 3 4 ATX Power Connector Pinouts 3 2 3 Audio Connector CN Label AUDIO1 CN Type 10 pin header CN Location See Figure 3 4 CN Pinouts See Table 3 5 The 10 pin audio connector is connected to external audio devices including speakers and microphones for the input and output of audio signals to and from the system o mmm L I z i 4 9 o AUDIO1 10 9 2 1 Figure 3 4 Audio Connector Pinouts 20 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION Microphone right PRESENCE s quee Table 3 5 Audio Connector Pinouts 3 2 4 Digital I O Connector CN Label DIO1 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 3 5 CN Pinouts See Table 3 6 The digital input output connector is managed t
66. d during the installation of the MXGF DO NOT Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board These stickers are required for warranty validation Use the product before verifying all the cables and power connectors properly connected Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit connector pins or its components 48 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 4 3 CPU CPU Cooling Kit and DIMM Installation A WARNING A CPU should never be turned on without the specified cooling kit being installed If the cooling kit heat sink and fan is not properly installed and the system turned on permanent damage to the CPU MXGF and other electronic components attached to the system may be incurred Running a CPU without a cooling kit may also result in injury to the user The CPU CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical components of the MXGF If one of these component is not installed the MXGF cannot run 4 3 1 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation To enable Hyper Threading Technology the CPU chipset and operating system must all support Hyper Threading Technology A WARNING CPUs are expensive and sensitive components When installing the CPU please be careful not to damage it in anyway Make sure the CPU is installed properly and ensure the correct cooling kit is properly installed The LGA775 socket is shown in Figure 4 1 CyberResea
67. d on a specified SATA drive connector If a device is detected selecting the BIOS option e g AHCI Port 3 opens a new window 5 3 6 1 AHCI Port n Use the AHCI Port n configuration menu as shown below to configure the drive connected to SATA connector CyberResearch Inc 95 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch M otherboards SEVIS IAL ITIL IE Main 22222222 Security Chipset Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends BIOS Menu 10 AHCI Port n Configuration Menu SATA Port n Auto Use the SATA Port n option to enable the system to auto detect the type of drive connected to SATA drive connector n S M A R T Enabled Use the S M A R T option to enable S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology on the drive connected to SATA drive connector n gt Enabled DEFAULT S M A R T is enabled on the drive connected to SATA drive connector n on the system gt Disabled S M A R T is disabled on the drive connected to SATA drive connector n on the system 96 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch M otherboards Series 5 3 7 Intel AMT Configuration Use the Intel AMT menu as shown below to enable the system to be managed through the Intel Active Management Technology AMT interface The interface is implemented throu
68. driver to tighten the four screws Tighten each nut a few turns at a time and do not over tighten the screws Step 6 Connect the fan cable Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the MXGF Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades 4 3 3 DIMM Installation A WARNING Using incorrectly specified memory modules may cause permanent damage the MXGF Please make sure the memory modules comply with the recommended memory specifications 54 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series A WARNING 1 Before removing the DDR2 DRAM module make sure the AC power supply is completely turned off Incorrect usage may cause permanent damage to the MXGF series or the DRAM module because the MXGF series supports the iAMT feature which provides power to the DRAM module when the MXGF is off 2 Do not disconnect the ATX connector when MXGF series power is on Please make sure to switch off the ATX power supply prior to disconnecting the ATX connector Incorrect usage may cause permanent damage to the MXGF series 3 If the MXGF series fails to boot due to improper usage please clear the CMOS by disconnecting the battery from the connector To install a DIMM please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 Installing a DIMM CyberResearch Inc 55 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Bra
69. e 4 13 SATA Power Drive 63 Figure 4 14 Dual USB Cable 64 Figure 4 15 Four Port USB Cable Connection esses 66 Figure 4 16 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse 67 Figure 4 17 LAN Connection 68 Figure 4 18 Parallel Device 69 Figure 4 19 Serial Device 70 Figure 4 20 USB 71 Figure 4 21 VGA Connector eterne eeu eiie 72 Figure 4 22 Audio 73 Figure 6 1 DVD 125 Figure 6 2 Select MXGF Series 125 Figure 6 3 Available Drivers 126 Figure 6 4 Choos
70. e 7 12 CyberResearch Inc 147 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Enter Network Password EB This secure Web Site at 192 168 1 7 requires you to log on Please type the User Name and Password that you use for Intel R AMT 10 92990 10 60 0 0911 611 000 6 08028 User Name admin Password Save this password in your password list Figure 7 12 Intel amp AMT Web Login Dialog Step 6 Enter admin as the user name Figure 7 12 Step 7 Enter the password changed in the Intel amp MEBx configuration The default password is Abab12 Step 8 Press OK and the Intel amp AMT web interface appears Figure 7 13 148 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch M otherboards Series Intel Active Management Technology Ed View Favokes Tools O O A AO yr e 2 3 a v Aceves http 192 168 1 7 16082 Intel Active Management Technology Computer intelAMT System Status System Status Hardware Information System Power Poster IP address 192 168 1 7 Memory Disk Wireless IP address Unknown Battery ID 03000200 0400 0500 0006 000700080009 Date 10 31 2007 Remote Control Power Policies Time 9 06 am Network Settings Wireless Settings Refresh User Accounts Copyright 2005 2006 Intel Corp Int
71. e Audio Drivers 127 Figure 6 5 Choose Appropriate Operating System eee 127 Figure 6 6 Choose Chipset Drivers 128 Figure 6 7 Windows Chipset 128 Figure 6 8 Choose SATA 129 Figure 6 9 Select WINDOWS 6 2 111 130 Figure 6 10 Choose SATA 130 Figure 6 11 Select Windows 2 einen nennen nnne 131 Figure 6 12 Choose SATA 131 Figure 6 13 Select Floppy Configuration Utility eee 132 Figure 6 14 Select Folder According to OS Bit Size sees 132 CyberResearch Inc xi 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards Figure 6 15 Copy Files ineo ecrire nuin onneaan 133 Figure 6 16 Choose Network
72. e Bus ree x A ji Figure 6 17 Select Operating System Note We have included Linux drivers for those who wish to use them Step 3 Click Windows to begin installation of the Windows Network driver and follow the InstallShield Wizard prompts to complete the installation 134 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series 6 7 Video Driver Installation To install the video drivers please follow the steps below Note If you are unsure how to arrive at Figure 6 18 see section 6 2 Driver DVD Auto run before completing the steps below Step 1 Choose Video Drivers from the menu as shown below EEG E EE Figure 6 18 Choose Video Drivers Step 2 Choose the appropriate operating system from the selection in Figure 6 19 CyberResearch Inc 135 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards fo Er EET Figure 6 19 Select Operating System Step 3 The Intel Chipset Graphics Driver Software InstallShield Wizard appears as shown in Figure 6 20 ED Chipset Graphics Driver Software InstallShiekd Wizard aeris shores rrr ys n v c odia Versum Tite Moua Widows 19 Driver Reseo Prodr Son won 14 412 1160 77295 4 14 10 5160 Legacy 5 10 01 1048
73. e USB mouse and USB keyboard support Normally if this option is not enabled any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard does not become available until a USB compatible operating system is fully booted with all USB drivers loaded When this option is enabled any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB driver loaded onto the system 104 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards Series Disabled Legacy USB support disabled Enabled DEFAULT Legacy USB support enabled Legacy USB support disabled if no USB devices are connected USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Use the USB 2 0 Controller BIOS option to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller gt Disabled USB 2 0 controller disabled gt Enabled DEFAULT USB 2 0 controller enabled USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Use the USB2 0 Controller Mode option to set the speed of the USB2 0 controller gt FullSpeed The controller is capable of operating at 12 Mb s gt HiSpeed DEFAULT The controller is capable of operating at 480 Mb s 5 4 PCI PnP Use the PCI PnP menu to configure advanced PCI and PnP settings A WARNING Setting wrong values for the BIOS selections in the PCIPnP BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction CyberResearch Inc 105 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberR
74. e of 25 MB s Ultra DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 33 3 MB s Ultra DMA mode 3 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 44 MB s To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used Ultra DMA mode 4 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 66 6 MB s To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used Ultra DMA mode 5 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 99 9 MB s To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 85 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards S M A R T Auto Use the S M A R T option to auto detect disable or enable Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART on the drive on the specified channel S M A R T predicts impending drive failures The S M A R T BIOS option enables or disables this function DEFAULT BIOS auto detects HDD SMART support Disabled Prevents BIOS from using the HDD SMART feature Enabled Allows BIOS to use the HDD SMART feature 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use the 32Bit Data Transfer BIOS option to enables or disable 32 bit data transfers Disabled Prevents the BIOS from using 32 bit data transfers Enabled DEFAULT Allows BIOS to use 32 bit data transfers on supported hard disk drives 5 3 3 Floppy
75. e the FAN Mode Setting option to configure the fan mode options for the following fans CPU fan NB fan System fan CyberResearch Inc 91 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series Cyber Research Motherboards The fan mode setting options are listed below gt Full On Mode DEFAULT Fan is on all the time Automatic mode Fan is off when the temperature is low enough Parameters must be set by the user When the FAN Mode Setting option is in the Automatic Mode the following parameters can be set CPU Temp Limit of OFF Temp Limit of Start CPU Fan Start PWM PWM Slope CPU Temp Limit of OFF 000 A WARNING Setting this value too high may cause the fan to stop when the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cause the system to be damaged The CPU Temp Limit of OFF option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the CPU Temp Limit of OFF option to select the CPU temperature at which the cooling fan should automatically turn off To select a value select the CPU Temp Limit of OFF option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 The temperature range is specified below Minimum Value 0 C Maximum Value 127 C 92 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series CPU Temp Limit of Start 020 WARNING Sett
76. el Active Management Technolo Figure 7 13 Intel AMT Web Interface CyberResearch Inc 149 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResear ch Motherboards BIOS Options 150 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Below is a list of BIOS configuration options in the BIOS chapter System OVerVIGW e e aa ener nene sehe read aede inae cd ae nando canone Eder 77 System Time hh mmt ss iiec necu 78 System Date DAY dd mm yyyy sienne nnne etnia nnnm annnm nnns 78 SATA n Configuration nunne nunne nnmnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn 80 gt Configure SATA n as 2 0 81 IDE Master and IDE 81 Auto Detected Drive 82 83 LBA Large Mode Auto 83 Block Multi Sector Transfer
77. elected with a maximum transfer rate of 5 2 MB s gt 2 PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8 3 MB s gt 3 PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11 1 MB s gt 4 PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16 6 MB s This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive gt DMA Mode Auto Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options 84 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards Series 3 Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA1 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Single Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 2 1 MB s Single Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Single Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 8 3 MB s Multi Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Multi Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 13 3 MB s Multi Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s Ultra DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s Ultra DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rat
78. es Line Out port Lime Connects to a headphone or a speaker Microphone Pink Connects to a microphone Figure 4 22 Audio Connector Step 3 Check audio clarity Check that the sound is coming through the right speakers by adjusting the balance front to rear and left to right CyberResearch Inc 73 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResear ch Motherboards BIOS Setup 74 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series 5 1 Introduction A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed 5 1 1 Starting Setup The AMI BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on The setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 Press the DELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or 2 Press the DELETE key when the Press Del to enter SETUP message appears on the screen 0 If the message disappears before the DELETE key is pressed restart the computer and try again 5 1 2 Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items press ENTER to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press F1 for help and press Esc to quit Navigation keys are shown in Es
79. esean ch Motherboards BIOS Main Advanced Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced PCI PnP Settings Available Specified IRQ is available to be use WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Reserved SPEC Lec RO IRQ3 Reserved is reserved for use by 4 Reserved legacy ISA devices IRQ5 Available IRQ7 Reserved IRQ9 Available IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available TRONA Available IRQ15 Available DMA Channel 0 Available gt Select Screen DMA Channel 1 Available Select Item DMA Channel 3 Available Enter Go to SubScreen DMA Channel 5 Available F1 General Help DMA Channel 6 Available F10 Save and Exit DMA Channel 7 Available ESE Exit Reserved Memory Size Disabled v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 16 PCI PnP Configuration gt IRQ Available Use the IRQ address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device Available DEFAULT The specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI PnP devices Reserved The specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available IRQ addresses are RQ4 RQ5 RQ7 106 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResean ch Motherboards Series IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ 11 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 DMA Channel Available Use the DMA Channel op
80. et rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note that only specified fans can issue the rotation signals sys_ FANI i z 10 Figure 3 7 System Fan Connector Location PIN NO DESCRI PTI ON 1 GND 2 12 V CyberResearch Inc 23 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards PIN NO DESCRIPTION 3 Fan Speed Detect Table 3 8 System Fan Connector Pinouts 3 2 7 Floppy Disk Connector CN Label FDD1 CN Type 34 pin header 2x17 CN Location See Figure 3 8 CN Pinouts See Table 3 9 The floppy disk connector is connected to a floppy disk drive The MXGF supports the following floppy disk drives 360 KB 720 KB 1 2MB 1 44 2 88 MB FDD1 Figure 3 8 34 pin FDD Connector Location 24 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards Series C we moar fio noron fe esere _ he __ m mm m wee wem eo ee eomme m seis 2 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 Table 3 9 34 pin FDD Connector Pinouts 3 2 8 Front Panel Connector CN Label F PANEL1 CN Type 14 pin header 2x7 CN Location See Figure 3 9
81. g fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface CyberResearch Inc 59 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards 4 5 2 Dual RS 232 Cable with Slot Bracket The dual RS 232 cable slot connector consists of two connectors attached to two independent cables Each cable is then attached to a D sub 9 male connector that is mounted onto a slot To install the dual RS 232 cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the RS 232 connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connectors Insert one connector into each serial port box headers See Figure 4 10 A key on the front of the cable connectors ensures the connector can only be installed in one direction Figure 4 10 Dual RS 232 Cable Installation Step 3 Secure the bracket The dual RS 232 connector has two D sub 9 male connectors secured on a bracket To secure the bracket to the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis 60 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 4 5 3 Single RS 232 Cable with Slot Bracket The single RS 232 cable consists of one serial port connectors attached to a serial communications cable that is then attached to a D sub 9 male connector that is mounted onto a bracket To ins
82. ge Chipset 116 5 7 2 Southbridge Chipset 118 S e aL nat 121 6 SOFTWARE 8 2 2 2 123 6 1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS 0 124 6 2 DRIVER DVD 6 121 124 6 3 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION 002 2 000000000000000 00099 0009 126 6 4 CHIPSET DRIVER nennen nne stesse ke esee tea eese eene 127 6 5 SATA DRIVER 8 2 0 0 0 0 00 esee nen then erstes essen siete seres eene 129 6 5 1 Intel Matrix Storage Manager IMSM csse 129 6 5 2 SATA Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI esses 130 6 5 3 Floppy Configuration Utility ua eei ds Sorel Masc e Qoa ed e ed uera Can 131 6 6 NETWORK DRIVER 5 133 6 7 VIDEO DRIVER tenere eene 135 6 S 6 5 ee
83. gh LAN1 BIOS Voy ILIO U L ILI IE IE NE Main 22220222 ETSISYS Boot Security Chipset v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 11 Intel AMT Configuration intel AMT Support Disabled Use the Intel AMT Support option to enable or disable Intel AMT on the system gt Disabled DEFAULT Intel amp AMT disabled Enabled Inte amp AMT enabled CyberResearch Inc 97 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards 5 3 7 1 ME Subsystem Configuration Use the ME Subsystem Configuration menu as shown below to configure the Intel amp Management Engine ME configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Chipset Exit ME Subsystem Configuration Options BootBlock HECI Message Enabled Disabled HECI Message Enabled Enabled End of Post 55 HECI Message Enabled ME HECI Configuration ME HECI Enabled ME IDER Enabled S gt elect Sereen ME KT Enabled Ti Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen 1 1 10 Save and Exit ESE Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 12 ME Subsystem Configuration BootBlock Message Enabled Use the BootBlock HECI Message option to enable or disable boot disk sector that contains the Intel AMT Host Embedded Controller Interface message
84. hange Intel amp ME Password Step 4 Verify the new password by entering again Figure 7 4 Figure 7 4 Verify New Password Step 5 Select Intel amp AMT Configuration and press Enter Figure 7 5 4 rat ioa Change Password Exit Figure 7 5 Intel AMT Configuration Step 6 Select Provision Model and press Enter Figure 7 6 CyberResearch Inc 143 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Copyright C 2883 86 Intel Corporat ion QE T CON PLIR AHT Host Nane 1 Provisioning Server Set PID and PPS Figure 7 6 Provision Model All Rights Reserved 1 Step 7 When the screen in Figure 7 7 prompts enter N and press Enter Copyright C 2883 86 Intel Corporation Host Nane TCP IP Provisioning Server Provision Model Set PID and PPS Un Provision SOL IDE R Remote Firmware Update ESC Exit t Select Intel R AMT 3 8 Mode Change to Intel R 1 8 Mode Y N Figure 7 7 Intel AMT 5 0 Mode All Rights Reserved 1 ENTER Step 8 A message prompts to confirm to Change to Small Business Figure 7 8 Enter Y and press Enter 144 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series INTELCH AMT CONF Host Mame TCP IP Provisioning Server Provision
85. hrough a Super I O chip The Digital I O connector pins are user programmable 0 o il H CyberResearch Inc 21 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards sescurmon s men p mes e s mea e mes Table 3 6 Digital I O Connector Pinouts 3 2 5 Fan Connectors CPU and Northbridge CN Label CPU 1 NB 1 CN Type 4 pin header CN Location See Figure 3 6 CN Pinouts See Table 3 7 The cooling fan connector provides a 12 V 500mA current to a CPU cooling fan The connector has a rotation pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note that only specified fans can issue the rotation signals oll Figure 3 6 CPU and Northbridge Fan Connectors Location 22 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series PIN NO DESCRI PTI ON 1 GND 2 12 VCC 3 Rotation Signal 4 Control Table 3 7 CPU Fan Connector Pinouts 3 2 6 Fan Connector System CN Label SYS CN Type 3 pin header CN Location See Figure 3 7 CN Pinouts See Table 3 8 The cooling fan connector provides a 12 V 500mA current to a system cooling fan The connector has a rotation pin to g
86. igure 3 19 shows the MXGF motherboard external interface connectors The MXGF on board external interface connectors are shown in Figure 3 19 CyberResearch Inc 39 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards LAN1_USB01 1 2 USB23 AUDIO CV1 1 Figure 3 19 MXGF External Interface Connectors 3 3 1 Audio Connector CN Label AUDIO1 CN Type 3 x audio jacks CN Location See Figure 3 19 The three audio jacks on the external audio connector enable the MXGF to be connected to external audio devices as specified below Line In port Light Blue Connects a CD ROM DVD player or other audio devices Line Out port Lime Connects to headphones or speakers Microphone Pink Connects a microphone Line In e Line Out Mic In Figure 3 20 Audio Connector 40 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series 3 3 2 Ethernet Connector CN Label LAN1 USBO01 LAN2 USB23 CN Type RJ 45 CN Location See Figure 3 19 CN Pinouts See Table 3 21 A 10 100 1000 Mb s connection can be made to a Local Area Network PIN DESCRI PTI ON PIN DESCRI PTI ON ue B pe e Table 3 21 Ethernet Connector Pinouts ACT LAK LED Figure 3 21 Ethernet Connector The RJ 45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs o
87. ing this value too high may cause the fan to start only when the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cause the system to be damaged The CPU Temp Limit of Start option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the CPU Temp Limit of Start option to select the CPU temperature at which the cooling fan should automatically turn on When the fan starts it rotates using the starting pulse width modulation PWM specified in the Fan 3 Start PWM option below To select a value select the CPU Temp Limit of Start option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 The temperature range is specified below Minimum Value 0 Maximum Value 127 C CPU Fan Start PWM 070 The Fan 3 Start PWM option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the Fan 3 Start PWM option to select the PWM mode the fan starts to rotate with after the temperature specified in the Temperature 3 Limit of Start is exceeded The Super I O chipset supports 128 PWM modes To select a value select the Fan 3 Start PWM option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 The temperature range is specified below PWM Minimum Mode 0 PWM Maximum Mode 127 Slope PWM 1 1 PWM The Slope PWM 1 option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the Slope PWM 1 option to select the linear rate at which the PWM mode increases with respect t
88. interface connects storage devices including hard disks and CD ROM drives to a computer An ATAPI Removable Media Device ARMD is any ATAPI device that supports removable media besides CD and DVD drives Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared ASKIR is a form of modulation that represents a digital signal by varying the amplitude volume of the signal Alow amplitude signal represents a binary 0 while a high amplitude signal represents a binary 1 The Basic Input Output System BIOS is firmware that is first run when the computer is turned on and can be configured by the end user The Compressor Decompressor CODEC encodes and decodes digital audio data on the system CompactFlash is a solid state storage device CompactFlash devices use flash memory a standard size enclosure Type ll is thicker than Type 1 but a Type II slot can support both types Complimentary metal oxide conductor is an integrated circuit used in chips like static RAM and microprocessors COM refers to serial ports Serial ports offer serial communication to expansion devices The serial port on a personal computer is usually a male DB 9 connector The Digital to Analog Converter DAC converts digital signals to analog signals Double Data Rate refers to a data bus transferring data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock signal CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 155 P 203 643 5000 F 2
89. internal graphics device 64 MB gt Enabled 128 MB of memory used by internal graphics 128 MB device PEG Port Enabled Use the PEG Port option to enable or disable the PCI Express port Disabled Installed PEG cards cannot function Enabled DEFAULT PEG card functions normally CyberResearch Inc 117 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch M otherboards 5 7 2 Southbridge Chipset Configuration Use the Southbridge Configuration menu to configure the Southbridge chipset BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security 61 Copyright 1995 200 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 26 Southbridge Chipset Configuration HDA Controller Disabled Use the HDA Controller option to enable the Southbridge high definition audio controller If the optional AC KIT 833HD has been connected to the system or any other HDA device this option should be enabled Disabled DEFAULT Southbridge HDA controller is disabled Enabled Southbridge HDA controller is enabled ASF Support Enabled Use the ASF Support BIOS to allow remote management using ASF technology gt Disabled The system will not communicate with a remote management server 118 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Enabled DEFAULT Alert Standard Format ASF controller is
90. ional stes sace cabe 13 Table 3 1 Peripheral Interface nnnm nnmnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn 17 Table 3 2 Rear Panel 17 Table 3 3 Power Connector Pinouts 18 Table 3 4 Power Connector Pinouts 20 Table 3 5 Audio Connector Pinouts 21 Table 3 6 Digital Connector 4 44 44422 22 22 Table 3 7 CPU Fan Connector 23 Table 3 8 System Fan Connector Pinout eee eese essen eren enne 24 Table 3 9 34 pin FDD Connector Pinouts 25 Table 3 10 Front Panel Connector 26 Table 3 11 Infrared Connector Pinouts eese eese enne enn nnne nannte nnns 27 Table 3 12 PCle x4 29 Table 3 13 PCle x16 Side A Pinouts 30 Table 3 14 PCle x16 Side B Pinouts esee entente nnne nnns 31 Table 3 15 ueblhme
91. ity Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below section may cause system to malfunction gt Northbridge Configuration gt Southbridge Configuration 2 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit BSc BSCE v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 24 Chipset CyberResearch Inc 115 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards 5 7 1 Northbridge Chipset Configuration Use the Northbridge Chipset Configuration menu to configure the Northbridge chipset settings BIOS Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Exit Northbridge Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature Enabled PCI MMIO Allocation 4GB to 3072MB Memory Hole Disabled Initiate Graphic Adapter PEG PCI IGD Graphics Mode Select Enabled 32MB Go se lecunseneen PEG Port Configuration tl Select Item RHE ema Auto Enter Go to SubScreen Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESE Exit 02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 25 Northbridge Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature Enabled Use the Memory Remap Feature option to allow the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory to be remapped Enabling this option allows full use of 4 GB or more RAM in Wind
92. le below Specification Model MXGF CyberResearch Inc 5 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Specification Model MXGF Form Factor ATX CPU Supported LGA775 Intel Core V2 Quad Yorkfield LGA775 Intel Core 2 Duo Wolfdale and Conroe LGA775 Intel Pentium 4 D Wolfdale and Conroe LGA775 Intel Celeron D Conroe L Front Side Bus FSB 800 MHz 1066 MHz or 1333 MHz Northbridge Chipset Intel Q45 Integrated Graphics 350 MHz Integrated 24 bit RAMDAC Up to 2048 x 1536 32 bit color 75 Hz refresh Unified Memory Architecture UMA Uses up to 352 MB of Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT Memory Four dual channel 2 0 GB max 667 MHz or 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs system max 8 0 GB supported Southbridge Chipset Intel ICH10DO Audio Realtek ALC888 audio codec BIOS AMI BIOS Digital I O 8 bit 4 bit input 4 bit output Ethernet Controllers Intel 82574L MAC PHY through the PCIe x1 Intel 82567LM PHY Intel ICH10DO MAC Trusted Platform Module iTPM v1 2 and above supported Super I O Controller ITE IT8718F Serial Port Controller Fintek F81216 Real Time Clock Motorola MC146818A with 256 bytes of battery backed RAM 32 768 KHz crystal 3 V battery Watchdog Timer
93. low am 11177 o0 c Oe S Milt at e l AS Figure 4 8 Clear CMOS Jumper 4 4 2 Setup Jumper Jumper Label JTPM1 and JTPM2 Jumper Type 2 pin headers Jumper Settings See Table 4 2 Jumper Location See Figure 4 8 The iTPM setup jumper settings are shown in Table 4 2 Close pins 1 and 2 on both JTPM1 and JTPM2 to enable iTPM All other settings disable AT Power Select Description Open 1 2 Disable iTPM Default Short 1 2 Table 4 3 iTPM Setup Jumper Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in Figure 4 8 below 58 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series a Li JTPM2 TTT E 1 i al al oll JTPM1 1 8 Figure 4 9 Setup Jumper Locations 4 5 Chassis Installation To install the MXGF motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis 4 5 1 Airflow A WARNING Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other onboard components The chassis in which the MXGF must have air vents to allow cool air to move into the system and hot air to move out The MXGF must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface In a system with an individual power supply unit the coolin
94. n anti static pad When configuring the MXGF place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the MXGF Only handle the edges of the PCB When handling the PCB hold the PCB by the edges 2 2 Unpacking When the MXGF is unpacked please do the following Follow the anti static precautions outlined in Section 2 1 sure the packing box is facing upwards so the MXGF does not fall out of the box sure all the components shown in Section 2 3 are present 10 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 2 3 Unpacking Checklist pA NOTE If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing do not proceed with the installation Contact a CyberResearch sales representative directly by sales cyberresearch com 2 3 1 Package Contents sending The MXGF is shipped with the following components an email to Quantity Item and Part Number Image 1 MXGF 2 Dual RS 232 cable with bracket 6 SATA cable 1 Shielding p i1 Mini jumper pack 2 0 mm Utility CD CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 11 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Quantity Item and Part Number Image Table 2 1 Packing List 2 3 2 Optional Items M
95. n cannot be configured and only shows the interrupt address of the serial port listed above Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Use the Serial Port Mode option to select baud rate through which the console redirection is made The following configuration options are available 115200 8 n 1 DEFAULT 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 09600 8 n 1 CyberResearch Inc 101 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards Redirection After BIOS POST Always Use the Redirection After BIOS POST option to specify when console redirection should Disabled The console is not redirected after POST Boot Loader Redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader gt Always DEFAULT Redirection is always active Some OSes may not work if set to Always Terminal Type ANSI Use the Terminal Type BIOS option to specify the remote terminal type ANSI DEFAULT target terminal type is ANSI 100 The target terminal type is VT100 vT UTF8 The target terminal type is VT UTF8 102 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch M otherboards Series 5 3 9 Trusted Computing Use the Trusted Computing menu BIOS Menu 14 to configure settings related to the Trusted Computing Group TCG Trusted Platform Module TPM BIOS SEVIS Ar ILI EE C Main 2222220 P
96. nd mouse Serial port devices VGA screens Parallel port devices Ethernet connection USB devices Audio devices To install these devices connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding MXGF external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned 66 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 4 6 1 Keyboard and Mouse The MXGF has dual PS 2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel The dual PS 2 connector is used to connect to a keyboard and mouse to the system Follow the steps below to connect a keyboard and mouse to the MXGF Step 1 Locate the dual PS 2 connector The location of the dual PS 2 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the keyboard mouse connector Insert a PS 2 keyboard or mouse connector into the appropriate PS 2 connector on the external peripheral interface connector See Figure 4 16 Figure 4 16 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 4 6 2 LAN There are two external RJ 45 LAN connectors The RJ 45 connectors enable connection to an external network To connect a LAN cable with an RJ 45 connector please follow the instructions below CyberResearch Inc 67 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series Cyber Research Motherboards Step 1 Locate the RJ 45 connectors The location
97. ne green and one yellow The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked SPEED LED LI NK LED sums sess sas seem GREEN ON 100 MB YELLOW ON Linked OFF 10 MB Flashing Activity Table 3 22 Connector LEDs CyberResearch Inc 41 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series Cyber Research Motherboards 3 3 3 Keyboard and Mouse Connector CN Label KB MS1 CN Type PS 2 CN Location See Figure 3 19 CN Pinouts See Table 3 23 and Figure 3 22 The MXGF has two PS 2 connectors on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse Mouse Keyboard Figure 3 22 PS 2 Connector PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 KEYBOARD DATA 7 MOUSE DATA 2 NC 8 NC 3 GND 9 GND 4 5 10 5 5 KEYBOARD CLOCK 11 MOUSE DATA 6 NC 12 NC Table 3 23 PS 2 Connectors 42 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 3 3 4 Parallel Port Connector CN Label LPT CN Type 26 pin box header CN Location See Figure 3 19 CN Pinouts See Table 3 24 The 26 pin parallel port connector connects to a parallel port connector interface or some other parallel port device such as a printer B ema or e ems m emm m emm 14 Figu
98. nector on the VGA screen cable with the female DB 15 connector on the external peripheral interface Step 3 Insert the VGA connector Once the connectors are properly aligned with the insert the male connector from the VGA screen into the female connector on the MXGF See Figure 4 21 CyberResearch Inc 71 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Figure 4 21 VGA Connector Step 4 Secure the connector Secure the DB 15 VGA connector from the VGA monitor to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector 4 6 7 Audio Connector The three audio jacks on the external audio connector enable the MXGF to be connected to a stereo sound setup To install the audio devices follow the steps below Step 1 Identify the audio plugs The plugs on your home theater system or speakers may not match the colors on the rear panel If audio plugs are plugged into the wrong jacks sound quality will be very bad Step 2 Plug the audio plugs into the audio jacks Plug the audio plugs into the audio jacks If the plugs on your speakers are different an adapter will need to be used to plug them into the audio jacks Line In port Light Blue Connects a CD ROM DVD player or other audio devices 72 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Seri
99. nford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Step 1 Open the DIMM socket handles The DIMM socket has two handles that secure the DIMM into the socket Before the DIMM can be inserted into the socket the handles must be opened See Figure 4 7 Step 2 Align the DIMM with the socket The DIMM must be oriented in such a way that the notch in the middle of the DIMM must be aligned with the plastic bridge in the socket See Figure 4 7 Step 3 Insert the DIMM Once properly aligned the DIMM can be inserted into the socket As the DIMM is inserted the white handles on the side of the socket will close automatically and secure the DIMM to the socket See Figure 4 7 Step 4 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM push both handles outward The memory module is ejected by a mechanism in the socket 4 4 Jumper Settings A NOTE PLAST CUP OPEN CiOSED A jumper is a metal bridge that is used to close an electrical circuit lt consists of two metal pins and a small 230 23CLOSED metal clip often protected by a plastic LL cover that slides over the pins to connect them CLOSE SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of Jumper the jumper with the plastic clip and to OPEN jumper means removing the plastic clip from a jumper Before the MXGF is installed in the system the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration The jumpers on the MXGF are listed in T
100. not authorize any CyberResearch product for use in life support systems medical equipment and or medical devices without the written approval of the President of CyberResearch Inc Life support devices and systems are devices or systems which are intended for surgical implantation into the body or to support or sustain life and whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to result in injury Other medical equipment includes devices used for monitoring data acquisition modification or notification purposes in relation to life support life sustaining or vital statistic recording CyberResearch products are not designed with the components required are not subject to the testing required and are not submitted to the certification required to ensure a level of reliability appropriate for the treatment and diagnosis of humans CyberResearch Inc iii 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 8 Research Motherboards Revision History Revision Description Date of Issue 1 0 Initial Release March 6 2009 2 0C Revision August 29 2009 3 0C Revision September 8 2010 3 1C Version change September 19 2010 iv Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Table of Contents LINTRODUCTION SR 1 1 1
101. o an increase in temperature A list of available options is shown below CyberResearch Inc 93 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards 0 125 PWM 0 25 PWM 0 5 PWM 1PWM 2PWM 4PWM 8PWM 15PWM 2 Hardware Health Monitoring The following system parameters and values are shown The system parameters that are monitored are System Temperatures The following system temperatures are monitored CPU Temperature O System Temperature 1 O System Temperature 2 Fan Speeds The CPU cooling fan speed is monitored O CPU fan speed O System fan 1 speed O System fan 2 speed Voltages The following system voltages are monitored CPU Core DDR2 41 8 V 3 30 V 5 00 V 412 0 V FSB VTT 41 5 V 1 25 V VBAT O00 00000 94 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch M otherboards Series 5 3 6 AHCI Configuration Use the AHCI Configuration Settings menu BIOS Menu 9 to report on the auto detection of devices connected to the onboard SATA drive connectors BIOS PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 9 AHCI Configuration AHCI Port n Not Detected Use the AHCI Port n BIOS option to check which AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface devices are detecte
102. o its previous state If it was on it turns itself on If it was off it remains off Resume on Keyboard Mouse Disabled Use the Resume on Keyboard Mouse BIOS option to enable activity on either the keyboard or mouse to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state That is the system is roused when the mouse is moved or a button on the keyboard is pressed Disabled DEFAULT Wake event not generated by activity on the keyboard or mouse Enabled Wake event generated by activity on the keyboard or mouse Disabled DEFAULT Wake event not generated by an incoming call Enabled Wake event generated by an incoming call PCIE Ports Configuration Enabled Use the PCIE Ports Configuration option to determine enable or disable the PCIE ports Disabled PCIE port is disabled Enabled DEFAULT PCIE E port is enabled 120 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series 5 8 Exit Use the Exit menu to load default BIOS values optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes BIOS WAPIN Main Advanced Boot Security Chipset Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit F10 key can be used for Discard Changes this operation Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults m Select Screen i dt Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit
103. o the parallel port gt 378 DEFAULT Parallel Port I O port address is 378 gt 278 Parallel Port I O port address is 278 gt Parallel Port I O port address is Parallel Port Mode Normal The Parallel Port Mode selection selects the mode the parallel port operates in 2 Normal DEFAULT The normal parallel port mode is the standard mode for parallel port operation gt EPP The parallel port operates in the enhanced parallel port mode EPP The EPP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the Normal mode gt ECP The parallel port operates in the extended capabilities port ECP mode The ECP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the SPP mode CyberResearch Inc 89 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards gt EPP ECP The parallel port operates in the extended capabilities port ECP mode The ECP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the Normal mode The parallel port becomes compatible with EPP devices described above Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 The
104. o user configurable fields System Time hh mm ss Use the System Time option to set the system time Manually enter the hours minutes and seconds System Date DAY dd mm yyyy Use the System Date option to set the system date Manually enter the day month and year 5 3 Advanced Use the Advanced menu to configure the CPU and peripheral devices through the following sub menus A WARNING Setting the wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to malfunction Make sure that the settings made are compatible with the hardware 78 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series BIOS SETUP UTILITY PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Advanced Settings Configure CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction CPU Configuration gt IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration lt gt Select Screen Hardware Health Configuration Select Item ACPI Configuration Enter Go to SubScreen Intel AMT Configuration F1 General Help Remote Access Configuration F10 Save and Exit Trusted Computing ESE Exim gt USB Configuration v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 2 Advanced 5 3 1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU BLOS PCL
105. on 2 Intel R ANT Configuration gt Change Intel R ME Password Exit CONFIRM EXIT J you sure you want to exit YAN Figure 7 10 Exit 7 3 Using the Intel AMT Web Interface pA NOTE Prior to use the Intel amp AMT web interface please make sure the Intel amp AMT drivers are properly installed in the MXGF and the Intel amp AMT enabled confirmation dialog window displays after boot up To access an Intel amp AMT client system from a remote console follow the steps below 146 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards Series Step 1 Obtain the IP address of the client system Step 2 On the remote management console open a web browser Step 3 If DHCP is enabled in the TCP IP menu of the Intel ME BIOS Section 7 2 Step 10 get the client system IP address in the MS DOS Enter the client system IP address and the port number in the web browser http ip address 16992 Example http 192 168 1 7 16992 Figure 7 11 Or simply enter the defined host name http host_name 16992 Example http AMTsystem 16992 Fgvodes Y j E Search ST Favorites 4 fr htip 182 168 1 7 18982 Figure 7 11 Intel amp AMT Web Address Step 4 If a static IP address is defined for the Intel AMT client system enter the defined client system IP address and the port number in the web browser Step 5 Alogin window prompts Figur
106. or Insert the DB 9 connector of a serial device into the DB 9 connector on the external peripheral interface See Figure 4 19 CyberResearch Inc 69 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Figure 4 19 Serial Device Connector Step 3 Secure the connector Secure the serial device connector to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector 4 6 5 USB The external USB connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices Follow the steps below to connect USB devices to the MXGF Step 1 Locate the USB connectors The location of the USB receptacle connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert a USB plug Insert the USB plug of a device into the USB receptacle on the external peripheral interface See Figure 4 20 70 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series Figure 4 20 USB Connector 4 6 6 Monitor MXGF has a single female DB 15 connector on the external peripheral interface panel The DB 15 connector is connected to a CRT or VGA monitor To connect a monitor to the MXGF please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the female DB 15 connector The location of the female DB 15 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align the VGA connector Align the male DB 15 con
107. ows VISTA which reports only up to 3 12 GB when this feature is disabled Enabled DEFAULT Overlapped PCI memory be remapped Disabled Overlapped PCI memory cannot be remapped Memory Hole Disabled The Memory Hole reserves the memory space between 15 MB and 16 MB for ISA expansion cards that require a specified area of memory to work properly If an older ISA expansion card is used please refer to the documentation that came with the card to see if itis necessary to reserve the space 116 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Disabled DEFAULT Memory is not reserved for ISA expansion cards Enabled Memory is reserved for ISA expansion cards Initiate Graphic Adapter Use the Initiate Graphic Adapter option to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device Select either an integrated graphics controller IGD or a combination of PCI graphics controller a PCI express PEG controller or an IGD Configuration options are listed below IGD PEG IGD PEG PCI DEFAULT PCI PEG PCIAGD Graphics Mode Select Enabled 32 MB The IGD Graphics Mode Select option determines the amount of system memory that can be used by the internal graphics device gt Disabled Zero memory used by internal graphics device gt Enabled DEFAULT 32 MB of memory used by internal graphics device 32 MB gt Enabled 64 MB of memory used by
108. r I O GPIO port 1 Pin Description Super I O Pin Super 1 Pin Description 1 Ground N A N A 2 VCC N A N A 3 Output 3 GP27 General purpose 1 0 port 2 bit 7 4 Output 2 GP26 General purpose 1 0 port 2 bit 6 5 Output 1 GP25 General purpose 1 0 port 2 bit 5 6 Output 0 GP24 General purpose I O port 2 bit 4 7 Input 3 GP23 General purpose 1 0 port 2 bit 3 8 Input 2 GP22 General purpose 1 0 port 2 bit 2 9 Input 1 GP21 General purpose 1 0 port 2 bit 1 10 Input 0 GP20 General purpose I O port 2 bit 0 Table C 1 Digital I O Connector Pinouts C 3 Assembly Language Samples C 3 1 Enable the DIO Input Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I O An assembly program to enable digital I O input functions is listed below MOV AX 6F08H Sets the digital port as input INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call CyberResearch Inc 159 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards C 3 2 Enable the DIO Output Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital An assembly program to enable digital I O output functions is listed below MOV AX 6F09H Sets the digital port as output MOV BL 09H INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call 160 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Watchdog Timer C
109. ransferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt PIO Mode Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device Async DMA Indicates the highest Asynchronous Mode that is supported Ultra DMA Indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is supported 5 Indicates whether or not the Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology protocol is supported 82 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series 32Bit Data Transfer Enables 32 bit data transfer Auto Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power On Self Test POST is complete Not Installed BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the IDE disk drive type attached to the specified channel This setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is attached to the specified channel CD DVD The CD DVD option specifies that an IDE CD ROM drive is attached to the specified IDE channel The BIOS does not attempt to search for other types of IDE disk drives on the specified channel gt ARMD This option specifies an Removable Media Device These include but are not limited to ZIP LS 120 LBA Large Mode Auto Use the LBA Large Mode option to disable or enable BIOS to auto de
110. rch Inc 49 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Load lever Socket body Contact Load array plate Figure 4 1 Intel LGA775 Socket To install a socket LGA775 CPU onto the MXGF follow the steps below A WARNING When handling the CPU only hold it on the sides DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU Step 1 Remove the protective cover Remove the black protective cover by prying it off the load plate To remove the protective cover locate the REMOVE sign and use your fingernail to pry the protective cover off See Figure 4 2 Protective shield t Lift the lower edge to remove Figure 4 2 Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield Step 2 Open the socket Disengage the load lever by pressing the lever down and slightly outward to clear the retention tab Rotate the load lever to a fully open 50 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series Load Lever position Then rotate the load plate towards the opposite direction See Figure 4 3 Load Plate Figure 4 3 Open the CPU Socket Load Plate Step 3 Inspect the CPU socket Make sure there no bent pins and make sure the Socket contacts are free of foreign material If any debris is found remove it with compressed air Step 4 Orientate the CPU properly Make sure the I
111. re 3 23 Parallel Port Connector Location CyberResearch Inc 43 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series Cyber Research Motherboards 3 3 5 Serial Port Connector CN Label COM1 CN Type DB 9 connector CN Location See Figure 3 19 CN Pinouts See Table 3 25 and Figure 3 24 The RS 232 serial connector provides serial connection in the RS 232 mode Table 3 25 Serial Port Pinouts Figure 3 24 Serial Port Pinout Locations 3 3 6 USB Ports CN Label LAN1 USBO1 and LAN2 USB23 CN Type USB Combo ports CN Location See Figure 3 19 CN Pinouts See Table 3 26 44 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResean ch Motherboards MXGF Series The USB combo port and LAN USB combo port provides connectivity to five additional USB devices USB devices connect directly to the USB connectors on the rear panel sescurmon Table 3 26 USB Connector Pinouts 3 3 7 VGA Connector CN Label CN Type CN Location CN Pinouts VGA D sub 15 pin female connector See Figure 3 19 See Figure 3 25 and Table 3 27 DESCRIPTION The standard 15 pin female VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD monitor PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRI PTI ON PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RED 6 GROUND 11 NC 2 GREEN 7 GROUND 12 SDA 3 BLUE 8 GROUND 13 HSYNC 4 5V 9 NC 14 VSYNC 5 GROUND 10 GROUND 15 SCL Table 3 27
112. rough LAN2 gt Disabled DEFAULT Cannot be booted remotely through this port Enabled Can be booted remotely through this port 5 5 2 Boot Device Priority Use the Boot Device Priority menu BIOS Menu 19 to specify the boot sequence from the available devices The following options are available 1 Boot Device 2 Boot Device 3 Boot Device 110 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch M otherboards Series DIOS RT ICI EE Advanced PCIPNP oom Security Chipset v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 19 Boot Device Priority Settings 5 5 3 Hard Disk Drives Use the Hard Disk Drives menu to specify the boot sequence of the available HDDs When the menu is opened the HDDs connected to the system are listed as shown below 1st Drive Drive 3rd Drive Only installed drives are shown in the list CyberResearch Inc 111 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch M otherboards ES IE P SE Advanced PCIPNP Security v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 20 Boot Device Priority Settings 5 5 4 CD DVD Drives Use the CD DVD Drives menu to specify the boot sequence of the available CD DVD drives When the menu is opened the CD drives and DVD drives connec
113. s are attached to a bracket To secure the bracket to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis 4 5 6 USB Cable Four Port Four port USB 2 0 cables can be separately purchased from CyberResearch Inc To install a four port USB cable onto the MXGF please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4 A WARNING If the USB pins are not properly aligned the USB device can burn out Step 2 Align the connectors Each cable has two connectors Correctly align pin 10n each cable connector with pin 1 on the MXGF USB connectors Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the MXGF connect the cable connectors to the on board connectors See Figure 4 14 CyberResearch Inc 65 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards Figure 4 15 Four Port USB Cable Connection Step 4 Attach the bracket to the chassis The USB 2 0 connectors are attached to a bracket To secure the bracket to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis 4 6 External Peripheral Interface Connection The following external peripheral devices can be connected to the external peripheral interface connectors Keyboard a
114. s of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Align the RJ 45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ 45 connectors on the MXGF See Figure 4 17 Figure 4 17 LAN Connection Step 3 Insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector Once aligned gently insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector into the on board RJ 45 connector 4 6 3 Parallel Device Connection MXGF has a single female DB 25 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for parallel devices Follow the steps below to connect a parallel device to the MXGF Step 1 Locate the DB 25 connector The location of the DB 25 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the DB 25 connector Insert the DB 25 connector of a parallel device into the DB 25 connector on the external peripheral interface See Figure 4 18 68 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series Figure 4 18 Parallel Device Connector Step 3 Secure the connector Secure the DB 25 connector to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector 4 6 4 Serial Device The MXGF has a single female DB 9 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a serial device Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the MXGF Step 1 Locate the DB 9 connector The location of the DB 9 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the serial connect
115. sa 20 3 24 Digital VO CoOBHeCIOF istaec iocos deduc tana 21 3 2 2 Fan Connectors CPU and Northbridape 2 27 2 2 6 Fan Connector System cereri po b e Cone 23 3 2 7 Floppy Disk Connector La ae atra dae etre ue uou 24 3 20 Front P nel C OHRECIOF rites dedi A epe e a 25 CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards 3 2 9 Infrared Interface Connector 5 26 TSCM eive epp vd ti dio dura nte 27 32 11 PCI Express X0 Slot aos ER eds 29 ERN A E UNDE 31 3 2 A3 SATA Drive T 34 22216 E EE dh iactu tee EAT 35 2 215 SerialPort COHHeCI TS re ERE S 36 3 210 SPIF lash GONE CION E 37 S 2 A USB COO LOB tuni tg dtu d e de dba va TOI 38 3 3 EXTERNAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS GEES 39 3 3 1 AUdiO SEE 40 A 2 DATA AAN LA AOI soot e M Ed 41 3 3 3 Keyboard and Mouse Connector easet Miedo pedore ey ibn bet t paced pata 42 3 3 4 P rallel Port ONMECION
116. search Inc 31 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards o SSS i L SEE 7 iol _ PCI2 PCI3 Figure 3 13 PCI Slot Location 4 DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRI PTION Al TRST B1 12 V A2 12 V B2 TCK A3 TMS B3 GND A4 TDI B4 TDO A5 5 V B5 5 V A6 INTA B6 5 V A7 INTC B7 INTB A8 5 V B8 INTD A9 RESERVED3 B9 PRSNT1 10 T5V B10 RESERVED1 A11 RESERVED4 11 PRSNT2 A12 GND B12 GND A13 GND B13 GND 32 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards MXGF Series PIN NO DESCRI PTI ON PI N NO DESCRI PTI ON A14 3 3 V AUX B14 RESERVED2 A15 RST B15 GND A16 5 V 16 CLK A17 GNT B17 GND A18 GND B18 REQ A19 PME B19 5 V 20 AD30 B20 AD31 A21 3 3V B21 AD29 A22 AD28 B22 GND A23 AD26 B23 AD27 A24 GND B24 AD25 A25 AD24 B25 3 3 V A26 IDSEL B26 C BE3 A27 3 3 V B27 AD23 A28 AD22 B28 GND A29 AD20 B29 AD21 A30 GND B30 AD19 A31 AD18 B31 3 3 V A32 AD16 B32 AD17 A33 3 3 V B33 C BE2 A34 FRAME B34 GND A35 GND B35 IRDY A36 TRDY B36 3 3 V A37 GND B37 DEVSEL A38 STOP B38 GND A39 3 3V B39 LOCK A40 SDONE B40 PERR A41 SBO 41 3 3 V A42 GND B42 SERR A43 PAR B4
117. set settings Exit Selects exit options and loads default settings The following sections completely describe the configuration options found in the menu items at the top of the BIOS screen and listed above 76 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch M otherboards Series 5 2 Main The Main BIOS menu appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information BIOS SURE U L WILE IE Ne Main Advanced POPE Boot Security Chipset v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 1 Main gt System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components The fields in System Overview cannot be changed The items shown in the system overview include AMI BIOS Displays auto detected BIOS information O Version Current BIOS version Build Date Date the current BIOS version was made 10 Installed BIOS ID Processor Displays auto detected CPU specifications Type Names the currently installed processor CyberResearch Inc 77 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series Cyber Research Motherboards Speed Lists the processor speed O Count The number of CPUs on the motherboard System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory O Size Lists memory size The System Overview field also has tw
118. t Disabled The nth SATA drive port is disabled 80 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Configure SATA n as IDE Use the Configure SATA n as BIOS option to configure the nth SATA port as an IDE drive a SATA drive AHCI mode or a SATA drive in a RAID configuration gt IDE DEFAULT drive connected to the nth SATA port is configured as an IDE drive gt RAID The SATA drive connected to the nth SATA drive port is specified as a SATA drive that is part of a RAID array AHCI The SATA drive connected to the nth SATA drive port is specified as a normal SATA drive IDE Master and IDE Slave When entering setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices BIOS displays the status of the auto detected IDE devices The following IDE devices are detected and are shown in the IDE Configuration menu Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master The IDE Configuration menu allows changes to the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system If an IDE device is detected and one of the above listed four BIOS configuration options are selected the IDE configuration options shown in Section 5 3 2 1 appear 5 3 2 1 IDE Master IDE Slave Use the IDE Master and IDE Slave configuration menu to view both primary and secondary IDE device details and configure the IDE devi
119. t Figure 6 6 see section 6 2 Driver DVD Auto run before completing the steps below To install the Audio drivers please follow the steps below Step 1 Choose Chipset Drivers from the menu as shown below W Figure 6 6 Choose Chipset Drivers Step 2 Choose Windows as shown in Figure 6 7 ee Bui m E Figure 6 7 Windows Chipset Driver 128 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series Step 3 Follow the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility prompts to complete the chipset driver installation 6 5 SATA Driver Installation Note If you are unsure how to arrive at Figure 6 8 see section 6 2 Driver DVD Auto run before completing the steps below 6 5 1 Intel Matrix Storage Manager IMSM Step 1 Choose SATA Drivers from the menu as shown below BE Er Figure 6 8 Choose SATA Drivers Step 2 Choose WINDOWS IMSM from the selection in Figure 6 9 CyberResearch Inc 129 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards DEI Ei Intel Matrix Siprage Manager Figure 6 9 Select WINDOWS IMSM Step 3 To install the IMSM follow the InstallShield Wizard prompts to complete installation 6 5 2 SATA Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI Step 4 Choose SATA Drivers from the menu as shown below Figure 6 10
120. tall the single RS 232 cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connector The location of the RS 232 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connector Insert the connector into the serial port box header See Figure 4 11 A key on the front of the cable connectors ensures the connector can only be installed in one direction Figure 4 11 Single RS 232 Cable Installation Step 3 Secure the bracket The single RS 232 connector has one D sub 9 male connector secured to a bracket To secure the bracket to the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis CyberResearch Inc 61 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards 4 5 4 SATA Drive Connection The MXGF is shipped with two SATA drive cables and one SATA drive power cable To connect the SATA drives to the connectors please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the SATA drive connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connector Press the clip on the connector at the end of the SATA cable and insert the cable connector into the on board SATA drive connector See Figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 SATA Drive Cable Connection Step 3 Connect the cable to the SATA disk Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the
121. tects LBA Logical Block Addressing LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB gt Disabled BIOS is prevented from using the LBA mode control on the specified channel gt Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the LBA mode control on the specified channel CyberResearch Inc 83 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResean ch Motherboards Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto Use the Block Multi Sector Transfer to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the device supports multi sector transfers Disabled BIOS is prevented from using Multi Sector Transfer on the specified channel The data to and from the device occurs one sector at a time DEFAULT BIOS auto detects Multi Sector Transfer support on the drive on the specified channel If supported the data transfer to and from the device occurs multiple sectors at a time Mode Auto Use the PIO Mode option to select the IDE PIO Programmable I O mode program timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the mode increases the cycle time decreases gt Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined gt 0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3 3 MB s gt 1 PIO mode 1 s
122. ted to the system are listed as shown below 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive Only installed CD and DVD drives are shown in the list 112 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch M otherboards Series Security Chipset v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 21 CD DVD Drives 5 5 5 Removable Drives Use the Removable Drives menu BIOS Menu 22 to specify the boot sequence of the available FDDs When the menu is opened the FDDs connected to the system are listed as shown below 1st Drive Drive Only installed removable drives are shown in the list This menu does not show if there are no removable drives CyberResearch Inc 113 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResear Ch Motherboards BIOS SWS Main Advanced PCTENP Security Chipset EXIT Hard Disk Drives Specifies the boot sequence from the gt ist Drive Removable Drive 1 available devices gt 2nd Drive Removable Drive 2 Removable Drive 3 lt electi fy Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESE 9 v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 22 Removable Drives 5 6 Security Use the Security menu to
123. tent of the DVD may vary throughout the cycle of the product and is subject to change without prior notice You may visit the CyberResearch website or contact technical support for the latest updates The following drivers can be installed on the system e Audio drivers e SATA drivers e Chipset drivers e Other drivers e Network drivers e Video drivers Basic Installation instructions are provided below 6 2 Driver DVD Auto run All the drivers for the MXGF Series are on the installation DVD that came with the system To install the drivers please follow the steps below Important Note The following steps must be repeated by the user for each driver installed To avoid redundancy these steps are explained below and referred to in each subsequent section Step 1 Insert the DVD into a DVD drive connected to the system Step 2 The DVD should autorun If it does not double click on the disk drive containing the CyberResearch DVD 124 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards MXGF Series JOE Cysera ti Pane PC Mende Figure 6 1 DVD Interface Step 3 Select Motherboard SBC Drivers as shown in Figure 6 1 Step 4 Select MXGF Series from the secondary menu options as shown in Figure 6 2 TORE N a SEC Oriens mian P Figure 6 2 Select MXGF Series Step 5 Atertiary menu appears with a list of availa
124. ternal Interface Panel Connectors Table 3 2 lists the rear panel connectors on the MXGF Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 3 1 Connector Type Label Audio connectors Audio jacks AUDIO CV1 Keyboard and mouse connectors Dual PS 2 KB MS1 LAN Connector RJ 45 LAN1 05 01 LAN2 USB23 Parallel port connector DB 25 connector DSUB1 RS 232 serial port connector D sub 9 pin male 3IN1 DSUB1 USB 2 0 ports Dual USB ports LAN1_USB01 LAN2_USB23 VGA port connector 15 pin female VGA 3IN1_DSUB1 Table 3 2 Rear Panel Connectors CyberResearch Inc 17 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards 3 2 Internal Peripheral Connectors Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible when the motherboard is outside of the chassis This section has complete descriptions of all the internal peripheral connectors on the MXGF 3 2 1 ATX CPU Power Connector CN Label CPU12V1 CN Type 4 pin ATX power connector 1x4 CN Location See Figure 3 2 CN Pinouts See Table 3 3 The 4 pin ATX power connector is connected to an ATX power supply o S Hl c m CPU12V1 sis 1 at 1 Table 3 3 Power Connector Pinouts 18 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResear
125. tion to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular device gt Available DEFAULT gt Reserved Available DMA Channels are DM Channel 0 DM Channel 1 DM Channel 3 DM Channel 5 DM Channel 6 DM Channel 7 The specified DMA is available to be used by PCI PnP devices The specified DMA is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Reserved Memory Size Disabled Use the Reserved Memory Size BIOS option to specify the amount of memory that should be reserved for legacy ISA devices gt Disabled DEFAULT gt 16K 32k gt 64K No memory block reserved for legacy ISA devices 16 KB reserved for legacy ISA devices 32 KB reserved for legacy ISA devices 54 KB reserved for legacy ISA devices CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 107 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResear Ch Motherboards 5 5 Boot Use the Boot menu BIOS Menu 17 to configure system boot options BIOS 1 Security Chipset EX Boot Settings Configure settings during system boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives CD DVD Drives Removable Drives gt Select Screen met Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen General Help F10 Save and Exit ESE 2 42 PONE v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS
126. torage device that stores digitally encoded data ICH The Input Ouput Control Hub ICH is an Intel amp Southbridge chipset IrDA Infrared Data Association IrDA specify infrared data transmission protocols used to enable electronic devices to wirelessly communicate with each other L1 Cache The Level 1 Cache L1 Cache is a small memory cache built into the system processor L2 Cache The Level 2 Cache L2 Cache is an external processor memory cache 156 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series LCD Liquid crystal display LCD is a flat low power display device that consists of two polarizing plates with a liquid crystal panel in between LVDS Low voltage differential signaling LVDS is a dual wire high speed differential electrical signaling system commonly used to connect LCD displays to a computer POST The Power on Self Test POST is the pre boot actions the system performs when the system is turned on RAM Random Access Memory RAM is volatile memory that loses data when power is lost RAM has very fast data transfer rates compared to other storage like hard drives SATA Serial ATA SATA is a serial communications bus designed for data transfers between storage devices and the computer chipsets The SATA bus has transfer speeds up to 1 5 Gbps and the SATA bus has data transfer speeds of up to 3 0 Gbps S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A
127. ts 3 2 11 PCI Express x16 Slot CN Label CN Type CN Location CN Pinouts PCIEX16 1 AZ ow PCIEX16 1 PCle x16 slot See Figure 3 12 See Table 3 13 Side A Table 3 14 Side B Figure 3 12 PCle x16 Connector Location PCle x16 expansion devices can be inserted into the PCle x16 slot NAME HSIp 11 HSIn 11 GND GND HSIp 12 CyberResearch Inc 25 Business Park Drive Branford CT USA 29 P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 www cyberresearch com Series CyberResearch Motherboards PRSNT 2 NAME PIN NAME HSIn 7 A69 GND A70 GND A72 HSIp 8 A73 HSIn 8 A74 A80 HSIp 10 A81 HSIn 10 A82 HSIn 12 GND GND HSIp 13 HSIn 13 GND GND HSIp 15 HSIn 15 GND GND HSOp 7 HSOn 7 GND PRSNT 2 GND HSOp 8 HSOn 8 GND GND HSOp 9 GND HSOp 12 HSOn 12 GND GND HSOp 13 HSOn 13 GND GND HSOp 14 HSOn 14 30 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards Series GND GND HSOp 10 HSOn 10 GND GND HSOp 11 HSOn 11 Table 3 14 PCle x16 Side B Pinouts 3 2 12 PCI Slot CN Label PCH PCI2 PCI3 and PCIA CN Type PCI Slot CN Location See Figure 3 13 CN Pinouts See Table 3 15 GND HSOp 15 HSOn 15 GND i EXE The PCI slot enables a PCI expansion module to be connected to the board CyberRe
128. upport allows for increased data throughput for applications requiring quick data access RAID 1 5 and 10 provide data redundancy allowing for the failure of one or more disks without losing data Graphics capabilities include a VGA port on the rear panel and a PCle x16 graphics card slot The graphics card slot supports the latest graphics cards offering rendering and quality capable of supporting the most intensive graphics applications Networking is provided through two GbE controllers The GbE controllers allow network data speeds of up to 1 0Gb s allowing for fast communication between computers on the 2 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series network and with computers on external networks The first LAN port supports Intel amp AMT 5 0 for powerful remote management options Expansion capabilities include four PCI slots one PCle x4 slot twelve USB ports six serial ports and a parallel port 1 1 1 Benefits Some of the MXGF motherboard benefits include Operating reliably in harsh industrial environments up to 60 C The system is always available and will reboot if the system crashes Powerful processor options are ideal for computing intensive applications Data is protected through fast and reliable SATA RAID storage 1 1 2 Features Some of the MXGF motherboard features are listed below form factor RoHS compliant LGA 775 CPU socket and PCle
129. void unknown routines within the operating system DOS such as disk that can be very time consuming 162 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc CyberResearch Motherboards Series When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer otherwise the system resets EXAMPLE PROGRAM INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W LOOP MOV AX 6F02H setting the time out value MOV BL 30 time out value is 48 seconds INT 15H ADD THE APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE 1 is the application over JNE W LOOP restart the application MOV AX 6F02H disable Watchdog Timer MOV BL 0 15 EXIT CyberResearch Inc 163 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series CyberResear ch Motherboards Compatibility 164 Copyright 2010 CyberResearch Inc Cyber Research Motherboards MXGF Series The compatible items described here been tested by the manufacturer and found to be compatible with the MXGF E 1 Compatible Operating Systems The following operating systems have been successfully run on the MXGF Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows XP 32 bit Microsoft Windows 2000 E 2 Compatible Processors The following Intel amp Socket LGA775 processors have been successfully tested on the MXGF CP
130. wing installation notices and installation considerations should be read and understood before the MXGF is installed All installation notices pertaining to the installation of MXGF should be strictly adhered to Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the MXGF and injury to the person installing the motherboard CyberResearch Inc 47 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series Cyber Research Motherboards 4 2 1 Installation Notices WARNING The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the MXGF MXGF components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following Read the user manual O Theuser manual provides a complete description of the MXGF installation instructions and configuration options Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff ESD O Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD Wearing an ESD cuff removes ESD from the body and helps prevent ESD damage Place the MXGF on an antistatic pad When installing or configuring the motherboard place it on an antistatic pad This helps to prevent potential ESD damage Turn all power to the MXGF off When working with the MXGF make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system Before an
131. yberResearch Inc 161 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com Series Cyber Research Motherboards The following discussion applies to the DOS environment Contact CyberResearch Inc support for Windows drivers The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash This condition may have occurred by external EMIs or a software bug When the CPU stops working correctly Watchdog Timer either performs a hardware reset cold boot or a Non Maskable Interrupt NMI to bring the system back to a known state A BIOS function call INT 15H is used to control the Watchdog Timer INT 15H AH 6FH Sub function AL 2 Sets the Watchdog Timer s period BL Time out value Its unit second is dependent on the item Watchdog Timer unit select in CMOS setup Table D 1 AH 6FH Sub function Call sub function 2 to set the time out period of Watchdog Timer first If the time out value is not zero the Watchdog Timer starts counting down When the timer value reaches zero the system resets To ensure that this reset condition does not occur calling sub function 2 must periodically refresh the Watchdog Timer However the watchdog timer is disabled if the time out value is set to zero A tolerance of at least 1096 must be maintained to a

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