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MB899
® TM
Intel Core 2 Duo/
TM
Core Duo/ Solo 945GM
Mini-ITX Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.0A
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Acknowledgments Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International, Inc. PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel and Intel® Core 2 Duo and Intel® Core Duo/Solo processors are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective
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Table of Contents Introduction .......................................................1 Product Description.............................................................1 Checklist..............................................................................2 MB899 Specifications.........................................................3 Board Dimensions...............................................................4 Installations .......................................................5
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IMPORTANT NOTE: When the system boots without the CRT being connected, there will be no image on screen when you insert the CRT/VGA cable. To show the image on screen, the hotkey must be pressed (CTRL-ALT-F1). THE MB899 MINI ITX MOTHERBOARD iv MB899 User’s Manual
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INTRODUCTION Introduction Product Description The MB899 Mini ITX board incorporates the Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset for Embedded Computing, consisting of the Intel® 945GM Graphic Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and Intel® I/O Controller Hub 7-M (ICH7-M), an optimized integrated graphics solution with a 533MHz and 667MHz front-side bus. Dimensions of the board are 170mm x 170mm. The integrated powerful 3D graphics engine, based on Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel®
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INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MB899 package should include the items listed below. • The MB899 Mini-ITX motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • Cable kit (IDE, Serial port, Serial ATA) 2 MB899 User’s Manual
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INTRODUCTION MB899 Specifications TM TM CPU Supported Intel® Core 2 Duo , Intel® Core Duo /Solo processors CPU Voltage 0.700V ~ 1.5V (IMVP-6) System Speed Up to 2.33GHz or above CPU FSB 533MHz/667MHz FSB Cache 2MB APM1.2 Green /APM CPU Socket mPGA 478MT Socket Intel 945GM Chipset Chipset GMCH: 82945GM 1466-pin Micro-FCBGA ICH7M: 82801GBM 652-pin mBGA Award BIOS, support ACPI Function BIOS Memory DDR2 667/533 SDRAM DIMM x2 (w/o ECC function), Max. 4GB 945G
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INTRODUCTION [ Board Dimensions 4 MB899 User’s Manual
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INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB899 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU........................................................................ 6 Installing the Memory.................................................................. 7 Setting the Jumpers ...................................................................... 8 Connectors on MB899 ................
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INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MB899 board supports a Socket 478MT (Napa) processor socket TM TM TM for Intel® Core 2 Duo , Intel® Core Duo and Intel® Core Solo mobile processors. The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the processor. As shown in the left picture below, loosen the screw first before inserting the processor. Place the processor into the socket by making sure the notch on the corner of the CPU corresponds with the notch on the inside of the socket. Onc
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INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MB899 board supports two DDR2 memory socket for a maximum total memory of GB in DDR2 memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR2 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1. Hold the DDR2 module so that the key of the DDR2 module align with those on the memory slot. 2. Gently push the DDR2 module in an upright position until the clips of the slot close to hold the DDR2 module i
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INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MB899 to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following lists the connectors on MB899 and their respective functions. Jumper Locations on MB899.......................................................... 9 JP2: CPU FSB Selection(reserved)............................................... 10 JP5: LCD Pane
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INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MB899 Jumpers on MB899...........................................................................Page JP2: CPU FSB Selection .............................................................. 10 JP5: LCD Panel Power Selection ................................................. 10 JP6: 1394 EPROM Write Selection ............................................. 10 JP7: Clear CMOS Setting............................................................. 10 JP8: Co
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INSTALLATIONS JP2: CPU FSB Selection(reserved) JP2 CPU FSB 533MHz 667MHz JP5: LCD Panel Power Selection JP3 LCD Panel Power 3.3V 5V JP6: 1394 EPROM Write Selection JP6 1394 EPROM For EPROM Write Normal JP7: Clear CMOS Setting JP4 Setting Normal Clear CMOS JP8: CompactFlash Slave/Master Selection JP8 CF Setting Master Slave [ 10 MB899 User’s Manual
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INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MB899 The connectors on MB899 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on MB899 and their respective functions. CN1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors...................... 13 CN2, CN3: COM1 and VGA Connector...................................... 13 CN4: 10/100 RJ-45 and USB1/2 Ports......................................... 14 CN5:
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INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MB899 12 MB899 User’s Manual
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INSTALLATIONS CN1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Signal Name Keyboard Mouse Signal Name Keyboard data 1 1 Mouse data N.C. 2 2 N.C. GND 3 3 GND 5V 4 4 5V Keyboard clock 5 5 Mouse clock N.C. 6 6 N.C. CN2, CN3: COM1 and VGA Connector [ Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name DCD 1 6 DSR RXD 2 7 RTS TXD 3 8 CTS DTR 4 9 RI GND 5 10 Not Used [[[[ Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Red 1 2 Green Blue 3 4 N
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INSTALLATIONS CN4: 10/100 RJ-45 and USB1/2 Ports CN5: 1394 Connector J12: SPDIF Out Connector CN6: GbE RJ-45 and USB3/4 Ports CN8: Audio Connector The audio connector, from top to bottom, is composed of Line in, Line out and Microphone jacks. CN9, CN10: Serial ATA Connectors FAN1: System Fan Power Connector FAN1 is a 3-pin header for system fans. The fan must be a 12V (500mA). Pin # Signal Name 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Rotation detection FAN2: CPU Fan Power
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INSTALLATIONS IDE1: IDE Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Reset IDE 1 2 Ground Host data 7 3 4 Host data 8 Host data 6 5 6 Host data 9 Host data 5 7 8 Host data 10 Host data 4 9 10 Host data 11 Host data 3 11 12 Host data 12 Host data 2 13 14 Host data 13 Host data 1 15 16 Host data 14 Host data 0 17 18 Host data 15 Ground 19 20 Protect pin DRQ0 21 22 Ground Host IOW 23 24 Ground Host IOR 25 26 Ground IOCHRDY 27 28 Host ALE DACK0 29 30 Ground IRQ14 31 32 No con
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INSTALLATIONS J14: ATX Power Supply Connector 11 1 Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name 3.3V 11 1 3.3V -12V 12 2 3.3V Ground 13 3 Ground PS-ON 14 4 +5V Ground 15 5 Ground Ground 16 6 +5V Ground 17 7 Ground -5V 18 8 Power good +5V 19 9 5VSB 20 10 +5V 20 10 +12V J1: IrDA Connector Pin # Signal Name 1 +5V 2 No connect 3 Ir RX 4 Ground 5 Ir TX J2: Digital I/O Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name GND 1 2 VCC OUT3 3 4 OUT1 OUT2 5 6 OUT0 IN3 7 8 IN1
