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MB879
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Intel Pentium M
ATI Radeon Xpress 200
Mini-ITX Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.0
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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 Pentium M are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. ii MB879 User’s Manual
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Table of Contents Introduction .......................................................1 Product Description.............................................................1 Checklist..............................................................................2 MB879 Specifications.........................................................3 Board Dimensions...............................................................4 Installations .......................................................5
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THE MB879 MINI ITX MOTHERBOARD iv MB879 User’s Manual
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INTRODUCTION Introduction Product Description Designed for gaming and multimedia applications, the MB879 Mini ITX board incorporates the ATi Xpress 200 chipset, supporting CPU front side bus of 400MHzz and 533MHz. The board accommodates Pentium® M and Celeron® M processors with speeds up to 2.26GHz and one DDR2 DIMM memory. The MB879 comes with the RC410MD Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP) that integrates 2D/3D graphics and a system controller in a single chip. The RC410MB deli
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INTRODUCTION Checklist Your MB879 package should include the items listed below. ® • The MB879 Pentium M Mini-ITX motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility 2 MB879 User’s Manual
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INTRODUCTION MB879 Specifications [ CPU Socket Socket 479 or FBGA on board CPU Supported Intel Pentium® M / Celeron® M (Dothan core only) CPU Voltage 0.700V ~ 1.708V CPU Speed / FSB Up to 2.26GHz / 533MHz FSB Green /APM APM1.2 Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200 (RC410MD) / SB450 chipset NB: ATi Radeon Xpress 200 (RC410MD), 707-ball FCBGA SB: ATi SB450, 564-ball BGA Award BIOS, support ACPI function BIOS Cache 128K/256K/512K/1M Level 2 (CPU integrated) Memory 1x DDR2 400/533/667
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INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions 4 MB879 User’s Manual
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INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MB879 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ................................................................................. 6 Installing the Memory ........................................................................... 7 Setting the Jumpers................................................................................ 8 Connect
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INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU ® The MB879 board supports a Socket 479 processor socket for Intel ® ® Pentium M or Celeron M processors. The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the processor. As shown in the left picture below, loosen the screw first before inserting the processor. Place the processor into the socket by making sure the notch on the corner of the CPU corresponds with the notch on the inside of the socket. Once the processor has slide into the socket, fas
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INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MB879 board supports one DDR2 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 1GB in DDR2 memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR2 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1. Hold the DDR2 module so that the key of the DDR2 module align with those on the memory slot. 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 MB879 to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following lists the connectors on MB879 and their respective functions. Jumper Locations on MB879.......................................................... 9 JP1: COM4 RS232 +5V / +12V Power Setting............................ 10 JP2: LVDS Panel Voltage
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INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MB879 Jumpers on MB879...........................................................................Page JP1: COM4 RS232 +5V / +12V Power Setting ........................... 10 JP2: LVDS Panel Voltage Selection ............................................ 10 JP3: COM3 RS232 +5V / +12V Power Setting ........................... 10 JP4: CPU FSB Selection .............................................................. 10 JP5: Clear CMOS Setting...............
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INSTALLATIONS JP1: COM4 RS232 +5V / +12V Power Setting Pin # Pin # Signal Name JP1 Signal Name 1 RI +12V 2 3 RI (Default) RI (Default) 4 5 RI +5V 6 COM4 Settings: Pin 1-2 short = +12V, Pin 6-5 short = +5V, Pin 3-4 Standard COM Port JP2: LVDS Panel Voltage Selection JP2 LVDS Voltage 3.3V 5V JP3: COM3 RS232 +5V / +12V Power Setting Pin # Pin # Signal Name JP3 Signal Name 1 RI +12V 2 3 RI (Default) RI (Default) 4 5 RI +5V 6 COM3 Settings: Pin 1-2 short
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INSTALLATIONS JP5: Clear CMOS Setting JP5 Setting Normal Clear CMOS [ SW1: LVDS Resolution Switch Setting SW1-1 SW1-2 SW1-3 SW1-4 Resolution OFF ON ON ON 800x600 ON OFF ON ON 1024x768 OFF OFF ON ON 1280 X 1024 ON ON OFF ON 1400 X 1050 MB879 User’s Manual 11
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INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MB879 The connectors on MB879 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, etc. The following table lists the connectors on MB879 and their respective functions. Connector Locations on MB879................................................... 13 CN1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors ...................... 14 CN2: S-Video and RCA Connector for TV out............................ 14
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INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MB879 MB879 User’s Manual 13
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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: S-Video and RCA Connector for TV out 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 # S
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INSTALLATIONS CN4: 10/100 LAN RJ-45 and USB1/2 Ports CN5: 1394 Connector CN6: SPDIF Out Connector CN7: Gigabit LAN 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. FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector FAN1 is a 3-pin header for the CPU fan. The fan must be a 12V fan. Pin # Signal Name 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Rotation detection FAN2: System Fan Power Connector FAN2 is a 3-pin header for
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INSTALLATIONS J1: Floppy Drive Connector J1 is a slim 26-pin connector and will support up to 2.88MB FDD. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name VCC 1 2 INDEX VCC 3 4 DRV_SEL VCC 5 6 DSK_CH NC 7 8 NC NC 9 10 MOTOR DINST 11 12 DIR NC 13 14 STEP GND 15 16 WDATA GND 17 18 WGATE GND 19 20 TRACK NC 21 22 WPROT GND 23 24 RDATA GND 25 26 SIDE 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
