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MI935
LGA775 Core ™ 2 Duo
®
Intel Q35 Chipset
Mini-ITX Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.0
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Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................... 1 Checklist .............................................................................. 1 Product Description ............................................................. 2 Specifications ...................................................................... 3 Board Dimensions ............................................................... 4 Installations ........................................
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INTRODUCTION Introduction Checklist Your MI935 Core 2 Duo motherboard package should include the items listed below: • The MI935 motherboard • This User’s manual • 1 x I/O shield • 1 x IDE cable • 1 x SATA cable • 1 CD containing the following: • Chipset Drivers • Flash Memory Utility MI935 User’s Manual 1
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INSTALLATIONS Product Description The MI935 Mini-ITX motherboard is designed for either the Intel ® Core ™2 Duo or Core ™2 Quad processors of up to 1333MHz FSB. It is based on the Intel’s Q35 Express chipset and it comes with two single-channel DDR2 memory slots and 4GB memory capacity for faster system responsiveness and support of 64-bit computing. The new IBASE motherboards are aimed for high performance PCs in the digital, communications and industrial sector. On board is one
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INTRODUCTION Specifications Form Factor Mini ITX (for performance desktop market) Socket LGA775, Supports the Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core2 Quad Processor processors, and Intel Celeron 400 (Conroe-L) Sequence processor. FSB 800/1066/1333 MHz Chipset Intel Q35 Chipset: • Intel Q35 Graphic Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) • Intel ICH9/ICH9R I/O Controller Hub BIOS • Award BIOS: footprint from SPI, supports ACPI, SMBIOS Memory • 2 x 240-pin DDRII 667/800 DIMM sockets, support o
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INSTALLATIONS Board Dimensions 4 MI935 User’s Manual
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INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the MI935 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ........................................................................ 6 ATX Power Installation ............................................................... 6 Installing the Memory .................................................................. 7 Setting the Jumpers ................
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INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The MI935 motherboard supports an LGA 775 processor socket for Intel® Core 2 Duo processors. The LGA 775 processor socket comes with a lever to secure the processor. Refer to the pictures below, from left to right, on how to place the processor into the CPU socket. Please note that the cover of the LGA775 socket must always be installed during transport to avoid damage to the socket. ATX Power Installation The system power is provided to th
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INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The MI935 motherboard supports four DDR2 memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 4GB in DDR memory type. It supports DDR2 667/800MHz. Basically, the system memory interface has the following features: Supports two 64-bit wide DDR data channels Available bandwidth up to 6.4GB/s (DDR2 800) for two-channel mode. Supports 256Mb, 512Mb, 1Gb DDR2 technologies. Supports only x8, x16, DDR2 devices with four banks Supports only unbuffered DIMMs
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INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on the motherboard are used 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 and their respective functions. Jumper Locations on MI935/MI935F/MI935RF ................................... 9 JP7: Clear CMOS Contents ................................................................. 10
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INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on MI935/MI935F/MI935RF Jumper Locations on MI935/MI935F/MI935RF ............................ 9 JP7: Clear CMOS Contents .......................................................... 10 JP1, JP2, JP3: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ....................... 10 MI935 User’s Manual 9
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INSTALLATIONS JP7: Clear CMOS Contents Use JP7, a 3-pin header, to clear the CMOS contents. Note that the ATX-power connector should be disconnected from the motherboard before clearing CMOS. JP7 Setting Function Pin 1-2 Normal Short/Closed Pin 2-3 Clear CMOS Short/Closed JP1, JP2, JP3: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection COM1 is fixed for RS-232 use only. COM2 is selectable for RS232, RS-422 and RS-485. ID394: COM3 and COM4 are fixed for RS-232 use only. The following t
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INSTALLATIONS Connectors on MI935 The connectors on MI935 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on MI935 and their respective functions. ATX2: 24-pin ATX Power Connector ............................................................. 13 ATX1: ATX 12V Power Connector ................................................................ 13 CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector .....
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INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on MI935/MI935F/MI935RF ATX2: 24-pin ATX Power Connector ................................................................................................... 13 ATX1: ATX 12V Power Connector ....................................................................................................... 13 CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector .............................................................................................. 13 SYS FAN1, 2: Syst
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INSTALLATIONS ATX2: 24-pin ATX Power Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name 3.3V 13 1 3.3V -12V 14 2 3.3V Ground 15 3 Ground PS-ON 16 4 +5V Ground 17 5 Ground Ground 18 6 +5V Ground 19 7 Ground -5V 20 8 Power good +5V 21 9 5VSB +5V 22 10 +12V +5V 23 11 +12V Ground 24 12 +3.3V ATX1: ATX 12V Power Connector This connector supplies the CPU operation voltage Pin # Signal Name 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 +12V 4 +12V CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector Pin # Signal Name
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INSTALLATIONS CN4: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors Keyboard Signal Pin # Mouse Signal Keyboard data 1 Mouse data N.C. 2 N.C. GND 3 GND 5V 4 5V Mouse (top) Keyboard clock 5 Mouse clock Keyboard (bottom) N.C. 6 N.C. CN2, J3: COM1/2 Serial Ports CN2 (COM1) is a DB-9 connector, while J3 is a COM pin-header connector. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name DCD, Data carrier detect 1 6 DSR, Data set ready RXD, Receive data 2 7 RTS, Request to send TXD, Transmit data 3 8 C
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INSTALLATIONS CN1: VGA CRT Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Red 1 2 Green Blue 3 4 N.C. GND 5 6 GND GND 7 8 GND VCC 9 10 GND N.C. 11 12 DDCDATA HSYNC 13 14 VSYNC DDCCLK 15 CN6: Marvell 88E8053 PCI-express Gigabit LAN and USB2/3 Connector CN7: Intel 82562V 10/100 or Intel 82566DM GbE RJ-45 and USB0/1 Connector Note: 10/100 LAN for MI935; Dual Gigabit LAN for MI935F CN5: Audio Connector CN4 is a 3-jack audio connector CN3: eSATA HDD Conne
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INSTALLATIONS CN9, CN8: SATA HDD Connectors Pin # Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX- 4 Ground 5 RX- 6 RX+ 7 Ground IDE1: Primary IDE Connectors 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
