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MB966 Intel® Xeon® / Core™ i3/i5/i7 Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.3

INTRODUCTION 4 MB966 User’s Manual Checklist Your MB966 package should include the items listed below.  The MB966 motherboard  The MB966 Dri

INTRODUCTION MB966 User’s Manual 5 [ Board Dimensions

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INSTALLATIONS MB966 User’s Manual 7 Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and

INSTALLATIONS 8 MB966 User’s Manual Installing the CPU The MB966 board supports an LGA1156 Socket (shown below) for Intel Clarkdale processors. To

INSTALLATIONS MB966 User’s Manual 9 Installing the Memory The MB966 board supports four DDR3 memory socket for a maximum t

INSTALLATIONS 10 MB966 User’s Manual Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MB966 to select various settings and features according to your needs an

INSTALLATIONS MB966 User’s Manual 11 Jumper Locations on MB966 JP1: TPM Enable/Disable Setting JP2, JP3: Watchdog Timer

INSTALLATIONS 12 MB966 User’s Manual Jumper Settings on MB966 JP1: TPM Enable/Disable Setting JP1 Setting Function Pin 1-2 Short/Closed Enable

INSTALLATIONS MB966 User’s Manual 13 JP4: Clear CMOS Contents Use JP4 to clear the CMOS contents. Note that the ATX-power c

ii MB966 User’s Manual Acknowledgments AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends, Inc. PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Ma

INSTALLATIONS 14 MB966 User’s Manual Connectors on MB966 Connector Locations on MB966 ...

INSTALLATIONS MB966 User’s Manual 15 Connector Locations on MB966

INSTALLATIONS 16 MB966 User’s Manual USB_LAN1: 10/100/1000 RJ-45 (MB966) and USB1/2 Ports ATX1: 24-pin ATX Power Connector Signal Name Pin #

INSTALLATIONS MB966 User’s Manual 17 FAN3/4: System Fan Power Connectors FAN3/4 are 4-pin headers for system fan power. The

INSTALLATIONS 18 MB966 User’s Manual CN3: COM1 Serial Port CN3 (COM1) is a DB-9 connector. J8: COM2 Serial Port Pin # Signal Name (RS

INSTALLATIONS MB966 User’s Manual 19 CN6, CN9, CN11, CN12, CN13, CN14, CN15, CN16: LAN RJ-45 CN7, CN8, CN10: SATA HDD Conn

INSTALLATIONS 20 MB966 User’s Manual J7: VGA Box Header (Available for Integrated Graphics in selected CPU only) Signal Name Pin Pin Signal N

INSTALLATIONS MB966 User’s Manual 21 LED GPIO Definition This chapter describes GPIO definition of three LEDs on front pane

INSTALLATIONS 22 MB966 User’s Manual Digital I/O Sample Configuration Filename：Main.cpp //------------------------------------------------------------

INSTALLATIONS MB966 User’s Manual 23 ucBuf = Get_W627DHG_Reg(0x30); ucBuf |= 0x01; Set_W627DHG_Reg(0x30, ucBuf); } //-

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INSTALLATIONS 24 MB966 User’s Manual //NewData : 1 for input, 0 for output Set_W627DHG_LD(0x09); //switch to logic device 9 Set_W627D

INSTALLATIONS MB966 User’s Manual 25 void Set_W627DHG_LD( unsigned char LD) { Unlock_W627DHG(); outportb(W627DHG_INDEX_P

INSTALLATIONS 26 MB966 User’s Manual Watchdog Timer Configuration The WDT is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable co

INSTALLATIONS MB966 User’s Manual 27 void WDTEnable(unsigned char NewInterval) { unsigned char bBuf; Set_W627DHG_LD(0x0

INSTALLATIONS 28 MB966 User’s Manual } //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void Lock_W627DHG (void) { outp

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 29 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that

BIOS SETUP 30 MB966 User’s Manual BIOS Introduction The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 31 Main BIOS Setup This setup allows you to view processor configuration used in your comput

BIOS SETUP 32 MB966 User’s Manual Advanced Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced Settings

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 33 The CPU Configuration menu shows the following CPU details including the manufacturer, CP

iv MB966 User’s Manual J1: LPC Debug Port (Factory use only) ... 19 J4: PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ...

BIOS SETUP 34 MB966 User’s Manual BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit IDE Configuration <- Se

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 35 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure W

BIOS SETUP 36 MB966 User’s Manual BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Hardware Health Configuration

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 37 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit ACPI Sett

BIOS SETUP 38 MB966 User’s Manual BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit AHCI Settings <- Select Scree

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 39 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Intel AMT

BIOS SETUP 40 MB966 User’s Manual BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit MPS Configuration Select MPS Revisio

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 41 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit PCI Express

BIOS SETUP 42 MB966 User’s Manual BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Trusted Computing Enable/Disable TPM

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 43 USB Beep Message Enables the beep during USB device enumeration. Clock Generator Config

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BIOS SETUP 44 MB966 User’s Manual PCIPnP Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced PCI/PnP Set

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 45 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ or doesn&ap

BIOS SETUP 46 MB966 User’s Manual Boot Settings This option configures the settings during system boot including boot device priority and HDD/CD/DVD

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 47 Security Settings This setting comes with two options set the system password. Supervisor

BIOS SETUP 48 MB966 User’s Manual Advanced Chipset Settings This setting configures the north bridge, south bridge and the ME subsystem. WA

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 49 Memory Hole This option is used to reserve memory space between 15MB and 16MB for ISA ex

BIOS SETUP 50 MB966 User’s Manual BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit South Bridge Chipset Configur

BIOS SETUP MB966 User’s Manual 51 Exit Setup The exit setup has the following settings that are: BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ma

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DRIVERS INSTALLATION MB966 User’s Manual 53 Drivers Installation This section describes the installation procedures for so

DRIVERS INSTALLATION 54 MB966 User’s Manual Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel® Chipset Drivers should be installed first before

DRIVERS INSTALLATION MB966 User’s Manual 55 6. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next to continue. 7. The

DRIVERS INSTALLATION 56 MB966 User’s Manual Intel Graphics Driver Installation 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel -> Intel®

DRIVERS INSTALLATION MB966 User’s Manual 57 4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the inst

DRIVERS INSTALLATION 58 MB966 User’s Manual LAN Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to start installing the Intel LAN drivers. 1. Insert t

DRIVERS INSTALLATION MB966 User’s Manual 59 6. When the Setup Options appears, click Drivers as shown below and Next to co

DRIVERS INSTALLATION 60 MB966 User’s Manual Intel® Management Engine Interface 1. Insert the drivers disc that comes with the motherboard. Click

DRIVERS INSTALLATION MB966 User’s Manual 61 2. On the next screen, the Readme File Information shows the system requireme

DRIVERS INSTALLATION 62 MB966 User’s Manual 3. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next to continue. Then, click Finish when the setup pro

INTRODUCTION MB966 User’s Manual 1 Introduction Product Description MB966 incorporates Intel® 3450 PCH chipset. Currently, t

INTRODUCTION 2 MB966 User’s Manual Memory  Dual channel DDR3 up to 1333MHz  Unbuffered with ECC or Unbuffered & non-ECC  Four DIMM sockets

INTRODUCTION MB966 User’s Manual 3 USB Intel® 3450 built-in High Speed USB host controller, use 4 ports:  2-port at fron