Ibase MI958 User Manual

MI958 AMD G-series APU+A55E FCH Mini-ITX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0

INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The motherboard supports two DDR3 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 8GB in DDR3 memory type. Instal

INSTALLATIONS MI958 User’s Manual 7 Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on the motherboard to select various settings and

INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations 8 MI958 User’s Manual

INSTALLATIONS JP6: LCD Panel Power Selection JP6 LCD Panel Power 3.3V 5V JP12: Clear CMOS Setting JP13 Setting Normal Clear CMOS JP1,JP2

INSTALLATIONS JP4: COM1 RS232 +5V/+12V Power Setting JP4 Setting Function Pin 1-2 Short/Closed +12V Pin 3-4 Short/Closed Normal Pin 5-6 Short/Clos

INSTALLATIONS JP8 Setting Function Pin 1-2 Short/Closed +5VSB Pin 2-3 Short/Closed +5V JP9: USB7, USB8 (CN14) Power Setting JP9 Setting Functio

INSTALLATIONS 12 MI958 User’s Manual The motherboard connectors allow you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk

INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations MI958 User’s Manual 13

INSTALLATIONS CN1A, CN1B: COM1(up) and COM2(down)Connector [ Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal NameDCD 1 6 DSR RXD 2 7 RTS TXD 3 8 CTS DTR 4

INSTALLATIONS J3: ATX Power Supply Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name3.3V 13 1 3.3V -12V 14 2 3.3V Ground 15 3 Ground PS-ON 16 4 +

ii MI958 User’s Manual Acknowledgments AMI is a registered trademark of AMI Software International, Inc. AMD and ATI are registered trademarks o

INSTALLATIONS JP10: System Function Connector JP10 provides connectors for system indicators that provide light indication of the computer activities

INSTALLATIONS Reset Switch: Pins 9 and 19 The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then

INSTALLATIONS CN4 : LVDS Connectors The LVDS connectors on board supports 18-bit. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal NameTX0- 2 1 TX0+ Ground 4 3

INSTALLATIONS MI958 User’s Manual 19 PCIE1: PCI-E(x1) Slot PCI1: PCI Slot (supports 2 Master)

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BIOS SETUP MI958 User’s Manual 21 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that co

BIOS SETUP 22 MI958 User’s Manual BIOS Introduction The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports Intel proce

BIOS SETUP MI958 User’s Manual 23 Main BIOS Setup This setup allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in you

BIOS SETUP 24 MI958 User’s Manual Advanced Settings This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system

BIOS SETUP MI958 User’s Manual 25 PCI Subsystem Settings This section allows you to configure the PCI, PCI-X and PCI Expres

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BIOS SETUP 26 MI958 User’s Manual Extended Tag If ENABLED allows Device to use 8-bit Tag field as a requester. No Snoop Enables or Disables PCI Exp

BIOS SETUP MI958 User’s Manual 27 ACPI Settings This section configures the system ACPI parameters. Aptio Setup Utility

BIOS SETUP 28 MI958 User’s Manual CPU Configuration This section shows the CPU configuration parameters. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright © 2010 Ame

BIOS SETUP MI958 User’s Manual 29 Auto Power On Schedule This section setups the power on time for the system. Aptio Set

BIOS SETUP 30 MI958 User’s Manual USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright © 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipse

BIOS SETUP MI958 User’s Manual 31 Super IO Configuration Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright © 2010 American Megatrends, Inc

BIOS SETUP 32 MI958 User’s Manual Chipset Settings This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system

BIOS SETUP MI958 User’s Manual 33 North Bridge This section allows you to configure the North Bridge Chipset. Aptio Setu

BIOS SETUP 34 MI958 User’s Manual Memory Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit

BIOS SETUP MI958 User’s Manual 35 South Bridge This section allows you to configure the South Bridge Chipset. Aptio Setup

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BIOS SETUP 36 MI958 User’s Manual SB USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright © 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced

BIOS SETUP MI958 User’s Manual 37 SB HD Azalia Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Main Advanced Chipset

BIOS SETUP 38 MI958 User’s Manual Boot Settings This section allows you to configure the boot settings according to your preference. Aptio Setup Ut

BIOS SETUP MI958 User’s Manual 39 Security Settings Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright © 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. M

BIOS SETUP 40 MI958 User’s Manual Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Disacard Changes and Exit Exit system setup wit

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONS MI958 User’s Manual 41 Drivers Installation This section describes the installation procedures for so

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONS AMD A55E Chipset Family Graphics Driver Installation Follow the steps below to install the AMD A55E chipset family graphics dr

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONS 2. When the welcome screen to the ATI – Catalyst™ Install Manager appears, click Next. Now, click Install to allow the installa

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONS 3. Select Express and click Next to proceed with the installation. On the following screen, click Finish to complete the instal

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONS Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Installation Follow the steps below to install the Realtek HD audio drivers. 1. Insert

INTRODUCTION MI958 User’s Manual 1 Introduction Product Description The AMD Embedded G-Series Processors with AMD Radeon™

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONS 2. When the welcome screen to the Audio Driver Setup appears, click Next to start the software installation. Once the InstallS

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONS Realtek LAN Controller Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to install the Realtek LAN Drivers. 1. Insert the CD that

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONS 3.When the welcome screen to InstallShield Wizard appears, click Next to start the installation 4.When the InstallShieldWiza

Appendix MI958 User’s Manual 49 Appendix A. I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONS 50 MI958 User’s Manual B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the s

Appendix MI958 User’s Manual 51 C. Watchdog Timer Configuration The WDT is used to generate a variety of output signals af

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONS 52 MI958 User’s Manual //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- void EnableWDT(int interval

Appendix MI958 User’s Manual 53 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- //

DRIVERS INSTALLATIONS 54 MI958 User’s Manual outportb(F81865_INDEX_PORT, REG); Result = inportb(F81865_DATA_PORT); Lock_F81865(); return Result;

INTRODUCTION 2 MI958 User’s Manual Checklist Your AMD MI958 Development Board package should include the items listed below. • The MI958 Mini-ITX

INTRODUCTION MI958 User’s Manual 3 MI958 Specifications Product Name MI958F-10 (G-T40N APU onboard) MI958F-14 (G-T48N APU

INTRODUCTION [ Board Dimensions 4 MI958 User’s Manual

INSTALLATIONS MI958 User’s Manual 5 Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors