IBASE Technology MI970VF User manual

MI970VF/MI970F

Intel®QM77 / HM76

Mini-ITX Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

Version 1.0

MI970 User’s Manual

Acknowledgments

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Corporation.

Intel and Intel® Sandy Bridge DC Mobile Processor are

registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

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Corporation.

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Corporation.

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Table of Contents

Introduction...................................................... 1

Product Description............................................................1

Checklist.............................................................................2

MI970 Specifications .........................................................3

Board Dimensions..............................................................5

Installations...................................................... 7

Installing the CPU ..............................................................8

Installing the Memory.........................................................9

Setting the Jumpers...........................................................10

Connectors on MI970.......................................................15

BIOS Setup.......................................................23

Drivers Installation......................................49

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility.........................50

VGA Drivers Installation..................................................53

Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation ..............................56

LAN Drivers Installation ..................................................58

Intel® Management Engine Interface ...............................62

Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers....................................................65

Appendix...........................................................67

A. I/O Port Address Map..................................................67

B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)......................................68

C. Watchdog Timer Configuration...................................69

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INTRODUCTION

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Introduction

Product Description

The MI970VF MiniITX motherboard is based on the latest Intel®QM77

chipset. The platform supports 3rd generation Intel®Core processor

family with rPGA988B packing and feature an integrated dual-channel

DDR3 memory controller as well as a graphics core.

The latest Intel®processors provide advanced performance in both

computing and graphics quality. This meets the requirement of customers

in the gaming, POS, digital signage and server market segment.

The QM77 platform is made with 22 nanometer technology that supports

Intel’s first processor architecture to unite the CPU and the graphics core

on the transistor level. The MI970VF Mini ITX board utilizes the

dramatic increase in performance provided this Intel’s latest cutting-edge

technology. Measuring 170mm x 170mm, the MI970F offers fast 6Gbps

SATA support (2 ports), USB3.0 (4 ports) and interfaces for DVI-D,

DVI-I, LVDS and DisplayPort displays. MI970VF features IntelActive

Management Technology 8.0.

MI970F FEATURES:

Supports Intel®3rd Generation Core i7/i5/i3 QC/DC mobile

processors

Two DDR3 SoDIMM, 1066/1333/1600MHz, Max. 16GB

memory

Dual Intel®PCI-Express Gigabit LAN

Integrated Graphics for DVI-I, DVI-D/DisplayPort/LVDS

displays

4x SATA 2.0, 2x SATA 3.0, 8x USB 2.0, USB 3.0 (4 ports),

4x COM, Watchdog timer

1x PCI-E (x16), 2x Mini PCI-E

Optional AMT (MI970AF only)

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Checklist

Your MI970 package should include the items listed below.

The MI970 Mini-ITX motherboard

This User’s Manual

1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility

Serial ATA cable

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MI970 Specifications

Product Name

MI970F [Supports ErP]

MI970VF [Supports iAMT 8.0, TPM & vPro]

Form Factor

Mini-ITX

CPU Type

- Intel®3rd Generation CoreTMi7/i5/i3 mobile processors

- rPGA package, 37.5 mm x 37.5mm

- TDP: QC = 45W/ DC = 35W

**Ivy Bridge CPU socket is compatible with Sandy Bridge CPU**

CPU Speed

Up to 2.7GHz

Cache

Up to 8MB

CPU Socket

rPGA 988B (Socket G2)

Chipset

Intel®QM77Platform Controller Hub (MI970VF)

Intel®HM76Platform Controller Hub (MI970F)

25 x 27 mm package size

BIOS

AMI BIOS [16MB SPI ROM]

Memory

Intel®Ivy-Bridge mobile processors integrated memory controller

DDRIII 1066/1333/1600 MHz

- SO-DIMM [204-pin vertical type]x 2 (Non-ECC), Max. 16GB

VGA

- Intel®Ivy-Bridge mobile processor integrated Gfx, supports 3

independent displays, Direct X 11, OpenGL 3.1, Open CL 1.1

DVI-I X 1 (thru Level shifter ASM1442)

DVI-D X 1 (thru DP to DVI converter ANX9830C)

DisplayPort x 1

LVDS : DF13 x 2 for supporting dual channel 24-bit

LAN

1. Intel® Lewisville 82579LM GbE PHY [MI970VF only]

or Intel® Lewisville 82579V GbE PHY [MI970F only]

2. Intel®82583V as 2nd GbE

USB

USB 2.0 host controller [Panther Point integrated], supports 8ports

- 4 ports in the rear panel

- 2 ports via onboard pin header (2.54mm pitch)

- 2 ports via MiniPCIe sockets

USB 3.0 host controller [Panther Point integrated], support 4 ports

-2 ports in the rear panel

-2 ports via onboard box-header type [Blue color]

Serial ATA

Intel®QM77 PCH built-in SATA controller, supports total 6 ports

2 x SATA (3.0) 6Gbps+ 4 x SATA (2.0) 3Gbps ports

Audio

Intel®QM77 PCH built-in High Definition Audio controller + Realtek

ALC892 w/ 7.1 channels

LPC I/O

Fintek F81866AD-I (128-pin LQFP[14mm x 14 mm])

COM1 (RS232/422/485)

[EXAR SP339EER1 232/422/485 transceiver x 1 for jumper-less]

COM2/COM3/COM4 (RS232), Hardware

Monitor (2 thermal inputs,4 voltage monitor inputs & 2 Fan headers)

[CPU FAN & SYS FAN(DC Fan type, 3-pin connector)]

COM1/2 with pin-9 with power for 2 ports (500 mA for each port)

Digital IO

4 in & 4 out

TPM 1.2

Nuvoton WPCT210AA0WX (MI970VF only)

**Operation temperature for 0 ~ +60 degree C only**

iAMT

Intel®QM77 PCH built-in (MI970VF only)

- Intel®Active Management Technology ver. 8.0

Expansion Slots

- PCI-Express (16x) x1 [Gen 3.0 PEG]

- Mini PCI-Express x 1port [Full-sized] w/mSATA +USB 2.0

supporting

- Mini PCI-Express x 1port [Half-sized] w/USB 2.0 supporting

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Edge Connector

[The same as

MI956]

Dual DB9 stack connector for COM #1 / #2

DVI-D + DVI-I stack connector x 1

USB(3.0) dual stack + DP connector x1

RJ-45 + dual USB(2.0) stack connector x2

Triplet type Jack 3 x 1 for HD Audio

Onboard

Header/Connector

2 ports x SATA III [Blue color] , 4ports x SATA II ,

mSATA (w/JEDEC MO-300) [Share with SATA #5]

DF-11 8 pins connector x 1 for 2 ports USB 2.0

DF-13 20 pins connector x 2 for dual –channel LVDS

2x10 pins box-header x 1 for 2ports USB 3.0 [Blue color]

2x5 pins pin-header x 1 for front panel audio [Support 7.1 Channel]

2x5 pins pin-header x 2 for COM3 & COM4

2x5 pins pin-header x 1 for Digital IO

4 pins box header x 1 for LCD backlight control

1 x 5 pins pin-header x 1 for IrDA

Watchdog Timer

Yes (256 segments, 0, 1, 2…255 sec/min)

System Voltage

ATX standard 20-pin type

4 pin type (+12V only)[For full system loading usage]

Others

- vPro [MI970VF only]

- ErP feature for MI970F(F81866AD-I integrated ,WOL from 2nd

GbE

- iSMART function (TI MSP430G2433)

- AT24C02C EEPROM [SO8 type] via SMbus (Optional)

Board Size

170mm x 170mm

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Board Dimensions

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