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MB893 Socket LGA775 Pentium ® 4 Intel ® i915GV Chipset Server Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Version 1.0.
ii MB893 User’s Manual Acknowledgments Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International, Inc. PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel and Pentium 4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a regist ered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
MB893 User’s Manual iii Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................... 1 Checklist .............................................................................. 1 Product Description .........................
iv MB893 User’s Manual The MB893 Server Motherboard.
INTRODUCTION MB893 User’s Manual 1 Introduction Checklist Your MB893 Pentium ® 4 motherboard package should include the item s listed below: • The MB893 motherboard • This User’s Manual • 1 IDE cable (40 pin 2.54m m) (optional ) • 1 IDE cable (44 pin 2.
INSTALLATIONS 2 MB893 User’s Manual Product Description The MB893 LGA 775 Pentium ® 4 motherboard incorporates the Intel ® i915GV chipset that can utilize a single LGA775 processor of up to 3.8GHz or higher and supports FSB frequency of 533/ 800MHz (133MHz, and 200MHz HCLK respectively ).
INTRODUCTION MB893 User’s Manual 3 Specifications Product Name MB893 CPU Support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 CPU Voltage 0.8375V~1.6V (VRD 10.1) System Speed Up to 3.
INSTALLATIONS 4 MB893 User’s Manual Board Dimensions.
INSTALLATIONS MB893 User’s Manual 5 Installations This section provides inform ation on how to use the jum pers and connectors on the M B893 in order to set up a workable syst em. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ..........................
INSTALLATIONS 6 MB893 User’s Manual Installing the CPU The MB893 mot herboard supports an LGA 775 processor socket for Intel® Pentium® 4 processors. The LGA 775 processor socket comes with a le ver to secure the processor. Refer to the pictures belo w, from left to right, on how to place the processor into the CPU socket.
INSTALLATIONS MB893 User’s Manual 7 ATX Power Installation The system power is provided to the motherboard wi th the ATX1 and ATX_12V1 power connectors. ATX1 is a 24-pin power connector and ATX_12V1 is an 8-pin 12V power connector. Note: The power supply 5VSB vol tage must be at l east 2A.
INSTALLATIONS 8 MB893 User’s Manual Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MB893 to select various settings and features according to your needs and applica tions. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configurati on for your needs.
INSTALLATIONS MB893 User’s Manual 9 Jumper Locations on MB893 Jumper Locations on MB893 ........................................................... Page c JP2: Compact Flash Ma ster/Slave Select ........................................ 10 d JP3: Clear CMOS Contents.
INSTALLATIONS 10 MB893 User’s Manual JP2: Compact Flash Master/Slave Select JP2 Setting Compact Flash Open Slave Closed Master JP3: Clear CMOS Contents JP3 Setting Function Pin 1-2 Short/Closed Norm.
INSTALLATIONS MB893 User’s Manual 11 JP6: Case Open Connector (Reserved) JP7: IDE1, IDE2 UDMA Cable Detect Setting JP7 Setting Function Pin 1-2 Short/Closed (Default) UDMA by cable detect Pin 2-3 Sh.
INSTALLATIONS 12 MB893 User’s Manual [ Connectors on MB893 The connectors on MB893 allows you t o connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, et c. The following table lists the connectors on MB 893 and their respective functions.
INSTALLATIONS MB893 User’s Manual 13 Connector Locations on MB893 Connector Locations on MB893 ............................................... Page c ATX1: ATX Power Supply Conn ector ............................................... 14 d ATX_12V1: ATX 12V Power Conn ector .
INSTALLATIONS 14 MB893 User’s Manual ATX1: ATX Pow er Supply 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.
INSTALLATIONS MB893 User’s Manual 15 SYS_FAN1: System Fan Power Connector Pin # Signal Name 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Rotation detection CN1: Front Side Bridge Board to ID370 Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal .
INSTALLATIONS 16 MB893 User’s Manual CN4: Mini PCI Socket Pin # Signal Pin # Signal Pin # Signal Pin # Signal 1 NC 2 NC 63 +3.3V 64 FRAME# 3 NC 4 NC 65 CLKRUN# 66 TRDY# 5 NC 6 NC 67 SERR# 68 STOP# 7 NC 8 NC 69 Gnd 70 +3.
INSTALLATIONS MB893 User’s Manual 17 CN12: COM1 Connector CN12 (COM1) is a DB-9 connect or Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name DCD, Data carrier detect 1 6 DSR, Data set ready RXD, Receive data 2 7 .
INSTALLATIONS 18 MB893 User’s Manual J4: Parallel Port Connector (Reserved) Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Line printer strobe 1 14 AutoFeed PD0, parallel data 0 2 15 Error PD1, parallel data 1.
INSTALLATIONS MB893 User’s Manual 19 FDD1: Floppy Driv e Connector (Reserved) FDD1 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.
INSTALLATIONS 20 MB893 User’s Manual IDE2: Primary IDE Connectors (44-pin 2.0mm) The ICH6 supports only one Primary IDE interface and can be either IDE1 or IDE2 based on the user’s selection.
INSTALLATIONS MB893 User’s Manual 21 Watchdog Timer Configuration The WDT is used to generate a variety of output si gnals after a user programm able count. The WDT is suitable for use i n the prevention of system lock-up, such as when soft ware becom es trapped in a deadlock.
INSTALLATIONS 22 MB893 User’s Manual call Lock_Chip r e t Enable_And_Set_Watchdog Endp ;[]=============================================== ; Name : Disable_Watchdog ; IN : None ; OUT : None ;[]======.
INSTALLATIONS MB893 User’s Manual 23 ;[]================================================ Unlock_Chip Proc Near mov dx, 2Eh mov al, 0Aah out dx, al r e t Unlock_Chip Endp ;[]=========================.
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BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 25 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the differen t settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the motherboard. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: BIOS Introduction ...........................
BIOS SETUP 26 MB893 User’s Manual BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output Sy stem) inst alled in your computer syst em’s ROM supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processors. The BIOS provides crit ical low-level support for a standard device such as disk drives, serial ports and parall el ports.
BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 27 Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Loa.
BIOS SETUP 28 MB893 User’s Manual Standard CMOS Setup “Standard CMOS Setup” choice all ows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your com puter system and set the system clock and error handling. If the board is already installed in a worki ng system, you will not need to select this op tio n.
BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 29 Time The time format is: Hour : 00 to 23 Minute : 00 to 59 Second : 00 to 59 To set the time, hi ghlight the “Time” field and use the <PgUp>/ <PgDn> or +/- keys to set the current time.
BIOS SETUP 30 MB893 User’s Manual Video This field sel ects the t ype of video displ ay card i nstall ed in your sy stem . You can choose the following video displ ay cards: EGA/VGA For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters. (default) CGA 40 Power up in 40 column m ode.
BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 31 Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure and im prove your system and allows you to set up some system f eatures according to your preference.
BIOS SETUP 32 MB893 User’s Manual CPU L1 and L2 Cache Cac he memo ry is a dd iti on al me mor y that is much faster than conventional DRAM (sy stem mem ory). CPUs from 486-type on up contain internal cache mem ory, and mo st, but not all, m odern PCs have additional (external) cache memory.
BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 33 Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to acti vate the NumLock funct ion after you power up the system. Gate A20 Option This field allows you to select ho w Gate A20 is worked. Gate A20 is a device used to address mem ory above 1 MB.
BIOS SETUP 34 MB893 User’s Manual OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory when used with OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory. The default setting is Non-OS/2 . Console Redirection Set the Console Redi rection from COM port to UNIX term inal on BIOS boot up.
BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 35 Advanced Chipset Features This Setup me nu controls the configuration of t he chipset. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing .
BIOS SETUP 36 MB893 User’s Manual System Memory Frequency This field sets the frequency o f th e DRAM memory installed. The default setting is Auto .
BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 37 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press Enter ITEM HELP Onboard Device Pr ess Enter Menu Level .
BIOS SETUP 38 MB893 User’s Manual IDE HDD Block Mode This field allows your hard disk cont roll er to use the fast block m ode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive. IDE DMA Transfer Access Use this field to enable or di sable IDE DMA transfer access.
BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 39 PATA IDE Mode This item allows you to select the parallel ATA channel. Setting op tions are Primary and Secondary. SATA Port This feature allows users to view the SATA port as pri mary or secondary channel. USB Controller The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled .
BIOS SETUP 40 MB893 User’s Manual Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controll er (FDC) installed on the board and you wish to use i t. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no fl oppy drive, select Disabled in t his field.
BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 41 Power Management Setup The Power Managem ent Setup allows you to save energy of your system effectively. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Set.
BIOS SETUP 42 MB893 User’s Manual Video Off In Suspend When enabled, the video is off in suspend m ode. The default setting is Yes . Suspend Type The default setting for the Suspend Ty pe field is Stop Grant . Modem Use IRQ This field sets the IRQ used by the Mo dem.
BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 43 Reload Global Timer Events The HDD, FDD, COM, LPT Ports, and PCI PIRQ are I/O events that can prevent the system from entering a power saving m ode or can awaken the system from such a m ode. When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operati ng system, i t signals this by causing an IRQ to occur.
BIOS SETUP 44 MB893 User’s Manual PNP/PCI Configurations This option configures the PCI bus sy stem. All PC I bus systems on the system use INT#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this valu e.
BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 45 PC Health Status This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status. These parameters include temperat ures, fan speeds and voltages.
BIOS SETUP 46 MB893 User’s Manual 1st Smart Fan II Temperature (SYS_FAN1 connector) Enable or Disable the first ph ase Smart FAN functionality of SYS_FAN1 connector.
BIOS SETUP MB893 User’s Manual 47 Frequency/Voltage Control This section shows the user how to configure the processor frequency . Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltag e Control C.
BIOS SETUP 48 MB893 User’s Manual Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option allows y ou to load the t roubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and di sable all high-perform ance features. Load Setup Defaults This option allo ws you to load th e default values to your system configuration.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION MB893 User’s Manual 49 Drivers Installation This section describes the in stalla tion procedures for software and drivers under the Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The software and drivers are included with the board. If you find t he item s missing, please contact the vendor where you m ade the purchase.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION 50 MB893 User’s Manual Intel 915G Chipset Software Intallation Utility The Intel 915G Chipset Drivers should be i nstalled first before t he software drivers to enable Plug & Play INF support for Intel chipset components. Follow t he instructions below to com plete the instal lation under Windows 2000/XP.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION MB893 User’s Manual 51 Intel 915G Chipset Graphics Driver The Intel 915G Chipset Fam ily Graphics Drivers com e in the CD with the motherboard. Follow the in stru ctions below to complete the installati on under Windows 2000/XP.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION 52 MB893 User’s Manual Marvell 88E8053 LAN Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to start installing t he Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express Gigabit LAN drivers. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board . In the initial screen , click on LAN Card on the left side.
DRIVERS INSTALLATION MB893 User’s Manual 53 Intel PRO LAN Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to install the Ethernet/LAN drivers in Windows 2000/XP. 1. Insert the CD that comes with MB893. On the initial screen, click LAN Card on the left side and t he screen below would appear.
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APPENDIX MB893 User’s Manual 55 Appendix A. I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/ O port addresses that also beco mes the identity of the device.
APPENDIX 56 MB893 User’s Manual B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) Peripheral devices use interrupt request li nes to notify CPU for the service required.
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