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Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. IB880 User’ s Manual...
USB ports using pin headers. Expansion slots composed of one PCI and one Mini PCI slot. The 5.25” disk-size board uses a 20-pin ATX power. This board represents the perfect choice for those who want superior performance for various low-power embedded applications. IB880 User’ s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Checklist Your IB880 package should include the items listed below. • The IB880 Pentium M embedded board • This User’s Manual • 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility • Optional cables such as: • 1 slim FDD Ribbon Cable •...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the IB880 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ............6 Installing the Memory............7 Setting the Jumpers............8 Connectors on IB880 ............
INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU ® The IB880 board supports a Socket 479 processor socket for Intel ® ® Pentium M or Celeron M processors. The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the processor. As shown in the left picture below, loosen the screw first before inserting the processor.
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The IB880 embedded board supports two DDR memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 2GB in DDR memory type. The memory module capacities supported are 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB. The following table lists the supported DDR DIMM configurations.
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on IB880 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 on IB880 and their respective functions.
INSTALLATIONS Configuring the CPU Frequency The IB880 embedded board does not provide DIP switches to configure the processor speed (CPU frequency). JP1: LVDS Panel Power Select LVDS Panel Power 3.3V (default) Note: The LVDS panel resolution can be configured in the BIOS Setup.
JP8: COM1 RS232 +5V / +12V Power Setting Pin # Pin # Signal Name Signal Name +12V RI (default) RI (default) COM1 Settings: Pin 1-2 short = +12V, Pin 5-6 short = +5V, Pin 3-4 short = standard COM port IB880 User’ s Manual...
Signal Name +12V RI (default) RI (default) COM4 Settings: Pin 1-2 short = +12V, Pin 5-6 short = +5V, Pin 3-4 short = standard COM port JP12: ATX / AT Power Select JP12 ATX / AT IB880 User’ s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Connectors on IB880 The connectors on IB880 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on IB880 and their respective functions. Connector Locations on IB880...........15 FAN1, FAN2: System Fan Power Connector......16...
INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on IB880 Connectors on IB880.................Page FAN1, FAN2: System Fan Power Connector ........16 FAN3: CPU Fan Power Connector ............16 IDE1, IDE2: EIDE Connectors ............. 16 J1: CD-In Audio Connector ..............17 CN2: AT H2/+5V Power Connector ............. 17 J2: External Audio Connector ..............
Chip select 0 Chip select 1 Activity Ground Ground N.C. J1: CD-In Audio Connector Pin # Signal Name CD Audio R Ground Ground CD Audio L CN2: AT H2/+5V Power Connector Pin # Signal Name +12V Ground Ground IB880 User’ s Manual...
5VSB that has 200mA. Pin # Signal Name +5VSB Ground -PME J4: Gigabit LAN Connector (used with ID240) Signal Name Signal Name MDI0+ MDI0- 2.5V MDI1+ MDI1- MDI2+ MDI2- 2.5V 2.5V MDI3+ MDI3- ACT_LED LINK_UP Link1000_LED Link100_LED IB880 User’ s Manual...
Signal Name PS_ON Ground SMI/Hardware Switch: Pins 6 and 14 This connector supports the "Green Switch" on the control panel, which, when pressed, will force the system into the power-saving mode immediately. Pin # Signal Name Ground IB880 User’ s Manual...
This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed. Pin # Signal Name HDD Active J6: TMDS Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name TX1P TX2P TX1N TX2N TXCP TXOP TXCN TXON VCC+5V HPDET DDCDATA DDCCLK IB880 User’ s Manual...
J10: Floppy Drive Connector J10 is a slim 26-pin connector and will support up to 2.88MB FDD. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name INDEX DRV_SEL DSK_CH MOTOR DINST STEP WDATA WGATE TRACK WPROT RDATA SIDE IB880 User’ s Manual...
The following table shows the pin outs of the USB pin headers connectors. Overall, the two pin headers support four USB ports (USB 2.0 compliant). Signal Name Signal Name Ground USB0- USB1+ USB0+ USB1- Ground Signal Name Signal Name Ground USB2- USB3+ USB2+ USB3- Ground IB880 User’ s Manual...
Pin # Signal Name (RS-232) DCD, Data carrier detect RXD, Receive data TXD, Transmit data DTR, Data terminal ready Ground DSR, Data set ready RTS, Request to send CTS, Clear to send RI, Ring indicator No Connect. IB880 User’ s Manual...
No connect Ir RX Ground Ir TX J21: ATX Power Supply Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Power good 5VSB +12V IB880 User’ s Manual...
J23, a 10-pin header connector, has functions for both keyboard and mouse. The following table shows the pin assignments of this connector. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Protect pin N.C. KB clock Mouse clock KB data Mouse data Ground Ground IB880 User’ s Manual...
08h call Write_Reg ;switch to LD8 mov cl, 0F5h call Read_Reg and al, NOT 08h call Write_Reg ;set count mode as second pop ax mov cl, 0F6h call Write_Reg ;set watchdog timer mov al, 01h IB880 User’ s Manual...
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; OUT : None ;[]=============================================== Unlock_Chip Proc Near Mov dx, 4Eh mov al, 87h out dx, al out dx, al Unlock_Chip Endp ;[]================================================ ; Name : Lock_Chip ; IN : None ; OUT : None ;[]================================================ IB880 User’ s Manual...
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; Name : Read_Reg ; IN : CL - register index ; OUT : AL - Value to read ;[]=================================================== Read_Reg Proc Near Mov al, cl mov dx, 4Eh out dx, al inc dx al, dx Read_Reg Endp ;[]================================================ IB880 User’ s Manual...
Advanced Chipset Features ............39 Integrated Peripherals ..............42 Power Management Setup............46 PNP/PCI Configurations ............49 PC Health Status................50 Frequency/Voltage Control ............51 Load Fail-Safe Defaults..............52 Load Optimized Defaults ............52 Set Supervisor/User Password ............52 Save & Exit Setup..............52 Exit Without Saving ..............52 IB880 User’ s Manual...
<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, <F1> for help and <Esc> to quit. When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Changing the defaults could cause the system to become unstable and crash in some cases. IB880 User’ s Manual...
Month : 1 to 12 Date : 1 to 31 Year : 1999 to 2099 To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. The available specifications are: 360KB 1.2MB 720KB 1.44MB 2.88MB 5.25 in. 5.25 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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The system boot will not be halted for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not be halted for a key- board or disk error; it will stop for all others. IB880 User’ s Manual...
By default, these items are Enabled. Quick Power On Self Test When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the system is turned on. If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will skip some items. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second. Typematic Delay (Msec) When the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. By default, this item is set to 250msec. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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If you set this feature to Disabled, the BIOS will not report the missing floppy drive to Win95/98. Small Logo (EPA) Show The EPA logo appears at the right side of the monitor screen when the system is boot up. The default setting is Enabled. IB880 User’ s Manual...
This option allows you to insert a delay between the RAS (Row Address Strobe) and CAS (Column Address Strobe) signals. This delay occurs when the SDRAM is written to, read from or refreshed. Reducing the delay improves the performance of the SDRAM. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1. Delay Prior to Thermal This field activates the CPU thermal function after the systems boots for the set number of minutes. The options are 16Min and 64Min. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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These fields allow you to select the LCD Panel type. The default values for these ports are: 640x480 18bit SC 800x600 18bit SC 1024x768 18bit SC 1280x1024 24bit DC 1400x1050 18bit DC 1024x768 24bit SC 1600x1200 24bit DC 1280x1024 18bit DC IB880 User’ s Manual...
RxD , TxD Active Hi, Lo IR Transmission Delay Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use IR Pins IR-Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select EPP1.7 ECP Mode Use DMA PWRON After PWR-Fail IB880 User’ s Manual...
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IDE HDD Block Mode This field allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive. Onboard SATA chip Mode This field, by default, is set to SATA. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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These fields allow you to select the onboard serial and parallel ports and their addresses. The default values for these ports are: Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 Serial Port 3 3E8/IRQ10 Serial Port 4 2E8/IRQ11 Parallel Port 378H/IRQ7 IB880 User’ s Manual...
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This field allows you to determine parallel port mode function. Standard Printer Port Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port PWRON After PWR-Fail This field sets the system power status whether on or off when power returns from a power failure situation. IB880 User’ s Manual...
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management Max. Power Saving Maximum power management. User Define Each of the ranges is from 1 min. to 1hr. Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock runs only part of the time. You may select the percent of time that the clock runs. Wake up by PCI Card By default, this field is disabled. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. IB880 User’ s Manual...
This field allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA. When this field is enabled, a PCI/VGA can work with an MPEG ISA/VESA VGA card. When this field is disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA/VESA card. IB880 User’ s Manual...
This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating. CPU/System/Chassis Fan Failure Warning When enabled, this field lets the system sounds an audible warning to the user that the CPU fan or chassis fan has malfunctioned. IB880 User’ s Manual...
This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock. Spread Spectrum Modulated This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only IB880 User’ s Manual...
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made in this session. Typing “Y” will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications. Typing “N” will return you to Setup utility. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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AC97 Codec Audio Driver Installation ......58 Intel PRO LAN Drivers Installation......... 59 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system (Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP), you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. IB880 User’ s Manual...
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) 855GME Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. IB880 User’ s Manual...
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6. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. When the computer has restarted, the system will be able to find some devices. Restart your computer when prompted. IB880 User’ s Manual...
3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. 5. Restart the computer as prompted and for changes to take effect. IB880 User’ s Manual...
1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) 855GME Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek AC'97 Codec Audio Driver. 3. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. . IB880 User’ s Manual...
1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click LAN Card and then Intel(R) PRO LAN Drivers. 2. Click Install Base Software to continue. 3. When prompted, please to restart the computer for new settings to take effect. IB880 User’ s Manual...
Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port #1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Reserved IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE IB880 User’ s Manual...