Nvidia MCP79 ION User manual

CONTENTS

Chapter

1

Product

Overview................................................................................1-1

Mainboard

Specifications................................................................................... 1-2

...................................................................................... 1-5

1-6

Chapter

2

Hardware

Setup....................................................................................2-1

2-2

Memory.................................................................................................................

2-2Power

Supply......................................................................................................

2-3

Back

Panel

I/O......................................................................................................

Connector............................................................................................................

Jumper.................................................................................................................

Slot.......................................................................................................................

Chapter

3

BIOS

Setup.............................................................................................3-1

BIOS

Setup.......................................................................................................... 3-2

Software Information

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Mainboard Layou-Back

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2-5

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Product Overview

Chapter 1

Product Overview

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Thank you for choosing the Nvidia MCP79/7A Ion

Series

Mini ITX mainboards .

Based on the innovative Nvidia® con-

trollers for optimal system efficiency, the Nvidia®

MCP79 Ion Series accommodate the latest Intel

AtomTM processor N270/230/330 and support two

DDR2 533/667/800 DDR2-DIMM slot to provide the

maximum of 4GB memory capacity.

Three options are available for the MCP79/7A ION

Series:

Option A

MCP7A ION or MCP79 ion

Option B

CPU ATOM 230/330/N270

Option C

1 RS-232/422/485 Port, 4 RS-232 Ports

Option D Mini IDE port

Option E

LVDS (based on MCP79 ION chipset)

MCP79/7A

Ion

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Mainboard Specifications

Processor

- Intel Atom processor 230/330/N270 (optional)

FSB

- 533MHz

Chipset

- Nvidia MCP79 Ion or MCP7A Ion

- Single chipset design

Memory

- 2 DDR2 533/667/800 DIMM slot

- Up to 4GB memory capacity

LAN

- Supports 100/1000M by RTL8103EL or 8111DL Controller

Audio

ALC662 5.1 channel

- compliant with Azalia 1.0 specs

IDE

- 1 Mini-IDE port

- Supports Ultra DMA 66/100 mode

- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation mode

SATA

- 4 SATA ports by Main Chipset

- Supports 4 SATA devices

- Supports up to 3Gb/s data transfer rate

Graphics

- Onboard graphics integrated in Nforce 9400

- Share memory Max to 512M based on 2G memory sticker

- HD Audio Codec by Realtek channelor ALC882 7.1

Mainboard

MCP79/7A

1-2

Product Overview

Connectors

Back Panel

- 1 double stack USB connector with KB port

- 1 stack up VGA and DVI connector

- 1 stack up RJ45 LAN jack and duble stack USB connector

- 1 double stack USB connector and ESATA port

- 6 Audio jacks

- 1 HDMI jack

- 1SPDIF(Fiber+RCA)

Onboard Connectors

- 1 front audio pinheader

- 1 USB 2.0 pinheader (2 ports)

- 1 parallel port connector

- 4 serial port connectors

-

1 ESATA port connector

- 1 CD_IN pinheader

- 1 HDMI_SPDIF pinheader

- 1 Com2 mode jumper

- 1 ESATA connector

- 1 LCD power connector

- 1 VGA pinheader

- 1 COM1_PW pinheader

- 5 COM port pinheaders

- 1 Mini-IDE connector

- 1 Clear_Coms jumper

- 1 F_panel pinheader

- 1 Inverter pinheader

- 1 Inverter power pinheader

- 1 Irda pinheader

- 1 LVDS connector

- 2 Fan connectors

- 1 Keyboard pinheader

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Slots

- 1 Mini PCI-E slot

- 1 32-bit/33MHz PCI slot

Form Factor

- Mini ITX: 170mm x 170mm

1-3

Mounting

-

4

mounting

holes

Environmental

Storage

Environment

-

Temperature:

-20oC

~

80oC

-

Humidity:

5%

~

90% non

condensing

Operation

Environment

-

Temperature: 0oC

~

60oC

-

Humidity:

5%

~

90% non

condensing

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Mainboard

MCP79/7A

1-4

Product Overview

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Key Board

RCA

2*USB Ports

2*USB

Ports

2*USB

Ports

Fiber

HDMI

DVI

ESATA

LAN

VGA Port

PCI

F-PANEL

MINI-I DE

4XSATA

ESATA

LVDS

ATXPower SYS-FAN

2XDDR2

LPT

F-USB

4*COM Ports

CPU-FAN

IRDA

Nvidia

MCP79-ION

Intel Atom

N270/N230/N330

Audio

MCP79/7A-ION Series Mini ITX Mainboard - Front

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MCP79/7A-ION Series Mini ITX Mainboard -Back

Mainboard

MCP79/7A

MINI-PCIE

1-6

Hardware Setup

Chapter 2

This chapter provides you with the information about

hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation,

be careful in holding the components and follow the

installation procedures. For some components, if you

install in the wrong orientation, the components will not

work properly.

Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer

components. Static electricity may damage the

components.

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2-1

System

Power

Connector:

ATX

This

connector

allows

you

to

connect

a

20-pin

power

supply.

To

connect

the

power

supply,

make

sure

the

power

supply

connector

is

inserted

in

the

proper

orientation

and

the

pins

are

aligned. Then

push

down

the

power

supply

firmly

into

the

connector.

Power

Supply

PIN SIGNAL

11 +3.3V

12 -12V

13 GND

14 PS-ON#

15 GND

16 GND

17 GND

18 Res

19 +5V

20 +5V

PIN SIGNAL

1 +3.3V

2 +3.3V

3 GND

4 +5V

5 GND

6 +5V

7 GND

8 PWR

OK

9 5VSB

10 +12V

Definition

ATX

10

1

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Memory

The DIMM slots are intended for system memory modules.

Installing Memory Modules

1. Locate the DDRII slots on the mainboard.

2. Align the notch on the DIMM with the key on the slot. Insert the DIMM vertically into

the DDRII slot.

3. Manually check if the DIMM has been locked in place by the retaining clips at the

sides.

DDR2 DIMM Slot

184-pin,1.8V

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MCP79/7A

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Hardware Setup

Back Panel I/O

VGA

Port

The

DB15-pin female

connector

is

provided for

monitor.

DVI

Port

The

DVI

(Digital

Visual

Interface)

connector

allows

you

to

connect

a

LCD

monitor.

It

provides

a

high-speed

digital

interconnection

between

the

computer

and

its

display

device.

To

connect

an

LCD

monitor,

simply

plug

your

monitor

cable

into

the

DVI

connector,

and

make

sure

that

the

other

end

of

the

cable

is

properly

connected

to

your

monitor

(refer

to

your

monitor

manual for

more

information.)

USB

Port

The

USB

(Universal

Serial

Bus)

port is for

attaching

USB

devices

such

as

keyboard,

mouse,

or

other

USB-compatible

devices.

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Key Board

RCA

VGA Port

2*USB

Ports

2*USB

Ports

2*USB

Ports

FiberHDMI

DVI ESATA

LAN

Audio

Rear Panel

ESATA Port

The SATA defines only internal drives, but eSATA (External SATA) enables them to reside in their

own housing outside the computer and be plugged in as required. Providing an external, hot swap-

pable drive solution similar to USB, SATA offers much higher speeds than the USB bus.

SPDIF Port (Fiber+RCA)

(Sony/Philips Digital InterFace) A serial interface for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD

players to amplifiers and TVs. S/PDIF is typically used to transmit PCM and Dolby Digital 5.1, but

is not tied to any sampling rate or audio standard.

S/PDIF uses unbalanced 75 ohm coaxial cable up to 10 meters with RCA connectors or optical fiber

terminated with a Toslink (Toshiba link) connector. See AES/EBU and Toslink.

HDMI Port

(High-Definition Multimedia Interface) A digital interface for both audio and video signals designed

as a small-socket, single-cable solution for home theater and consumer electronics equipment. In-

troduced in 2002, HDMI is electrically identical to DVI, which is video only, and an HDMI source can

detect a DVI device on the other end and switch to the DVI protocol. In the photo below, the 19-pin

HDMI plug (left) is much smaller than the 19-pin DVI video-only plug, yet HDMI also supports up to

eight channels of 24-bit uncompressed audio at 192kHz.

2-3

Audio

Ports

These

audio

connectors

are

used

for

audio

devices. You

can

differentiate

the

color

of

the

audio

jacks

for

different

audio

sound

effects.

Line-In (Blue) -

Line In,

is

used for

external

CD

player,

tapeplayer

or

other

audio

devices.

Line-Out

(Green) -

Line

Out,

is

a

connector for

speakers

or

headphones.

Mic

(Pink)

-

Mic,

is

a

connector

for

microphones.

LAN

The

standard

RJ-45

LAN

jack

is

for

con-

nection

to

the

Local

Area

Network

(LAN).

You

can

connect

a

network

cable

to

it.

Speed

IndicatorActivity

Indicator

Left

LED Right

LED

Active

LED 100M/1000M

Speed

LED

LED Color Yellow Green/Orange

10M

Cable

Plug-in No

Transmission Slow

Blinking

OFF

Transition Swiftly

Blinking

OFF

100M

Cable

Plug-in No

Transmission Slow

Blinking Green(Lighting)

Transition Swiftly

Blinking Green(Lighting)

1000M

Cable

Plug-in No

Transmission Slow

Blinking Orange(Lighting)

Transition Swiftly

Blinking Orange(Lighting)

In

S3/S4/S5

Standby

State Green

(Lighting) OFF

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Mainboard

MCP79/7A

Center Channel Speaker Subwoofer (Black)

Back Surround Speaker (Oriange)

Side Surround Speaker (Gray)

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Hardware Setup

Connector

MiNi-IDE Connector: MiNi IDE

This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices.

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Serial ATA Connector: SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4

This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can con-

nect to one Serial ATA device.

SATA4

SATA1

SATA2SATA3

Important

If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must configure the drives

separately to master / slave mode by setting jumpers. Refer to IDE devices

documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions.

Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise,

data loss may occur during transmission.

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Mainboard

MCP79/7A

Fan Power Connector: CPUFAN / S SFAN

The fan power connector supports system cooling fan with +12V. When connecting

the wire to the connectors, always note that the red wire is the positive and should

be connected to the +12V; the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.

If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset onboard, you must use a

specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.

CPUFAN

SENSOR

+12V

GND

Front USB Pinheader:

This pinheader, compliant with Intel I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for con-

necting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras,

MP3 players, printers, modems and the like.

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC 2 VCC

3 USB0- 4 USB1-

5 USB0+ 6 USB1+

7 GND 8 GND

9 Key(nopin) 10 USBOC

Pin Definition

USB 2.0 Bracket

(Optional)

1

2

9

10

F-USB1

Important

Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at CPU vendor s official website

or consult the mainboard vendor for proper CPU cooling fan.

Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid

possible damage.

F-USB1

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Backlight Connector: Inverter (for mcp79 ion only)

This connector is provided for LCD backlight options.

1

PIN SIGNAL

1 12V

2 GND

3 InverterOn

4 BacklightControl

5 5V

Pin Definition

VGA-Connector:VGA-CON

1

3

DATA

5

CLK

7

GND

9

Pin Definition

KB-Connector:KB-CON

VGA-CON

1

2

9

10

2

4

6

8

10

BLUE

RDE

HSYNC

VSYNC

GND

GND-

GREEN

1 2

3 4

KB-CON

1 VCC

2 KB-DT

3 KB-CLK

4 GND

Pin Definition

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MCP79/7A

Serial Port Connector: COM1 ~ COM5

This connector is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/receives 16

bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial device to it through the optional serial port

bracket.

PIN SIGNAL

1 DCD-

2 DSR-

3 RXD

4 RTS-

5 TXD

6 CTS-

7 DTR-

8 RI-

9 GND

Pin Definition

Parallel Port Header:LPT1

The mainboard provides a 26-pin header for connection to an optional parallel port

bracket. The parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel

Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 RSTB# 2 AFD#

3 PRND0 4 ERR#

5 PRND1 6 PINIT#

7 PRND2 8 LPT_SLIN#

9 PRND3 10 GND

11 PRND4 12 GND

13 PRND5 14 GND

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

15 PRND6 16 GND

17 PRND7 18 GND

19 ACK# 20 GND

21 BUSY 22 GND

23 PE 24 GND

25 SLCT 26 KEY

2 1

26

25

LPT1

COM1~5

1

9

2

10

10 NC

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PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 HD_LED + HarddiskLED pull-up

2 FPPWR/SLP MSG LEDpull-up

3 HD_LED - Harddisk activeLED

4 FPPWR/SLP MSGLEDpull-up

5 RST_SW - ResetSwitch lowreferencepull-down toGND

6 PWR_SW - PowerSwitchlowreferencepull-downtoGND

7 RST_SW + ResetSwitchhigh referencepull-up

8 PWR_SW+ PowerSwitchhigh referencepull-up

9 RSVD_DNU Reserved.Donot use.

Pin Definition

Front Panel Connector: F-PANEL

The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to the

front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O

Connectivity Design Guide.

1

2

9

10

F-PANEL

HDD

LED

Reset

Switch

Power

LED

Power

Switch

+

-

+

-

+

Front Panel Audio Connector: F-AUDIO

This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with

Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 MIC_L Microphone-Left channel

2 GND Ground

3 MIC_R Microphone- Rightchannel

4 PRESENCE# Activelowsignal-signalsBIOSthataHighDefinitionAudiodongle

isconnectedto theanalogheader. PRESENCE#=0 when a

HighDefinitionAudio dongle is connected

5 LINEout_R AnalogPort - Rightchannel

6 MIC_JD Jack detectionreturn fromfront panelmicrophone JACK1

7 Front_JD Jackdetectionsenselinefrom theHighDefinitionAudioCODEC

jackdetectionresistornetwork

8 NC Nocontrol

9 LINEout_L Analog Port - Leftchannel

10 LINEout_JD Jack detectionreturnfromfrontpanelJACK2

HD Audio Pin Definition

F-AUDIO

1

2

9

10

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LVDS Flat Panel Connector: LVDS CON(For MCP79 ION Only)

The LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) connector provides a digital interface

typically used with flat panels. After connecting an LVDS interfaced flat panel to the

JLVDS1, be sure to check the panel datasheet and set the JVDD1 LVDS Power

Selection Jumper (p. 2-17) to a proper voltage.

2

1

29

30

LVDS

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Jumper

LVDS Power Selection Jumper: LCD-PWR

Use this jumper to specify the operation voltage of the LVDS interfaced flat panel.

LCD-PWR

1

6

2

5

1

6

+12V

2

5

1

6

2

5

1

6

2

5

+5V+3.3V

Inverter Power umper:INVERTER-PWR

INVERTER-PWR

J

1

6

2

5

1

6

+12V

2

5

1

6

2

5

1

6

2

5

+5V+3.3V

COM Port Power Jumper: COM1-PW

COM1-PW

1

6

2

5

1

6

+12V

2

5

1

6

2

5

1

6

2

5

+5VRI

COM Port Power Jumper: COM2-MODE

COM2-MODE

1

6

2

5

1

6

RS485

2

5

1

6

2

5

1

6

2

5

RS422RS232

COM2

PIN-1 DCD TX-

PIN-3 RXD TX+

PIN-6 CTS RX+

PIN-8 R1 RX-

JP2 1-2 3-4

RS232

RS422 RS485

RTX-

RTX+

X

5-6

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MCP79/7A

2

JP1

1

6

5

1 2

DISABLE

PS2 WAKE UP JUMPER: JP1

3 1 2

ENABLE

3

Slot

Important

When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the

power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion

card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expan-

sion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot

The Connector is Mini PCI-E connector for wireless LAN, TV tuner, and Robson

NAND

Flash.

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot

The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that

comply with PCI specifications.

32-bit PCI Slot

Mini PCI-E Slot

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Chapter 3

BIOS Setup

This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup

program and allows you to configure the system for

optimum use.

You may need to run the Setup program when:

² An error message appears on the screen during the

system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

² You want to change the default settings for cus-

tomized features.

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