Intel MB899 Introduction

INTRODUCTION

MB899 User’s Manual 1

Introduction

The MB899 Mini ITX board incorporates the Mobile Intel® 945GM Express

Chipset for Embedded Computing, consisting of the Intel® 945GM Graphic

Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and Intel® I/O Controller Hub 7-M

(ICH7-M), an optimized integrated graphics solution with a 533MHz and

667MHz front-side bus. Dimensions of the board are 170mm x 170mm.

The integrated powerful 3D graphics engine, based on Intel® Graphics Media

Accelerator 950 (Intel® GMA 950) architecture, operates at core speeds of up to

400 MHz. It features a low-power design, is validated with the Intel® Core Duo

and Intel® Core Solo processors on 65nm process. With dual channel DDR2

667MHz two DIMM socket on board, the board supports up to 4GB of DDR2

system memory.

Intel® Graphics supports a unique intelligent memory management scheme

called Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT). DVMT handles diverse

applications by providing the maximum (224MB) availability of system

memory for general computer usage, while supplying additional graphics

memory when a 3D-intensive application requests it. The Intel GMA 950

graphics architecture also takes advantage of the high-performance Intel

processor. Intel GMA 950 graphics supports Dual Independent Display

technology.

The main features of the board are:

 Supports Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo(Merom-Napa Refresh),

Intel® CoreTM Duo/Solo mobile processors

 Supports up to 2.33GHz, 533MHz/667MHz FSB

 Two DDR2 SDRAM DIMM, Max. 4GB memory

 Onboard 10/100 BaseT and Marvell PCI-Express Gigabit LAN

 Intel® 945GM Express VGA for CRT / LVDS

 2x SATA, 6x USB 2.0, 2x COM, Watchdog timer, 1394

 1x MiniPCI, 1x MiniPCI-E, 1x PCI, 1xPCI-E(x1) slots, optional DVI

Optional daughter cards:

ID390: Chrontel 7308, supports 24 bit single or dual LVDS channel

ID390C: Chrontel, 7021, supports CRT

ID391: Chrontel 7307C, single DVI (connector on cable)

ID391D: Chrontel 7307C, dual DVI (connector on cable)