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NuPRO-A331

Preface

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Summary of Contents for NuPRO-A331

Page 1: ...Advance Technologies Automate the World Manual Rev 2 02 Revision Date May 27 2016 Part No 50 13067 1020 NuPRO A331 Full Size PICMG 1 0 Intel Core i7 i5 i3 Q57 Express Chipset SBC User s Manual...

Page 2: ...ision Release Date Description of Change s 2 00 2010 12 31 Initial release 2 01 2011 02 17 Correct PICMG 1 3 to 1 0 update DVI cable P N remove SATA power cable from packing list 2 02 2016 5 27 I O sp...

Page 3: ...ven if advised of the possibility of such damages Environmental Responsibility ADLINK is committed to fulfill its social responsibility to global environmental preservation through compliance with the...

Page 4: ...n Provides information on board layout connectors and jumpers for configuring the NuPRO A331 Chapter 3 Getting Started Illustrates how to install components on the NuPRO A331 such as CPU heatsink and...

Page 5: ...rly Additional information aids and tips that help users perform tasks Information to prevent minor physical injury component dam age data loss and or program corruption when trying to com plete a tas...

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Page 7: ...1 2 Features 2 1 3 Specifications 3 1 4 Block Diagram 5 1 5 Functional Description 6 1 6 Mechanical Drawing 8 1 7 I O Connectivity 9 1 8 Power Consumption 10 1 9 Package Contents 14 2 Hardware Inform...

Page 8: ...41 4 9 Management Engine 41 5 BIOS Setup 43 5 1 Starting the BIOS 43 5 2 Main Setup 47 5 3 Advanced BIOS Setup 48 5 3 1 CPU Configuration 49 5 3 2 IDE Configuration 50 5 3 3 Super IO Configuration 51...

Page 9: ...s and Memory Configuration 69 5 7 2 PCH Configuration 70 5 8 Exit Menu 71 A Appendix Watchdog Timer 73 A 1 Sample Code 73 B Appendix System Resources 77 B 1 System Memory Map 77 B 2 Direct Memory Acce...

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Page 11: ...List of Figures xi NuPRO A331 List of Figures Figure 1 1 NuPRO A331 Block Diagram 5 Figure 1 2 NuPRO A331 Board Dimensions 8 Figure 2 1 Rear Panel I O Ports 15 Figure 2 2 Connectors and Jumpers 18...

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Page 13: ...4 Core i5 660 Processor Power Consumption 11 Table 1 5 Core i3 540 Processor Power Consumption 12 Table 1 6 Pentium G6950 Processor Power Consumption 13 Table B 1 System Memory Map 77 Table B 2 Direc...

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Page 15: ...supports 32nm and 45nm process CPUs at up to 3 33GHz with integrated graphics and memory controllers Direct Media Interface DMI and Flexible Display Interface FDI connectivity to the Intel Q57 Expres...

Page 16: ...ard slot Dual Gigabit Ethernet 8x USB 2 0 ports 2x on bracket 6x onboard 6x SATA 3 Gb s ports onboard 6x COM ports including 2x RS 232 422 485 485 Watchdog Timer Hardware Monitor Optional HD audio kit...

Page 17: ...threads HD Graphics Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2 80 GHz 3M Cache 32nm 73W 2 cores 2 threads HD Graphics Chipset Intel Q57 Platform Controller Hub Memory Two 240 pin DIMM sockets support dual channe...

Page 18: ...CI 32bit 33MHz PCI to ISA Bridge IT8888 DMA not supported PCI Express Mini Card slot Display Integrated Graphics Integrated Intel HD Graphics on dual core 32nm Clarkdale processors External Graphics O...

Page 19: ...1333 Channel A Integrated HD Graphics DDR3 DIMM 1066 1333 Channel B CRT DB 15 PCI 32 bit 33MHz KB Mouse LPT RS 232 RS 232 422 485 485 ITE IT8783F Super I O IT8888 PCI to ISA PCIe Mini Card PCIe x1 PCI...

Page 20: ...ection between the processor and PCH Intel Flexible Display Interface carries display traffic from the integrated graphics in the processor to the legacy display connectors in the PCH The PCH supports...

Page 21: ...stem operations based on user defined configurations The WDT can be programmed for dif ferent time out periods such as from 1 to 255 seconds or from 1 to 255 minutes The WDT generates a reset signal t...

Page 22: ...8 Introduction 1 6 Mechanical Drawing Dimensions in mm Figure 1 2 NuPRO A331 Board Dimensions...

Page 23: ...bracket optional LAN1 2 RJ 45 Y LV 1x LAN Act Link Speed LEDs PS 2 KB MS Y cable w bracket optional USB Rear Panel 2 USB headers 6 2 54 pitch COM1 2 by cable w bracket Y 2 54 pitch COM3 6 by cable w...

Page 24: ...acuda 7200 4 160GB Power Supply FSP FSP350 60PFG Backplane ADLINK HPCI 6S4 DOS idle Power Req 12V 5V 3 3V Total Current A 3 041A 3 128A 13 98mA Watts W 36 492 15 64 0 046 52 178 Windows XP logon scree...

Page 25: ...AS Barracuda 7200 4 160GB Power Supply FSP FSP350 60PFG Backplane ADLINK HPCI 6S4 DOS idle Power Req 12V 5V 3 3V Total Current A 3 342 0 750 1 583 Watts W 40 10 3 75 5 23 49 08 Windows XP logon screen...

Page 26: ...idle Power Req 12V 5V 3 3V Total Current A 3 342 0 750 1 583 Watts W 40 10 3 75 5 23 49 08 Windows XP logon screen idle Power Req 12V 5V 3 3V Total Current A 1 602 0 730 1 572 Watts W 19 22 3 65 5 19...

Page 27: ...5E1 DOS idle Power Req 12V 5V 3 3V Total Current A 3 030 0 751 1 640 Watts W 36 36 3 76 5 41 45 53 Windows XP logon screen idle Power Req 12V 5V 3 3V Total Current A 1 594 0 728 1 621 Watts W 19 13 3...

Page 28: ...uct to ADLINK NuPRO A331 SBC Driver DVD User Manual SATA data cable with latch x2 2 port USB cable w bracket 2 port COM cable w bracket for COM1 COM2 2 54mm pitch 2 port COM cable w bracket x2 for COM...

Page 29: ...board lay out connector pin assignments and jumper settings 2 1 Rear Panel I O Ports 1 2 3 4 Figure 2 1 Rear Panel I O Ports Connector Description 1 LAN1 port Gigabit Ethernet RJ 45 2 LAN2 port Gigab...

Page 30: ...B 4 BI_DC 5 BI_DC 6 RX BI_DB 7 BI_DD 8 BI_DD Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED definitions LED1 LED2 Status Description Status Description Off No Link Off 10 Mb connection On Linked Green...

Page 31: ...Hardware Information 17 NuPRO A331 VGA Port Pin Signal 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 NC 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 5 V 10 Ground 11 NC 12 DDC DAT 13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC 15 DDC CLK...

Page 32: ...ctor 5 CN27 System Panel pin header 6 CN7 8 11 12 28 29 SATA connectors 7 CN2 DVI D onboard connector 8 CN13 14 17 18 COM3 4 5 6 connector 9 CN26 Audio connector 10 CN10 COM2 connector 11 CN6 COM1 con...

Page 33: ...icient power to the SBC in either ATX or AT modes See Installing the Power Connectors on page 36 DVI D Onboard Connector CN2 2x10 Wafer connector 2 00mm pitch 1 2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 D...

Page 34: ...Hot Plug Detect 5 TMDS Data4 17 TMDS Data0 6 DDC Clock SCL 18 TMDSData0 7 DDC Data SDA 19 TMDS Data0 5 Shield 8 Analog vertical sync 20 TMDS Data5 9 TMDS Data1 21 TMDS Data5 10 TMDS Data1 22 TMDS Cloc...

Page 35: ...P N 30 01019 2000 PS 2 Mouse Port green Pin Signal Function 1 MSDATA Mouse Data 2 NC not connected 3 GND Ground 4 5V Power 5 CLK Clock 6 NC not connected PS 2 Keyboard Port purple Pin Signal Function...

Page 36: ...7 Parallel Data 7 18 Ground 19 Acknowledge 20 Ground 21 Busy 22 Ground 23 Paper Empty 24 Ground 25 Select 26 NC Parallel Port Bracket Connector optional cable w bracket P N 30 25004 0000 Pin Signal Pi...

Page 37: ...3 RXD TXD Data 4 RTS NC NC 5 TXD RXD NC 6 CTS NC NC 7 DTR RXD NC 8 RI NC NC 9 GND GND GND 10 NC NC NC Note See COM1 2 Mode Jumper Settings on page 28 for instructions on how to set COM1 2 to RS 232 42...

Page 38: ...a 1 5 6 2 RXD TXD Data 3 TXD RXD 4 DTR RXD 5 GND GND GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI Serial ATA Connectors CN7 8 11 12 28 29 7P L connector 1 27mm pitch 1 7 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7...

Page 39: ...connector is designed for use with the ADLINK DB Audio2 daughter board 1 2 9 10 Pin Signal Function 1 GND Ground 2 AUD_BCLK Audio Clock 3 GND Ground 4 ICH_AUD_SDIN1 Audio Data Input 5 P5V 5V 6 ICH_AUD...

Page 40: ...nd ATX Power 7 NC 8 ATX_PSON L ATX Power On signal 9 P5V_SB_ATX 5V Standby 10 PMEJ Power Control signal 11 HC_SPKR Speaker signal Chassis Speaker 12 NC 13 NC 14 P5V 5V Power 15 HC_RSTBN L Reset signal...

Page 41: ...x7 pin header 2 00mm pitch This header is connected to the optional mPCIe 8770 to provide graphics output to the VGA connector on the rear panel 1 2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 NC 2 CRTDAT 3 NC 4 CRTCLK 5...

Page 42: ...r cap from pins 2 3 and reinstall it to pins 1 2 RTC status Connection JBAT1 Normal 1 2 Clear CMOS 2 3 COM1 2 Mode Jumper Settings Short the jumper pins according to the following settings to set COM1...

Page 43: ...r in an LGA1156 socket Disconnect all power to the board before installing a CPU to prevent damaging the board and CPU Do not touch socket contacts Damaging the contacts voids the product warranty Fol...

Page 44: ...ng arm to unlock the load plate 3 Lift the load plate to uncover the socket 4 Remove the plastic protective cover from the socket Note the locations of the alignment keys A and Pin 1 indicator B A B D...

Page 45: ...ent keys on the socket A The golden triangle on the CPU must be positioned at the corner of the socket with the Pin 1 indi cator as shown B A B The CPU fits into the socket in only one orientation DO...

Page 46: ...tly lower the load plate Make sure the front edge of the plate is under the screw as indicated 8 Lower the locking arm and fasten it to the retention tab A The load plate should be locked underneath t...

Page 47: ...the system host board and or the CPU When the CPU fan installation procedures presented here are inconsistent with the installation procedures you obtained from the CPU fan and heatsink package follo...

Page 48: ...board and memory module Memory Configuration Options The NuPRO A331 supports 1GB 2GB and 4GB unbuffered non ECC DDR3 DIMMs in the following configurations Channel A DIMM1 Channel B DIMM2 For dual chan...

Page 49: ...3 Align the memory module on the socket making sure that the notch matches the break on the socket Break Notch 4 Insert the module firmly into the slot until the retaining clips snap back inwards and...

Page 50: ...V DC power connected to CN1 for proper operation in either ATX or AT modes If necessary order a ATX12V Convert Cable from ADLINK for use with Molex 4 pin power connectors P N 30 00006 0000 Front Panel...

Page 51: ...st standard I O device drivers are installed during Windows installation In order to enable RAID or AHCI mode you must pre install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver during the Windows instal l...

Page 52: ...e 32nm Clarkdale processors Before installing the graphics driver first install Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 not required for Windows 7 1 Locate the directory X NuPRO NuPRO A331 Others on the ADLIN...

Page 53: ...ocate the directory X NuPRO NuPRO A331 Ethernet on the ADLINK All in One DVD and extract the contents of the following archive Network Adapter Driver_15 4 1_Windows XP_32 zip 2 Run the program Network...

Page 54: ...er on your system 2 Right click on Other PCI Bridge Devices 3 A dialog box will appear Select Update Driver 4 The Hardware Update Wizard dialog box will open Read the instructions and then click optio...

Page 55: ...ed 4 9 Management Engine After installing all required drivers Windows Device Manager will show one device without a driver PCI Simple Communications Controller This device is the Intel Active Managem...

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Page 57: ...board 2 Press the Delete key on your keyboard when you see the following text prompt Press DEL to run Setup 3 After you press the Delete key the main BIOS setup menu displays You can access the other...

Page 58: ...nnot be configured Blue options can be The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighte...

Page 59: ...et the Fail Safe settings of the BIOS press the F8 key on your keyboard It is located on the upper row of a standard 101 keyboard The Fail Safe set tings allow the motherboard to boot up with the leas...

Page 60: ...s screen ESC The Esc key allows you to discard any changes you have made and exit the Setup Press the Esc key to exit the setup without saving your changes The following screen will appear Press the E...

Page 61: ...The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight Sys tem Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new val ues using...

Page 62: ...creen You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen such as SuperIO Configuration to go to the submenu for that item You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it...

Page 63: ...iple independent sys tems to software This allows for multiple independent operat ing systems to be running simultaneously on a single system Intel C STATE Tech C states are processor power states wit...

Page 64: ...running in Compatible mode SATA channels 1 2 3 and 4 can be configured as legacy IDE channels SATA 2 IDE Configuration When running at compatible mode SATA channels 5 and 6 can be configured as legac...

Page 65: ...dress IRQ Specifies the serial port addresses The options are Port1 2 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Disabled Port3 6 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 2F0 2E0 Disabled IRQ settings are fixed as shown Parallel Port Address IRQ This o...

Page 66: ...options are Enabled and Disabled H W Health Function Select this option to enable or disable the BIOS Hardware Health Monitoring Device Fan 1 2 Mode Setting Three modes are provided for each fan Full...

Page 67: ...ue Fan1 2 will stop Temperature 1 Limit of Start When the temperature C is higher than the set value Fan1 2 will increase its speed by Slope PWM 1 value Fan 1 2 Start PWM Sets a value to control the f...

Page 68: ...54 BIOS Setup PWM Manually Mode Fan 1 2 PWM Control Sets a value to control the fan speed Minimum is 0 and Maxi mum is 127...

Page 69: ...NuPRO A331 5 3 5 ACPI Settings ACPI OS Shutdown Mode This option sets the OS shutdown mode to ATX or AT ATX OS will turn off system power when shutdown AT OS will display It is now safe to turn off y...

Page 70: ...S Setup 5 3 6 AHCI Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the AHCI Settings Use the up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the and keys to change the value of the selected o...

Page 71: ...Access Select this option to enable or disable the BIOS remote access feature Enabling Remote Access requires a dedicated serial port con nection When the assigned serial port is disabled Remote Acces...

Page 72: ...t this value to turn off the redirection after POST Boot Loader Set this value to allow the redirection to be active during POST and Boot Loader Always Set this value to allow the redirection to be al...

Page 73: ...Computing Trusted computing is an industry standard to make personal com puters more secure through a dedicated hardware chip called a Trusted Platform Module TPM This submenu provides allows you to e...

Page 74: ...When this option is enabled any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard can control the system even when there are no USB drivers loaded on the system Set this value to enable or disable the Legacy USB Su...

Page 75: ...ass Storage Device Configuration This is a submenu for configuring the USB Mass Storage Class Devices when BIOS finds they are in use on USB ports Emula tion Type can be set according to the type of a...

Page 76: ...e Arrow keys The Plug and Play BIOS Setup screen is shown below 5 4 1 IRQ DMA Set this value to allow the IRQ settings to be modified Available This setting allows the specified IRQ DMA to be used by...

Page 77: ...or that item You can display a Boot BIOS Setup option by highlight ing it using the Arrow keys The Boot Settings screen is shown below 5 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration Use this screen to select optio...

Page 78: ...skip some of its tests during bootup for faster system boot Quiet Boot When this feature is enabled the BIOS will display the full screen logo during the boot up sequence hiding normal POST messages W...

Page 79: ...sired device then press or PageUp PageDown key to move it up down in the priority list 5 5 3 Boot Device Groups The Boot devices are listed in groups by device type First press Enter to enter the sub...

Page 80: ...ord every time the system boots or when Setup is exe cuted using either or either the Supervisor password or User password The Supervisor and User passwords activate two different lev els of password...

Page 81: ...r Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Supervisor Password Indicates whether a supervisor password has been set User Password Indicates whether a user password has been...

Page 82: ...p screen to enter the Chipset BIOS Setup screen You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the submenu for that item The Chip set BIOS Setup screen is shown below The Pow...

Page 83: ...ntegrated graphics only PCI IGD Detect PCI graphics first then integrated graphics IGD Graphics Mode Select Selects the amount of system memory used by the integrated graphics device Boot Display Devi...

Page 84: ...r is restored after a power loss The options for this value are Last State Power On and Power Off Power Off Set this value to always power off the system while AC power is restored Power On Set this v...

Page 85: ...n below Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take eff...

Page 86: ...ar do not use the Optimal Setup options if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems Select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Select Ok to load optimal default...

Page 87: ..._IT8783_Config unsigned int flag if flag IT8783_ioPort 0x4e switch IT8783_ioPort case 0x2E Address port 0x2E enter keys 0x87 0x01 0x55 0x55 outportb 0x2E 0x87 outportb 0x2E 0x01 outportb 0x2E 0x55 out...

Page 88: ...ce 7 outportb IT8783_ioPort 0xf8 outportb IT8783_ioPort 1 0x00 PLED mapping to nothing disable PLED function if PLEDflag 1 outportb IT8783_ioPort 0x27 registerValue inportb IT8783_ioPort 1 registerVal...

Page 89: ...rtb IT8783_ioPort 1 registerValue outportb IT8783_ioPort 0x72 registerValue inportb IT8783_ioPort 1 registerValue 0xdf outportb IT8783_ioPort 1 registerValue if count_value 60 outportb IT8783_ioPort 0...

Page 90: ...ough KBRST else printf WDT is Disabled n registerValue 0xbf Disable WDT output through KBRST outportb IT8783_ioPort 1 registerValue set WDT count is second outportb IT8783_ioPort 0x71 registerValue in...

Page 91: ...CI expansion ROM area C0000 C7FFF Onboard VGA BIOS CB800 CC7FFF Intel 82578DM PXE option ROM when onboard LAN boot ROM is enabled 640 K 768 K A0000 BFFFF 128 KB Video Buffer SMM space 0 K 640 K 00000...

Page 92: ...ister 092 Reset Bit 0 Fast Gate A20 Bit 1 093 09F DMA page registers continued 0A0 0B1 and 0B4 0BD Interrupt controller 2 8259 equivalent 0B2 and 0B3 APM control 0C0 0DF DMA controller 2 8237A 5 equiv...

Page 93: ...No 7 Parallel port IRQ7 via SERIRQ IRQ7 at ISA bus Note 1 8 Real time clock N A No 9 SCI PCI IRQ9 via SERIRQ IRQ9 at ISA bus Note 1 2 10 PCI ISA N A Note 1 11 PCI ISA N A Note 1 12 PS 2 Mouse PCI ISA...

Page 94: ...rallel port IRQ7 via SERIRQ IRQ7 at ISA bus Note 1 8 Real time clock N A No 9 ACPI IRQ9 via SERIRQ IRQ9 at ISA bus Note 1 10 SMbus IRQ10 via SERIRQ IRQ14 at ISA bus No 11 PCI ISA N A No 12 PS 2 Mouse...

Page 95: ...2 UHCI Controller 3 UHCI Controller 6 Thermal Controller SMBus Controller SATA Host Controller IDER Controller Yes 19 N A PCIE Port 3 UHCI Controller 1 UHCI ontroller 7 SATA Host Controller1 Yes 20 N...

Page 96: ...nal Intel Integrated Graphics Device 00h 16h 00h Internal Intel Management Engine Interface 1 00h 16h 01h Internal Intel Management Engine Interface 2 00h 16h 02h Internal IDE R 00h 16h 03h Internal K...

Page 97: ...nal Intel SATA controller 2 00h 1Fh 06h Internal Thermal Controller 1Eh 0Fh 00h Internal PCI Slot 1 1Eh 0Eh 00h Internal PCI Slot 2 1Eh 0Dh 00h Internal PCI Slot 3 1E0h 0Ch 00h Internal PCI Slot 4 1E0...

Page 98: ...A X Intel GbE X HECI Host 1 X HECI Host 2 X IDER Controller X KT Controller X NAND Controller X PCIE Port 0 INTA INTB INTC INTD PCIE Port 1 INTB INTC INTD INTA PCIE Port 2 INTC INTD INTA INTB PCIE Por...

Page 99: ...ent Turn off power and unplug any power cords cables To avoid electrical shock and or damage to equipment Keep equipment away from water or liquid sources Keep equipment away from high heat or high hu...

Page 100: ...if battery is replaced with one of an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries appropriately Equipment must be serviced by authorized technicians when The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has pene...

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