background image

3-3

Chapter 3: BIOS setup

3.2 

Main menu

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the 

Main

 menu screen appears, giving 

you an overview of the basic system information.

Refer to section 

3.1.1 BIOS menu screen

 for information on the menu screen 

items and how to navigate through them.

3.2.1 

System Time [xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.

3.2.2 

System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

Version 2.15.1236. Copyright (C) 2012, American Megatrends, Inc.

BIOS Information

  R1.0 (EQ87MA10) (02/14/2014)
BIOS Vendor 

American Megatrends

Core Version 

4.6.5.4

Compliancy 

UEFI 2.3.1; PI 1.2

System Date

 

  [Mon 01/19/2009] 

System Time 

  [17:03:24]

Access Level 

  Administrator

Set the Date. Use Tab 

to switch between 

Date elements.

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.

Main

    Advanced    Chipset    Boot    Security    Save & Exit

 : Select Screen

:  Select Item

Enter: Select

+-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F3: Optimized Defaults

F4: Save and Exit

ESC: Exit

Summary of Contents for EMB-Q87A

Page 1: ...Industrial Motherboard EMB Q87A ...

Page 2: ...ubject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy the original manufacturer assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein The original manufacturer reserves the right to make changes in the product design without notice to its users Ackno...

Page 3: ... assembly installation 2 8 2 5 System memory 2 11 2 5 1 Installing a DIMM 2 11 2 6 Jumpers 2 12 2 7 Onboard LEDs 2 15 2 8 Connectors 2 16 2 8 1 Rear panel connectors 2 16 2 8 2 Internal connectors 2 18 2 9 Power Supply Considerations 2 26 Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 1 BIOS setup program 3 1 3 1 1 BIOS menu screen 3 2 3 1 2 Menu bar 3 2 3 2 Main menu 3 3 3 2 1 System Time xx xx xx 3 3 3 2 2 System Date ...

Page 4: ...ion 3 6 3 3 9 USB Configuration 3 7 3 3 10 NCT6791D Super IO Configuration 3 7 3 3 11 NCT6791D HW Monitor 3 7 3 4 Chipset 3 8 3 4 1 System Agent SA Configuration 3 8 3 4 2 PCH IO Configuration 3 9 3 5 Boot menu 3 10 3 5 1 Boot Configuration 3 10 3 6 Security menu 3 10 3 7 Save Exit menu 3 11 Appendix Notices A 1 ...

Page 5: ...issing contact your distributor or sales representative immediately 1 2 Features Intel Socket 1150 for 4th Generation Core i7 Core i5 Core i3 Pentium and Celeron Processors up to 65W SO DIMM x 2 Max 16GB DDR3 1333 1600MHz DIMMs Non ECC Flat type SATA 6 0 Gb s x 4 USB3 0 x 4 USB2 0 x 6 COM x 2 PCI Express 2 0 x 4 Full Half size Mini Card mSATA 6 0Gb s x 1 Half size Mini Card PCIe USB x 1 EuP ErP Co...

Page 6: ...alf size Mini Card mSATA 6 0Gb s 1 x Half size Mini Card PCIe USB BIOS 128Mbit Flash ROM AMI BIOS H W Monitor Temperature Monitor on CPU Chassis Voltage Monitor on Vcore 5V 12V Fan Monitor on CPU Chassis WatchDog Timer 1 255 step by software program Smart Fan Control CPU Fan Chassis Fan Wake On LAN PXE Yes WOL PXE Power State S3 S4 S5 GRAPHICS Graphics Chipset Intel HD Graphics Graphics Multi Disp...

Page 7: ...232 422 485 supports 5V 12V RI option mid board PS 2 Port 1 x keyboard Mouse with PS 2 for wafer header DIO 8 bit Digital I O In Out programmable FAN 1 x 4 pin CPU Fan connector 1 x 4 pin Chassis Fan connector ENVIRONMENT POWER ME Battery Lithium battery Power Requirement 12 24V wide range voltage input back panel DC jack 5 5 2 5mm 2 x 2 pin internal power connector Power Compliance Compliant with...

Page 8: ...or COM RS 232 1 x VGA 1 x 6 pin PS 2 Keyboard and mouse connector 1 x LVDS connector 1 x LVDS 3 3V 5V jumper 1 x LCD DC PWM mode jumper 1 x LCD backlight connector inverter 1 x LCD backlight 12V 5V jumper 1 x Digital I O header 1 x 4 pin 2x2 internal power connector 1 x 4 pin CPU Fan connector 1 x 4 pin Chassis Fan connector 1 x Front Panel connector 1 x AAFP follow ASUS pin out 1 x Speaker connec...

Page 9: ...ed wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object such as the power supply case to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component always remove the AC power by ...

Page 10: ...M_B1 64bit 204 pin module DDR3 DIMM_A1 64bit 204 pin module INV COM1 _VSET LJ3 LJ2 LJ1 DIO LVDS BATTERY1 SB_PWR VS_PWR MINICARD1 MINICARD2 SATA_PWR VGA KBMS SPI_1 Intel Q87 Super I O AMP_CON 7 8 6 5 1 3 2 4 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 3 22 26 20 21 23 25 28 27 29 21 24 2 2 Motherboard layout Place this side towards the rear of the chassis NOTE Place four screws into the holes indicated by circ...

Page 11: ...ctor 10 pin DIO 2 21 13 Front panel system connector 10 1 pin F_PANEL 2 22 14 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS 2 21 15 Internal speaker connector 4 pin SPEAKER 2 23 16 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC 2 12 17 Intel LGA1150 CPU socket 2 6 18 Intel ME Jumper 3 pin DIS_ME 2 13 19 SO DIMM slots 2 11 20 VGA connector 16 pin VGA 2 18 21 Full Half size Mini Card slot mSATA MINICARD2 Half size Mini Card slo...

Page 12: ...1 38 25 75 32 99 45 53 60 83 72 77 59 69 84 84 90 51 109 98 39 50 54 10 142 37 153 42 167 39 55 63 11 10 10 91 10 49 16 04 2 10 16 03 30 99 45 45 44 96 42 36 67 36 54 09 51 82 27 37 38 55 49 85 23 69 41 69 42 16 66 80 64 28 81 04 97 81 114 57 121 98 135 45 84 54 148 53 152 14 168 78 167 62 165 23 157 73 155 10 168 02 168 78 154 94 118 75 0 00 170 18 8 09 26 09 46 79 66 09 83 99 101 89 120 89 137 1...

Page 13: ...therboard information 2 3 2 Solder side 170 18 170 18 6 35 163 83 109 98 91 98 70 07 113 31 127 98 10 16 33 02 36 57 67 07 92 94 153 95 165 10 165 10 0 00 0 00 6 35 163 83 147 48 147 48 81 86 81 86 156 87 156 87 72 48 ...

Page 14: ...f the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard The manufacturer will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA1150 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacement loss incorrect removal of the PnP cap 2 ...

Page 15: ...2 7 Chapter 2 Motherboard information 2 4 1 Installing the CPU 1 CAUTION The LGA1156 CPU is incompatible with the LGA1150 socket DO NOT install a LGA1156 CPU on the LGA1150 socket A B 2 3 ...

Page 16: ...EMB Q87A 2 8 4 5 2 4 2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation CAUTION Apply the Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink and CPU before you install the heatsink and fan if necessary A B C ...

Page 17: ...2 9 Chapter 2 Motherboard information To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly B A A B 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 18: ...EMB Q87A 2 10 A B B A To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly 2 1 ...

Page 19: ...ons as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption The figure below illustrates the location of the DDR3 SO DIMM sockets EMB Q87A 204 pin DDR3 SO DIMM sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 2 5 1 Installing a DIMM 3 To install a DIMM To remove a DIMM 3 Channel Sockets Channel A SO_DIMM_A1 Channe...

Page 20: ...wer cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to reenter data CAUTION Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure NOTES If the steps above do not help remove the onboard battery and move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data After clearing th...

Page 21: ...selection COM1_VSET Setting Pins 12V 1 2 5V 3 4 Ring Default 5 6 2 2 3 Enable ME flash security Default Disable ME flash security DIS_ME 1 EMB Q87A Intel ME Flash Security selection EMB Q87A COM VSET connector PIN 1 RI_VCC RI_VCC RI_VCC 12V 5V RI COM1_VSET 4 LVDS panel voltage selection 3 pin LJ1 EMB Q87A LVDS Panel Voltage Selection 1 2 2 3 3V Default 5V LJ1 Setting Pins 5V 1 2 3 3V Default 2 3 ...

Page 22: ... DC Voltage Control Default 1 2 PWM Control 2 3 EMB Q87A Inverter Backlight Control mode selection PWM CTL DC CTL Default 1 2 2 3 LJ3 7 mSATA PCIe mode selection 6 pin PCIE_SET1 2 Setting Pins PCIE_SET1 mSATA 1 3 PCIe Default 3 5 PCIE_SET2 mSATA Default 2 4 PCIe 4 6 EMB Q87A mSATA PCIe selection jumper PCIE_SET NC S_MSATA1_DET GND NC S_MSATA2_DET GND 1 3 5 2 4 6 5 3 4 2 mSATA Default PCIe Default ...

Page 23: ...N in sleep mode or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED 2 7 Onboard LEDs VS_PWR ON Standby Power Powered Off OFF SB_PWR ON Main Power Main Power Off OFF EMB Q87A Onboard LEDs ...

Page 24: ...rating system Due to USB 3 0 controller limitation USB 3 0 devices can only be used under Windows OS environment and after the USB 3 0 driver installation USB 3 0 devices can only be used as data storage only We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3 0 devices to USB 3 0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3 0 devices 5 LAN RJ 45 ports These ports allow Gigabit connection to a ...

Page 25: ...er Out 7 Microphone port pink This port connects a microphone NOTE Refer to the audio configuration table for the function of the audio ports in the 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Ports Headset 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel Pink Rear panel Mic In Mic In Bass Center Bass Center Green Rear panel Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Spe...

Page 26: ...N DC_IN GND GND 2 SATA power connector 4 pin SATA_PWR This connector is for the SATA power cable The power cable plug is designed to fit this connector in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connector completely fit EMB Q87A SATA POWER Connector 5V GND GND 12V SATA_PWR PIN 1 EMB Q87A VGA Connector PIN 1 VGA 5V GND NC RDDCA_DATA_R R_HSYNC R_VSYNC RDDCA_CL...

Page 27: ... connector supports a CPU fan of maximum 2A 24 W fan power 4 CPU and chassis fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN 4 pin CHA_FAN Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector EMB Q87A Fan connectors CHA_FAN GND VCC SENSE PWM PWM SENSE VCC GND CPU_FAN 5 Battery connector 2 pin BATTERY1 This connector is for ...

Page 28: ...o or legacy AC 97 audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector NOTES We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability If you want to connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector set the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup...

Page 29: ...Intruder are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature EMB Q87A Chassis intrusion connector Intruder Intruder No Intruder PIN1 CHASSIS 9 Digital I 0 connector 10 pin DIO This connector includes 8 I O lines In Out programmable All of the Digital I O lines are programmable and each I O pin can be individually programmed to su...

Page 30: ...y LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWR_BTN This 2 pin connector is for the system power button Reset button 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power 11 PS 2 keyboard mouse connector 6 pin KBMS This con...

Page 31: ...ker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings EMB Q87A SATA 6 0Gb s connectors SATA6G_4 D N G 3 P X R _ A T A S R 3 N X R _ A T A S R D N G 3 N X T _ A T A S R 3 P X T _ A T A S R D N G SATA6G_3 D N G 2 P X R _ A T A S R 2 N X R _ A T A S R D N G 2 N X T _ A T A S R 2 P X T _ A T A S R D N G SATA6G_2 D N G 1 P X R _ A T A S R 1 N X R _ A T A S R D N G 1 N X T _ A T A S R 1 P X T _ A...

Page 32: ...ion speed EMB Q87A USB2 0 connectors PIN 1 GND GND S_USB_PP11_R S_USB_PN11_R 5V 5V S_USB_PN10_R S_USB_PP10_R GND GND USB1112 PIN 1 GND GND S_USB_PP7_R S_USB_PN7_R 5V 5V S_USB_PN6_R S_USB_PP6_R GND GND USB78 PIN 1 GND GND S_USB_PP5_R S_USB_PN5_R 5V 5V S_USB_PN4_R S_USB_PP4_R GND GND USB56 16 Backlight inverter power connector 5 pin INV Connect the backlight inverter power cable to this connector NO...

Page 33: ...in Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 12V 5V 10 N C EMB Q87A Serial port connectors PIN 1 COM1 DCD TXD GND RTS RI RXD DTR DSR CTS PIN 1 COM2 DCD TXD GND RTS RI RXD DTR DSR CTS 18 SPI flash programmable connector 8 pin SPI_1 This connector is for SPI flash program machine Connect the flash BIOS cable to this connector NOTE The flash BIOS cable is purchased separa...

Page 34: ... both external and internal power supply units could result in potential damage to the desktop board power supplies or other hardware System power requirements will depend on actual system configurations chosen by the integrator as well as end user expansion preferences It is the system integrator s responsibility to ensure an appropriate power budget for the system configuration is properly asses...

Page 35: ...o turn the system off then back on Do this option only if you failed to enter BIOS Setup using the first two options CAUTION Using the power button reset button or the Ctrl Alt Del keys to reboot a running operating system can cause damage to your data or system Always shut down the system properly from the operating system IMPORTANT The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply to most wor...

Page 36: ...ght or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted General help Menu bar Configuration fields Menu items Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Information R1 0 EQ87AM10 02 14 2014 BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 4 6 5 4 Compliancy UEFI 2 3 1 PI 1 2 System Date Mon 01 19 2009 System Time 17 03 24 Access Level Administrator Set the Date...

Page 37: ...you to set the system date Version 2 15 1236 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Information R1 0 EQ87MA10 02 14 2014 BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 4 6 5 4 Compliancy UEFI 2 3 1 PI 1 2 System Date Mon 01 19 2009 System Time 17 03 24 Access Level Administrator Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Date elements Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc M...

Page 38: ... Chipset Boot Security Save Exit 3 3 1 S5 RTC Wake Settings This item allows you to enable the system to wake up from S5 state using an alert event Wake system with Fixed Time Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the system s wake on alert event When enabled the system wakes up on the specified time Configuration options Enabled Disabled Wake system with Dynamic Time Disabled Allows you to ena...

Page 39: ...O S will not show Security Device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available Configuration options Disabled Enabled 3 3 5 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects Intel R Virtualization Tech Enabled Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology allow...

Page 40: ... internally optimize the order of commands RAID Set to RAID when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives 3 3 7 PCH FW Configuration Displays the Management Engine Technology parameters 3 3 8 AMT Configuration The items in this menu allow you to change the Intel Active Management Technology AMT feature Intel AMT Enabled Allow you to enable or disable the Intel Active ...

Page 41: ...ngs Serial Port 1 Port 2 Configuration Allow you to configure the Serial Port 1 Port 2 settings Serial Port Enabled Enables or disables the Serial COM port Configuration options Enabled Disabled Change Settings Auto Allows you to select an optimal setting for the Super IO device Configuration options Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5...

Page 42: ...ion options Auto Disabled Enabled DVMT Pre Allocated 32M Allows you to select the amount of system memory allocated to DVMT 5 0 used by the Internal Graphics Device Configuration options 32M 64M 96M 128M 416M 448M 480M 512M 1024M DVMT Total Gfx Mem 256M Allows you to select the total amount of system memory allocated to DVMT 5 0 used by the Internal Graphics Device Configuration options 128M 256M ...

Page 43: ...e a wake event Enabled Enables Ring to generate a wake event Restore AC Power Loss Power Off Power On The system goes into on state after an AC power loss Power Off The system goes into off state after an AC power loss Last State The system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss ERP EUP mode Disabled Allows you to enable or disable ERP EUP mode for ...

Page 44: ...see or change only selected fields in the BIOS setup program To set an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press Enter 2 From the Create New Password box key in a password then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted To change an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press Enter 2 From the Enter Current Password box key in the ...

Page 45: ...rm the password After you clear the password the User Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed 3 7 Save Exit menu The Save Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items Save Changes Reset This option allows you to save the changes and exit the Setup program Discard Changes Exit This option allows you...

Page 46: ...t changes as the user s default values Restore User Defaults This option allows you to load the user s default values Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device This item allows you to attempt to launch EFI Shell application Shellx64 efi from one of the available fiesystem devices ...

Page 47: ...uipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The...

Page 48: ...財產造成嚴重損害的期限 部件名稱 有害物質或元素 鉛 Pb 汞 Hg 鎘 Cd 六 價 鉻 Cr VI 多 溴 聯 苯 PBB 多 溴 二 苯 醚 PBDE 印刷電路板及其 電子組件 外部信號連接頭 及線材 有毒有害物質或元素的名稱及含量說明標示 表示該有毒有害物質在該部件所有均質材料中的含量均在 SJ T 11363 2006 標准規定的限量要求以下 表示該有毒有害物質至少在該部件的某一均質材料中的含量超出 SJ T 11363 2006 標准規定的限量要求 然該部件仍符合歐盟指令 2002 95 EC 的規范 備註 此產品所標示之環保使用期限 係指在一般正常使用狀況下 ...

Reviews: