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Part No. E2047382801R

EPI-QM87R/ EPI-QM87

Intel® 4

Generation Core

™ i7/i5/i3 Processor

EPIC Module with Intel® QM87 Chipset

User

’s manual

– 12 December 2014

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Summary of Contents for EPI-QM87

Page 1: ...801R EPI QM87R EPI QM87 Intel 4th Generation Core i7 i5 i3 Processor EPIC Module with Intel QM87 Chipset User s manual 1st Ed 12 December 2014 Copyright Notice Copyright 2014 Avalue Technology Inc ALL...

Page 2: ...THE USER WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE Notice This guide is designed for experienced users to setup the system within the shortest time For detailed information pleas...

Page 3: ...asonably expected to cause the failure of the life support device or system or to affect its safety or effectiveness A Message to the Customer Avalue Customer Services Each and every Avalue s product...

Page 4: ...placement materials service time and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem en...

Page 5: ...OUCH_SEL 23 2 4 5 LCD Backlight brightness adjustment JVR 24 2 4 6 Battery connector BAT 24 2 4 7 Audio connector JAUDIO 25 2 4 7 1 Signal Description Audio connector JAUDIO 25 2 4 8 CPU fan connector...

Page 6: ...CPU Configuration 43 3 6 2 5 SATA Configuration 45 3 6 2 5 1 Software Feature Mask Configuration 46 3 6 2 6 Intel R Rapid Start Technology Configuration 46 3 6 2 7 PCH FW Configuration 47 3 6 2 7 1 Fi...

Page 7: ...SM parameters 65 3 6 5 Security 66 3 6 6 Save and exit 67 3 6 6 1 Save Changes and Reset 67 3 6 6 2 Discard Changes and Reset 67 3 6 6 3 Restore Defaults 67 4 Drivers Installation 68 4 1 Install Chips...

Page 8: ...vices are very sensitive to static electric charges As a safety precaution use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic components in a static dissipative surface or static shielded b...

Page 9: ...User s Manual EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 9 1 3 Document Amendment History Revision Date Comment 1st December 2014 Initial Release...

Page 10: ...refully before attempting to interface with EPI QM87R EPI QM87 series or change the standard configurations Whilst all the necessary information is available in this manual we would recommend that unl...

Page 11: ...x RS232 2 x RS232 422 485 LPC IrDA FINTEK 81216 IR Supported USB 2 x USB3 0 2 x USB 2 0 Wafer 4 x USB 3 0 Edge connectors DIO 4 bit GPI 4 bit GPO Display Chipset Intel QM87 Resolution Triple independ...

Page 12: ...ental Power Requirement 12V 19V Power Type AT ATX ACPI Single power ATX Support S0 S3 S4 S5 ACPI 3 0 Compliant Operating Temp 0 C 60 C Storage Temp 40 C 75 C Operating Humidity 0 90 relative humidity...

Page 13: ...User s Manual EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 13 1 6 Architecture Overview Block Diagram The following block diagram shows the architecture and main components of EPI QM87R EPI QM87...

Page 14: ...EPI QM87R EPI QM87 14 EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 2 Hardware Configuration...

Page 15: ...User s Manual EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 15 2 1 Product Overview...

Page 16: ...EPI QM87R EPI QM87 16 EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual...

Page 17: ...onnected in order to change NVRAM settings to support flat panel 4 Connect power supply to the board via the ATXPWR 5 Turn on the power 6 Enter the BIOS setup by pressing the delete key during boot up...

Page 18: ...supply before adding or removing SODIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the board and the components Locate the SODIMM socket on the board Hold two edges...

Page 19: ...ltaneously and then pull out the SODIMM module Note 1 Please do not change any DDR3L SDRAM parameter in BIOS setup to increase your system s performance without acquiring technical information in adva...

Page 20: ...be helpful when working with jumpers Connectors on the board are linked to external devices such as hard disk drives a keyboard or floppy drives In addition the board has a number of jumpers that all...

Page 21: ...tor 5 x 1 header pitch 2 54mm JKBMS PS 2 keyboard mouse connector 3 x 2 wafer pitch 2 00mm JLPC Reversed for BIOS programming 7 x 2 header pitch 2 00mm JLVDS LVDS connector DIN 40 pin wafer pitch 1 25...

Page 22: ...I QM87 22 EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 2 4 Setting Jumpers Connectors 2 4 1 Clear CMOS JBAT Default RTC Working RTC Reset 2 4 2 Serial port 1 2 Ring 5V 12V power selector JRI1 2 Default Ring 5V 12...

Page 23: ...s Manual 23 2 4 3 AT ATX mode selector Front panel LED settings JFP Default AT ATX Signal PIN PWBT 1 2 RST 3 4 PWR LED 5 6 HDD LED 7 8 Short AT MODE Open ATX MODE 9 10 CASE_OPEN 11 12 2 4 4 Touch pane...

Page 24: ...EPI QM87R EPI QM87 24 EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 2 4 5 LCD Backlight brightness adjustment JVR Default PWM mode DC Mode 2 4 6 Battery connector BAT Signal PIN 3 3V 1 GND 2...

Page 25: ...IN PIN Signal FRONT L OUT 1 2 FRONT R OUT GND 3 4 GND LINE1 L IN 5 6 LINE1 R IN MIC1 L IN 7 8 MIC1 R IN LINE1_JD 9 10 FRONT_JD GND 11 12 MIC1_JD 2 4 7 1 Signal Description Audio connector JAUDIO Signa...

Page 26: ...87R EPI QM87 26 EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 2 4 8 CPU fan connector CPU_FAN Signal PIN GND 1 12V 2 EC_TACH0 3 FAN_PWM0 4 2 4 9 System fan connector SYS_FAN Signal PIN GND 1 12V 2 EC_TACH1 3 FAN_P...

Page 27: ...EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 27 2 4 10 PS 2 keyboard mouse connector JKBMS Signal PIN PIN Signal KBCK 1 2 KBDT KBVCC 3 4 GND MSCK 5 6 MSDT 2 4 11 SATA power connector SATA_PWR Signal PIN GND 1 GN...

Page 28: ..._1 1 2 RXD_1 JCOM2 Signal PIN IN Signal RI _2 9 10 NC RTS 2 7 8 CTS _2 GND 5 6 DSR _2 TXD_2 3 4 DTR _2 DCD _2 1 2 RXD_2 2 4 13 Serial port 3 4 connector JCOM3 JCOM4 JCOM3 Signal PIN IN Signal NRIC 9...

Page 29: ...422RX1 5V 6 5 GND Note J422 485 is available after modify the mode of COM1 2 in BIOS setting 2 4 15 LCD Inverter Connector JBKL Signal PIN 12V 1 GND 2 BKLEN 3 VBRIGHT 4 5V 5 2 4 15 1 Signal Descripti...

Page 30: ...87R EPI QM87 30 EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 2 4 16 EC SMB Reserve connector JECDEG Signal PIN EC_SMCLK_DEBUG 1 EC_SMDAT_DEBUG 2 2 4 17 5VSB connector in ATX PWR_SB Signal PIN PSON_ATX 1 GND 2 ATX...

Page 31: ...QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 31 2 4 18 IrDA connector JIR Signal PIN IR_TX 5 GND 4 IR_RX 3 NC 2 5V 1 2 4 19 SPI connector JSPI Signal PIN PIN Signal 3 3V 1 2 GND SPI_CS0 3 4 SPI_CLK SPI_SO 5 6 SPI SI...

Page 32: ...33 34 LVDS_CLK1_P GND 31 32 GND LVDS_DATA7_N 29 30 LVDS_DATA6_N LVDS_DATA7_P 27 28 LVDS_DATA6_P GND 25 26 GND LVDS_DATA5_N 23 24 LVDS_DATA4_N LVDS_DATA5_P 21 22 LVDS_DATA4_P GND 19 20 GND LVDS_DATA3_N...

Page 33: ...UCH Signal PIN X 1 X 2 Y 3 SENSE 4 X 5 X 6 Y 7 Y 8 TOUCH_GND 9 PIN 4 WIRE 5 WIRE 8 WIRE 1 N A N A Right Sense 2 N A N A Left Sense 3 N A N A Bottom Sense 4 N A Sense Top Sense 5 Right LR Right Excite...

Page 34: ...neral purpose I O connector JDIO Signal PIN PIN Signal DIO_GP10 1 2 DIO_GP20 DIO_GP11 3 4 DIO_GP21 DIO_GP12 5 6 DIO_GP22 DIO_GP13 7 8 DIO_GP23 SMB_DATA_9555 9 10 SMB_CLK_9555 5V 11 12 GND 2 4 23 Power...

Page 35: ...GND 7 8 GND GND 9 10 GND Note Wrong USB cable configuration with USB devices might damage USB devices 2 4 25 USB 2 0 connector JUSB2 Signal PIN PIN Signal USBVCC4 1 USB3_RXN5_L 2 19 USBVCC5 USB3_RXP5_...

Page 36: ...EPI QM87R EPI QM87 36 EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 3 BIOS Setup...

Page 37: ...n operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the operating system While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways By pressing Del...

Page 38: ...NVRAM Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu PGUP HOME key Go to Top of Screen PGDN END key Go to Bottom of Screen key Increase the numeric value...

Page 39: ...puter no longer is able to boot the AMI BIOS supports an override to the NVRAM settings which resets your system to its defaults The best advice is to only alter settings which you thoroughly understa...

Page 40: ...onfigurations in your computer and set the system clock 3 6 1 1 System Language This option allows choosing the system default language 3 6 1 2 System Date Use the system time option to set the system...

Page 41: ...Manual EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 41 3 6 2 Advanced Menu This section allows you to configure your CPU and other system devices for basic operation through the following sub menus 3 6 2 1 APCI S...

Page 42: ...ErP Function Disabled Default Enabled Enable or Disable ErP Wakeup by Ring Disabled Default Enabled Wakeup by Ring from S1 S5 Watch Dog Disabled Default 30 sec 40 sec 50 sec 1 min 2 min 10 min 30 min...

Page 43: ...rity Device Support Disabled Default Enabled Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device O S will not show Security Device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available 3 6 2 4 C...

Page 44: ...led Enabled Default When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology EIST Disabled Enabled Default Enable Disable Intel SpeedStep CPU C states Disa...

Page 45: ...Selection IDE AHCI Default RAID Determines how SATA controller s operate SATA Controller Speed Default Default Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 Indicates the maximum speed the SATA controller can support Port 0 1 4 En...

Page 46: ...sk Configuration Item Option Description RAID0 Enabled Default Disabled Enable or disable RAID0 feature RAID1 Enabled Default Disabled Enable or disable RAID1 feature RAID10 Enabled Default Disabled E...

Page 47: ...led Default Enable or disable Intel Rapid Start Technology 3 6 2 7 PCH FW Configuration Item Options Description MDES BIOS Status Code Disabled Default Enabled Enable Disable MDES BIOS Status Code Fir...

Page 48: ...nt and remote configuration features Item Options Description Intel AMT Enabled Default Disabled Enable Disable Intel Active Management Technology BIOS Extension Note iAMT H W is always enabled This o...

Page 49: ...SB devices available only for EFI applications USB3 0 Support Enabled Default Disabled Enable Disable USB3 0 XHCI Controller support XHCI Hand off Enabled Default Disabled This is a workaround for OSe...

Page 50: ...em health status Item Description Smart Fan Function Enable or Disable Smart Fan The following system temperature fan speed and voltage are monitored Temperature System Temperature CPU Thermistor Temp...

Page 51: ...87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 51 3 6 2 11 Super IO Configuration You can use this item to set up or change the Super IO configuration Please refer to 3 6 2 11 1 4 for more information 3 6 2 11 1 Serial P...

Page 52: ...nge the Serial Port mode Select High Speed or Normal mode mode UART 232 422 485 UART 232 Default UART 422 UART485 Change the Serial Port as RS232 422 485 3 6 2 11 2 Serial Port 2 Configuration Item Op...

Page 53: ...sable Serial Port COM Change Settings Auto Default IO 3E8h IRQ 10 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2F0h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2E0h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 Select an...

Page 54: ...tion Description Serial Port Enabled Default Disabled Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Change Settings Auto Default IO 2E8h IRQ 10 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2F0...

Page 55: ...3 6 2 12 Network Stack Item Option Description Network stack Enabled Disabled Default Enable Disable UEFI network stack Ipv4 6 PXE Support Enabled Disabled Default Enable Ipv4 6 PXE Boot Support If di...

Page 56: ...M87R EPI QM87 User s Manual PXE boot wait time 0 Default 5 Wait time to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot Media detect time 0 Default 50 Enable Disable UEFI network stack 3 6 2 13 Intel RC Drivers V...

Page 57: ...onfiguration settings USB Configuration USB Configuration settings PCH Azalia Configuration PCH Azalia Configuration settings PCH LAN Controller Disabled Enabled Default Enable or disable onboard NIC...

Page 58: ...6 3 1 1 PCI Express Configuration Item Description PCI Express Root Port 1 PCI Express Root Port 1 Settings PCI Express Root Port 6 PCI Express Root Port 6 Settings PCI Express Root Port 7 PCI Express...

Page 59: ...ult Set the ASPM Level Force L0s Force all links to L0s State AUTO BIOS auto configure DISABLE Disables ASPM PCIe Speed Auto Default Gen1 Gen2 Select PCI Express port speed 3 6 3 1 2 USB Configuration...

Page 60: ...tem Option Description Azalia Disabled Enabled Auto Default Control Detection of the Azalia device Deisabled Azalia will be unconditionally disabled Enabled Azalia will be unconditionally Enabled Auto...

Page 61: ...l EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 61 3 6 3 2 1 Graphics Configuration 3 6 3 2 1 1 Graphics Configuration Item Option Description Graphics Turbo IMON Current 14 31 Default Graphics turbo IMON current...

Page 62: ...elect DVMT 5 0 Pre Allocated Fixed Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device DVMT Total Gfx Mem 128M 256M Default MAX Select DVMT5 0 Total Graphic Memory size used by the Internal Grap...

Page 63: ...D LFP Driven by Int DisplayPort encoder from Port D9through PCH CH7511 EDID Panel Option 1024x768 24 1 800x600 18 1 1024x768 18 1 Default 1366x768 18 1 1024x600 18 1 1280x800 18 1 1920x1200 24 2 640x...

Page 64: ...anual 3 6 3 2 2 Memory Configuration 3 6 4 Boot Item Option Description Setup Prompt Timeout 1 65535 Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup Num...

Page 65: ...6 4 1 CSM parameters Item Option Description Launch CSM Disabled Enabled Default This option controls if CSM will be launched Boot option filter UEFI and Legacy Default Legacy only UEFI only This opti...

Page 66: ...l Other PCI device ROM priority UEFI OpROM Default Legacy OpROM For PCI devices other than Network Mass storage or Video defines which OpROM to launch 3 6 5 Security Administrator Password Set setup A...

Page 67: ...nd Reset Any changes made to BIOS settings during this session of the BIOS setup program are discarded The setup program then exits and reboots the controller 3 6 6 3 Restore Defaults This option rest...

Page 68: ...EPI QM87 68 EPI QM87R EPI QM87 User s Manual 4 Drivers Installation Note Installation procedures and screen shots in this section are for your reference and may not be exactly the same as shown on yo...

Page 69: ...If not locate Index htm and choose the product from the menu left or link to Driver_Chipset Intel EPI QM87 Note The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP ope...

Page 70: ...htm and choose the product from the menu left or link to Utility EPI QM87_ME Note The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operation system If the warning...

Page 71: ...e the product from the menu left or link to Utility EPI QM87_USB3 0 Note The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operation system If the warning message ap...

Page 72: ...ts automatically If not locate Index htm and choose the product from the menu left or link to Driver_Video Intel EPI QM87_Video Note The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are ba...

Page 73: ...the index page of Avalue s products automatically If not locate Index htm and choose the product from the menu left or link to Driver_Audio Realtek ALC892 EPI QM87_Audio Note The installation procedu...

Page 74: ...Avalue s products automatically If not locate Index htm and choose the product from the menu left or link to Driver_Gigabit Intel I217LM EPI QM87_LAN Note The installation procedures and screen shots...

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