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FS-A78 User’s Manual 

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2.14.2 <Fan connector> ..........................................................................33

 

2.15 <Switch and Indicator> .............................................................................34

 

Chapter 3 <System Setup> .........................................................................35

 

3.1 <Audio Configuration> ................................................................................35

 

3.2 <Display Properties Setting>.......................................................................36

 

3.3 <SATA configuration>..................................................................................38

 

3.4 <SATA RAID Configuration> .......................................................................39

 

Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> .............................................................................41

 

Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>.....................................................43

 

A.1 <Serial ATA Port>........................................................................................43

 

A.2 <IrDA Port>.................................................................................................43

 

A.3 <LAN Port>.................................................................................................43

 

A.4 <Parallel Port>............................................................................................44

 

Appendix B <Flash BIOS>...........................................................................45

 

B.1 <Flash Tool> ...............................................................................................45

 

B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure> ...........................................................................45

 

Appendix C <Programming GPIO’s> .........................................................46

 

Appendix D <Programming Watchdog Timer > ........................................47

 

Contact Information .....................................................................................48

 

 

Summary of Contents for FS-A78

Page 1: ...FS A78 PICMG1 3 Full size CPU Card User s Manual Edition 1 1 2014 3 13...

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Page 3: ...ent are property of their respective owners Disclaimer The company shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this product The company doe...

Page 4: ...uding User s Manual x 1 USB2 0 Cable x 1 OALUSBA 1 1040172 USB3 0 Cable x 1 OALUSB3 Optional OALUSB3 1040531 VGA Cable x 1 OALVGA S 7 1040556 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Cable x 1 OALPS2 MKN 1040551 Audio Por...

Page 5: ...External Connectors 12 2 4 CPU and Memory Setup 13 2 4 1 CPU installation 13 2 4 2 Memory Setup 14 2 5 CMOS ATX Setup 15 2 6 Serial ATA Interface 16 2 7 Ethernet Interface 17 2 8 Onboard Display Inte...

Page 6: ...3 3 SATA configuration 38 3 4 SATA RAID Configuration 39 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 41 Appendix A I O Port Pin Assignment 43 A 1 Serial ATA Port 43 A 2 IrDA Port 43 A 3 LAN Port 43 A 4 Parallel Port 44 Appe...

Page 7: ...D function for a system and Intel Gigabit LAN Intel Haswell Processor The 4 th Generation Intel Core processor family desktop is the next generation of 64 bit the processors are based on Intel microar...

Page 8: ...DVI connector LVDS Interface Onboard 24 bit dual channel LVDS connector with 3 3V 5V 12V supply Display port Interface Onboard Display port connector Audio Interface Intel integrated Q87 with Realtek...

Page 9: ...upport 1 PCI Express x16 and 1 PCI Express x4 FS A78G201 Onboard DVI CRT LVDS Display port USB3 0 2 0 6 x Serial Port SATAIII IrDA GPIO LPC LPT Realtek HD Audio SMBUS mSATA 2 x Gigabit LAN Support 1 P...

Page 10: ...FS A78 User s Manual 8 1 3 Mechanical Drawing...

Page 11: ...S 2 4 th Generation Intel Core i7 Core i5 Core i3 Celeron Pentium Processor 1 x PCI Express x16 2 x 240 pin DDR3 LO DIMM 1333 1600 MHz up to 16GB W83627DHG P 1 x LVDS 4 x Serial ATAIII 6 x USB 3 0 4 x...

Page 12: ...CN_DIO UFAN _12V CN_INV CN_LPC CN_AUDIO CN_COM PS2 CN_LVDS CN_IR CN_SMBUS CN_USB3 1 CN_CRT CN_LPT SFAN DDRIII_A B Display port SATA3_1 CN_USB2 2 CN_USB2 1 CN_DVI SATA3_3 SATA3_4 SATA3_2 CN_USB3 2 CN_...

Page 13: ...Operating Clear Setting JVLCD Panel Voltage Setting JAT Power mode select JP1 Com1 Voltage Setting For Pin 9 JP2 Com2 Voltage Setting For Pin 9 JCSEL1 JCSEL2 COM2 RS 232 RS422 RS485 Setting CN_IR IrD...

Page 14: ...A connector CN_LVDS 20 x 2 pin LVDS connector CN_INV 5 pin LCD inverter connector CN_DVI 10 x 2 pin DVI connect CN_IR 5 pin IrDA connector CN_COM 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 pin RS232 CN_LPC 5 x 2 pin LPC connector...

Page 15: ...please Keep CPU socket cover on the CPU Socket Warning If CPU Socket internal Pin damage We could not provide warranty Notice Please place the CPU on the pins tenderly to avoid bending the pins Intel...

Page 16: ...0 pin DDR3 DDR3L DIMM support up to 16GB of memory capacity and 1 5 Voltage The memory frequency supports 1333 1600 MHz Only Non ECC memory is supported DDRIII_A DDRIII_B Please check the pin number t...

Page 17: ...t due to inappropriate CMOS settings here is how to proceed to clear reset the CMOS to its default values Jumper JRTC Type Onboard 3 pin jumper JRTC Mode 1 2 Clear CMOS 2 3 Normal Operation Default se...

Page 18: ...RAID on Intel Q87 PCH are listed below 1 Supports for up to RAID volumes on a single two hard drive RAID array 2 Supports for two two hard drive RAID arrays on any of six Serial ATA ports 3 Supports...

Page 19: ...ompliance and Wake On LAN supported Onboard Intel I217 LM GbE controller support Intel AMT 9 0 feature on primary LAN port The BIOS is ready to support Intel AMT 9 0 feature The necessary prerequisite...

Page 20: ...interface one 40 pin LVDS interface with 5 pin LCD backlight inverter connector and provides 16 pin VGA interface The board provides dual display function with clone mode and extended desktop mode fo...

Page 21: ...or 24 bit single dual channel panels supports up to 2048 x 1536 UXGA resolution with one LCD backlight inverter connector and one jumper for panel voltage setting Effective patterns of connection 1 2...

Page 22: ...ector for LVDS connector Connector model HIROSE DF13 40DP 1 25V Pin Signal Pin Signal 2 LCDVCC 1 LCDVCC 4 GND 3 GND 6 ATX0 5 BTX0 8 ATX0 7 BTX0 10 GND 9 GND 12 ATX1 11 BTX1 14 ATX1 13 BTX1 16 GND 15 G...

Page 23: ...ecause every panel has its own pin assignment so we do not provide a standard cable please find a local cable manufacture to make cables LCD Installation Guide 1 Preparing the FS A78 LCD panel and the...

Page 24: ...ction form BIOS Version 1 0 Single Dual channel Single Dual channel NO Output format NO Output format 1 640 x 480 9 1680 x 1050 2 800 x 600 10 1920 x 1200 3 1024 x 768 11 1440 x 900 4 1280 x 1024 12 1...

Page 25: ...Connector CN_CRT Type onboard 16 pin connector for CN_VGA connector pitch 2 00mm Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 BR 2 BG 3 BB 4 NC 5 CRTATCH 6 IOGND1 7 IOGND1 8 IOGND1 9 NC 10 CRTATCH 11 NC 12 5VCDA 13 5HSYN...

Page 26: ...ace Connector CN_DVI Connector type 20 pin header connector pitch 2 00mm Pin Number Assignment Pin Number Assignment 1 5V 2 N C 3 HPD 4 Ground 5 TMDSTX0N 6 TMDSTX0P 7 Ground 8 TMDSTX1N 9 TMDSTX1P 10 G...

Page 27: ...rformance DACs with 100dB S N ratio z 2 DAC channels support 16 20 24 bit PCM format for 2 audio solution z Compatible with HD z Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements The board provides 2 ch...

Page 28: ...ions of USB3 0 are listed below Interface USB3 0 Controller Intel Q87 Transfer Rate Up to 5Gb s Voltage 5V The specifications of USB2 0 are list Interface USB2 0 Controller Intel Q87 Transfer Rate Up...

Page 29: ...X1 7 Ground 14 USB3 0_TX1 8 Data0 13 Ground 9 Data0 12 Data1 10 NC 11 Data1 Connector CN_USB2 1 2 Type 10 pin 2 x 5 header pitch 2 54mm Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC 5V_SB 5V 2 VCC 5V_SB 5V 3...

Page 30: ...4 5 6 Type 9 pin D sub male connector on bracket for COM1 Pin Description Pin Description 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 N C Connector COM2 Type 9 pin D sub male connector on...

Page 31: ...nction JCSEL2 JCSEL1 IrDA RS 422 RS 485 RS 232 Power Mode JP1 2 Pin 9 with 5V Power 1 2 Pin 9 with 12V Power 3 4 Standard COM port 5 6 Default setting 1 7 2 8 Default setting JCSEL1 1 3 2 4 7 9 8 10 J...

Page 32: ...FS A78 User s Manual 30 2 12 MSATA Interface The board provides one MSATA socket MSATA...

Page 33: ...trol like POS or KIOSK and a SMBUS System Management Bus interface Connector CN_DIO Type 12 pin 6 x 2 header pitch 2 0mm Pin Description Pin Description 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 GP10 4 GP14 5 GP11 6 GP15 7...

Page 34: ...Input The FS A78 need Backplane from Standard 24 pin ATX power supply 20 pin is compatible and P4 4 pin 12V Onboard Connector CN_12V Type 4 pin standard Pentium 4 additional 12V power connector Pin D...

Page 35: ...er and one 3 pin cooler fan connectors for system Connector CPUFAN Type 4 pin fan wafer connector Pin Description Pin Description 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Fan Speed Detection 4 Fan Control Connector SYSFAN Ty...

Page 36: ...er etc Please check well before you connecting the cables on the chassis Connector JFRNT Type onboard 14 pin 2 x 7 2 54 pitch header Function Signal PIN Signal Function HDLED 1 2 PWRLED IDE LED HDLED...

Page 37: ...d integrates Intel Q87 with REALTEK ALC888 code It can support 2 channel sound under system configuration Please follow the steps below to setup your sound system 1 Install REALTEK HD Audio driver 2 L...

Page 38: ...display device as different resolution and color bit Please install the Intel Graphic Driver before you starting setup display devices 1 Click right button on the desktop to lunch Screen resolution Ad...

Page 39: ...ual 37 3 This setup options can let you define each device settings Click Display Settings to setup the CRT monitor for Resolution and Refresh Rate Click Multiple Displays to setup the dual display mo...

Page 40: ...r s Manual 38 3 3 SATA configuration SATA Mode This option can let you select whether the Serial ATA hard drives would work under normal IDE or AHCI or RAID mode The RAID mode need more than one HDD i...

Page 41: ...as lost from a single drive which increases fault tolerance The data and parity are striped across all the hard drives in the array The parity is striped in a rotating sequence to reduce bottlenecks a...

Page 42: ...L I to enter the RAID configuration menu You can setup the RAID under operation system for Microsoft Windows 7 please install the Intel Application Accelerator Ver 4 5 later to support RAID configurat...

Page 43: ...tion when the power is turned off If the battery runs out of the power then the settings of BIOS will come back to the default setting The BIOS section of the manual is subject to change without notic...

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Page 45: ...7 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND A 2 IrDA Port Connector CN_IR Type 5 pin header for SIR Ports A 3 LAN Port Connector RJ45 Type RJ45 connector with LED on bracket Pin Descrip...

Page 46: ...in box header Pin Description Pin Description 1 PSTB 14 AFD 2 PRO0 15 ERR 3 PRO1 16 INT 4 PRO2 17 SLIN 5 PRO3 18 Ground 6 PRO4 19 Ground 7 PRO5 20 Ground 8 PRO6 21 Ground 9 PRO7 22 Ground 10 ACK 23 Gr...

Page 47: ...ol is Fpt exe it s the utility that can write the data into the BIOS flash ship and update the BIOS B 2 Flash BIOS Procedure 1 Please make a bootable floppy disk 2 Get the last bin files you want to u...

Page 48: ...87 o 2E 07 o 2F 09 enale GPIO function o 2E 30 o 2F 02 enable GPIO configuration o 2E F0 o 2F xx set GPIO as input output set 1 for input 0 for output o 2E F1 o 2F xx if set GPIO s as output in this...

Page 49: ...by program Timeout Value Range 1 to 255 Second or Minute Program Sample Watchdog timer setup as system reset with 5 second of timeout 2E 87 2E 87 2E 07 2F 08 Logical Device 8 2E 30 Activate 2F 01 2E F...

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