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CS170-Q370/C246/H310

Mini-ITX Industrial Motherboard

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for CS170-C246

Page 1: ...CS170 Q370 C246 H310 Mini ITX Industrial Motherboard User s Manual...

Page 2: ...wners FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to...

Page 3: ...SB Ports 19 Graphics Interfaces 19 COM Serial Ports 20 Audio 20 Internal I O Connectors 21 SATA Serial ATA Connectors 21 Cooling Fan Connector 22 Digital I O 22 LVDS LCD Panel 23 Chassis Intrusion Con...

Page 4: ...You must take extra care in han dling them to ensure against electrostatic build up 1 To prevent electrostatic build up leave the system board in its anti static bag until you are ready to install it...

Page 5: ...cable Length 500mm Thermal solution For 35W Height 37 3mm Thermal solution For 65W Height 72 8mm Thermal solution For 80W Height 77 1mm The board and accessories in the package may not come similar t...

Page 6: ...ry Celeron G4900 Processor Core 2 Max speed 3 1 GHz TDP 54W support ECC memory Memory Dual Channel DDR4 2400 2666MHz C246 Two 260 pin ECC non ECC SODIMM up to 32GB Core i5 i7 only support non ECC Q370...

Page 7: ...LPC WATCHDOG TIMER Output Interval System Reset Programmable via Software from 1 to 255 Seconds SECURITY TPM dTPM2 0 available upon request POWER Type ATX Connector 4 pin ATX 12V power 24 pin ATX powe...

Page 8: ...ses the PCI PME Power Man agement Event signal However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Wake On USB This function allows you to us...

Page 9: ...an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requir...

Page 10: ...ep 1 Features Two 260 pin SODIMM up to 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 2133 2400 2666MHz ECC memory supported by CS170 C246 The system board supports the following memory interface Single Channel SC Data will...

Page 11: ...rd sounding a distinctive click and lock the card in place Inspect that the clip sits in the notch If not please pull the clips outward release and remove the card and mount it again Key Socket Top Vi...

Page 12: ...t The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU Avoid unnecessary exposure Remove the protective cap only when you are about to in stall the CPU CPU 6 Remove the protective...

Page 13: ...eated in the cor rect orientation Alignment key Alignment key CPU 8 Close the load plate then push the load le ver down While closing the load plate make sure the front edge of the load plate slides u...

Page 14: ...when you purchase the fan heat sink assembly Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU the compound will disperse evenly Some heat sinks come wi...

Page 15: ...S To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Put a jumper cap on JP1 s pin 2 and pin 3 Wait for a few seconds an...

Page 16: ...Gen2 USB 3 1 Gen1 DP1 USB 7 9 USB 3 1 Gen1 USB 2 0 LAN1 COM1 COM2 VGA DP2 Audio 2 1 Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion 2 5 SM BUS Battery Battery Buzzer PCIe Gen3 x16 Realtek ALC88...

Page 17: ...JP8 JP1 1 3 CPU Fan LVDS SATA1 R2 SATA0 ATX Power LVDS Inverter Power 1 1 39 2 8 1 1 1 Front Panel 8 1 DIO 1 4 DIO Power 1 3 System Fan 1 LPC LPC 2 8 SMI 10 2 USB7 8 USB 2 0 USB7 8 USB 2 0 12V Power...

Page 18: ...Gen 2 USB 3 1 Gen 1 Mic in Line out Line in LAN 2 LAN 1 VGA COM 1 USB 2 0 DP COM 2 DP USB 3 1 Gen 1 USB 3 1 Gen 1 Q370 C246 H310 RJ45 LAN Ports The two LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a...

Page 19: ...1 Gen 1 7 9 USB 3 1 Gen 2 1 2 USB 3 1 Gen 1 3 4 Graphics Interfaces DP Port The DisplayPort is a digital display interface used to connect a display device such as a com puter monitor It is used to t...

Page 20: ...M 1 COM 2 Audio Rear Audio The system board is equipped with 2 audio jacks Line out and Mic in Line in jack is available upon request A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Lin...

Page 21: ...e Features SATA Serial ATA Connectors DDR4_1 SODIMM DDR4_2 SODIMM Intel C246 Q370 H310 M 2 2280 M Key 6 5 2 1 JP4 1 2 5 6 JP5 JP7 1 1 3 3 JP10 6 5 2 1 JP8 JP1 1 3 CPU Fan LVDS SATA1 R2 SATA0 ATX Power...

Page 22: ...provide PWM to modulate fan speed The 8 bit Digital I O connector provides powering on function to external devices that are con nected to these connectors Digital I O Digital I O Connector Pin Assign...

Page 23: ...l Power 39 Panel Power 40 Panel Power LVDS LCD Panel Connector LCD Inverter Power Connector Pin Function 1 GND 2 GND 3 Panel Inverter Brightness Voltage Control 4 Panel Power 5 3 3V 6 Panel Backlight...

Page 24: ...Disk Drive LED Lighting of the LED indicates that the hard drive is being accessed RESET Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system PWR LED Power Standby LED...

Page 25: ...oard 4 Make sure the notch on card is aligned to the key on the socket 5 Make sure the standoff screw is removed from the standoff M 2 Module M 2 Socket Key Stand off Notch Internal I O Ports Internal...

Page 26: ...nnect to the second line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Mic2 L 2 GND 3 Mic2 R 4 N C 5 Line2 R 6 Mic2 JD 7 GND 8 9 Line2 L 10 Line2 JD F...

Page 27: ...6 5 2 1 JP8 JP1 1 3 CPU Fan LVDS SATA1 R2 SATA0 ATX Power LVDS Inverter Power 1 1 39 2 8 1 1 1 Front Panel 8 1 DIO 1 4 DIO Power 1 3 System Fan 1 LPC LPC 2 8 SMI 10 2 USB7 8 USB 2 0 USB7 8 USB 2 0 12...

Page 28: ...SB7 8 USB 2 0 USB7 8 USB 2 0 12V Power 1 2 9 Front Audio LAN1 LAN2 USB 3 4 USB 3 1 Gen1 USB 1 2 USB 3 1 Gen2 USB 3 1 Gen1 DP1 USB 7 9 USB 3 1 Gen1 USB 2 0 LAN1 COM1 COM2 VGA DP2 Audio 2 1 Chassis Intr...

Page 29: ...t Audio LAN1 LAN2 USB 3 4 USB 3 1 Gen1 USB 1 2 USB 3 1 Gen2 USB 3 1 Gen1 DP1 USB 7 9 USB 3 1 Gen1 USB 2 0 LAN1 COM1 COM2 VGA DP2 Audio 2 1 Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion 2 5 SM...

Page 30: ...t require an operating system to run After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the message Press DEL to run setup will appe...

Page 31: ...r displays the year from 2005 to 2099 Scroll down the screen to reveal the rest of the fields System Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For...

Page 32: ...wer management related settings in this page Wake system from S5 via RTC When Enabled the system will automatically power up at a designated time every day from the Real time clock RTC battery More se...

Page 33: ...utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Active Processor Cores Select number of cores to be enabled in each processor package all 1 2 3 4 or 5 Hyper threading E...

Page 34: ...ure Intel R Active Management Technology Parameters Please refer to the following pages ME Unconfig on RTC Clear When disabled ME will not be unconfigured on RTC Clear Firmware Update Configuration Pl...

Page 35: ...ing pages OEM Flags Settings Please refer to the following pages AMT Configuration Secure Erase Configuration This section is used to configure Secure Erase Secure Erase Mode Select Secure Erase modul...

Page 36: ...rompt when attempting ME unconfigu ration Unconfigure ME Enable or disable to unconfigure ME with resetting MEBx password to default Me FW Image Re Flash This field is used to enable or disable the Me...

Page 37: ...r the security device Your computer will reboot during restart in order to change state of the security device PTN3460 Function Enabled or Disabled PTN3460 LCD Features LCD Panel Type Select the resol...

Page 38: ...nit Select WatchDog Timer Unit Second or Minute SuperIO WatchDog Timer Set SuperIO WatchDog Timer Timeout value The range is from 0 disabled to 255 Serial Port 1 2 Configuration Configure the paramete...

Page 39: ...ich speed the fan will always be fixed regardless of system temperature When CPU Smart Fan Mode is set to SMART FAN IV the following fields will appear Boundary 1 to Boundary 4 Set the boundary temper...

Page 40: ...ranging from 1 100 100 being maximum speed Serial Port Console Redirection This section configures settings relevant to serial port console redirection Console Redirection This field is used to enabl...

Page 41: ...Bits Flow Control VT100 115200 8 None 1 None Terminal Type Select terminal type VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 or ANSI Bits per second Select serial port transmission speed 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 Data...

Page 42: ...controls Legacy UEFI ROMs priority Network This field controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Network OpROM Storage This field controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM Video This fiel...

Page 43: ...4 PXE Support Enable or disable IPv4 PXE boot support If disabled IPv4 PXE boot support will not be avail able Ipv6 PXE Support Enable or disable IPv6 PXE boot support If disabled IPv6 PXE boot suppor...

Page 44: ...ce to be the primary display Auto IGFX PEG PCI Internal Graphics Keep IGFX enabled based on the setup options Graphics Configuration Enable Root Port Enable or disable the root port Max Link Speed Con...

Page 45: ...lowing pages SATA And RST Configuration Please refer to the following pages HD Audio Configuration Please refer to the following pages LAN1 I219 Enable or disable onboard NIC Wake on LAN Enable Enable...

Page 46: ...le the PCI express root port PCIe Speed Select the speed of the PCI Express root port Auto Gen1 Gen 2 or Gen3 This field will not appear when the root port does not support speed configuration PCI Exp...

Page 47: ...m Acceleration This option allows you to create RAID or Intel Rapid Storage configuration with Intel Optane system ac celeration on Serial ATA devices Use RST Legacy OROM This field is only available...

Page 48: ...oader is not tampered by malware System Mode This field displays whether the system is in User or Setup mode Secure Boot Enable or disable Secure Boot Please reset the platform after changing the sett...

Page 49: ...then press Enter A dialog box will appear Select Yes to reset the system after saving all changes made Discard Changes and Reset To discard the changes select this field and then press Enter A dialog...

Page 50: ...ill not be updated and will cease to be effective Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility Please contact techni cal support or your sales representativ...

Page 51: ...0 and RAID 1 Use four new drives or an existing drive and three new drives for this configuration RAID Level Min Drives Protection Description RAID 0 2 None Data striping without redundancy RAID 1 2 S...

Page 52: ...or SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage sub system Step 3 Create a RAID Volume 1 Go to the Advanced menu of the AMI BIOS and select Intel R Rapid Storage Te...

Page 53: ...the AMI BIOS 2 In the Advanced menu select PCH FW Configuration 3 Select Enabled in the AMT BIOS Features field Configure Management Engine Technology Parameters Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2019 A...

Page 54: ...Save Options Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset Restore Defaults Boot Override Save Setting to file Restore Setting from file Chipset Advanced Main Security Boot Save Exit Select Screen...

Page 55: ...tel R ME v12 0 40 1433 Copyright C 2003 17 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU MEBx Login Intel R ME General Settings Intel R AMT Enabled Intel R AMT Configuration MEBx Exit Intel R ME Pas...

Page 56: ...ord in the space provided under Intel R ME Password then press Enter Intel R Management Engine BIOS Extension v12 0 0 0010 Intel R ME v12 0 40 1433 Copyright C 2003 17 Intel Corporation All Rights Res...

Page 57: ...And Configuration Power Control Disabled Enabled INTEL R AMT CONFIGURATION Move Highlight Enter Complete Entry Esc Discard Changes 13 In the Intel R AMT Configuration menu select SOL Storage Redirecti...

Page 58: ...light Enter Complete Entry Esc Discard Changes 16 Select KVM Feature Selection then press Enter Select Enabled or Disabled then press Enter Intel R Management Engine BIOS Extension v12 0 0 0010 Intel...

Page 59: ...oose to use a password only during setup and configuration or to use a pass word anytime the system is being accessed Intel R Management Engine BIOS Extension v12 0 0 0010 Intel R ME v12 0 40 1433 Cop...

Page 60: ...ME SETTINGS Host Name Domain Name Shared Dedicated FQDN Dynamic DNS Update 24 Select Domain Name then press Enter Enter the computer s domain name then press Enter Intel R Management Engine BIOS Exten...

Page 61: ...3 Copyright C 2003 17 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Move Highlight Enter Select Entry Esc Exit TCP IP SETTINGS Wired LAN IPV4 Configuration 27 Select Periodic Update Interval then press Enter...

Page 62: ...0 Preferred DNS Address 0 0 0 0 Alternate DNS Address 0 0 0 0 Enter Complete Entry Esc Discard Changes 32 Select Subnet Mask Address then press Enter Enter address then press Enter Intel R Management...

Page 63: ...C 2003 17 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved WIRED LAN IPV4 CONFIGURATION DHCP Mode Disabled IPV4 Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask Address 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway Address 0 0 0 0 Preferred DNS Address 0...

Page 64: ...ent Provisioning Mode Provisioning Record Provisioning Server IPV4 IPV6 _ Provisioning Server FQDN _ RCFG TLS PKI Provisioning Mode PKI 40 In the Intel R Remote Setup And Configuration menu select Pro...

Page 65: ...d INTEL R REMOTE CONFIGURATION Start Configuration Move Highlight Enter Select Entry Esc Exit This will activate Remote Configuration Continue Y N 44 Press Esc until you return to the Intel R Remote S...

Page 66: ...256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 SHA256 Hash Name Active Default Algorithm VeriSign Class 3 VeriSign Class 3 Go Daddy Class...

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