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3.2.11 SATA Drive Connectors

CN Label:

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4

SATA5

and

SATA6

CN Type:

7-pin SATA drive connectors (1x7)

CN Location:

CN Pinouts:

The six SATA drive connectors are each connected to second generation SATA drives.

Second generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 3.0 Gbps. The SATA

drives can be configured in a RAID configuration.

Figure 3-12: SATA Drive Connector Locations

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND

2 TX+

3 TX-

4 GND

5 RX-

Summary of Contents for IMB-Q354

Page 1: ...nology Corp User Manual Intel Q35 Chipset microATX Motherboard Supports LGA775 Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Celeron CPU 8 GB DDR2 Six SATA 3Gb s Twelve USB 2 0 One PCIe x16 One PCIe x4 Two PCI and Dual PCIe GbE MODEL IMB Q354 Rev 1 10 14 June 2012 ...

Page 2: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 2 Revision Date Version Changes 14 June 2012 1 10 Updated for R11 version 5 November 2008 1 00 Initial release ...

Page 3: ...ages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer TRADEMARKS All registered tr...

Page 4: ...NTERFACE CONNECTORS 29 3 1 1 IMB Q354 Layout 29 3 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 30 3 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors 31 3 2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS 32 3 2 1 ATX Power Connector 32 3 2 2 CPU Power Connector 33 3 2 3 Digital Input Output DIO Connector 34 3 2 4 Fan Connector CPU 12V 4 pin 35 3 2 5 Fan Connector System 12V 3 pin 36 3 2 6 Floppy Disk Connector 34 pin 37 3 2 7 Front...

Page 5: ... 4 2 1 Installation Notices 57 4 2 2 Installation Checklist 58 4 3 UNPACKING 59 4 3 1 Unpacking Precautions 59 4 4 CPU CPU COOLING KIT AND DIMM INSTALLATION 59 4 4 1 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation 60 4 4 2 Socket LGA775 CF 520 Cooling Kit Installation 63 4 4 3 DIMM Installation 65 4 4 3 1 DIMM Purchasing Guidelines 66 4 4 3 2 DIMM Installation Order 66 4 4 3 3 DIMM Installation Guidelines 67 4 5 J...

Page 6: ...arting Setup 87 5 1 2 Using Setup 87 5 1 3 Getting Help 88 5 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes 88 5 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar 88 5 2 MAIN 89 5 3 ADVANCED 90 5 3 1 CPU Configuration 91 5 3 2 IDE Configuration 92 5 3 2 1 IDE Master IDE Slave 93 5 3 3 Floppy Configuration 97 5 3 4 Super IO Configuration 98 5 3 5 Hardware Health Configuration 102 5 3 6 ICP Power Configuration 104 5 3 6 1 ACPI C...

Page 7: ...ACCELERATOR DRIVER 138 6 5 INTEL 82566DM GIGABIT LAN CONNECT DEVICE DRIVER 143 6 6 INTEL 82573 PCI EXPRESS GIGABIT ETHERNET CONTROLLER DRIVER 149 6 7 REALTEK HD AUDIO DRIVER ALC662 INSTALLATION 157 6 7 1 BIOS Setup 157 6 7 2 Driver Installation 158 6 8 INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER DRIVER INSTALLATION 161 6 9 INTEL ACTIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY DRIVER INSTALLATION 166 7 INTEL AMT CONFIGURATION 171 7...

Page 8: ... F INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER 199 F 1 INTRODUCTION 200 F 1 1 Precautions 200 F 2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS 201 F 3 ACCESSING THE INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER 201 F 4 RAID CONFIGURATION 202 F 4 1 Creating a RAID Volume 202 F 4 2 Deleting a RAID Volume 207 F 4 3 Resetting a Disk to Non RAID 209 F 4 4 Exiting the Matrix Storage Manager 211 G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE 213 G 1 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DIS...

Page 9: ...e 3 9 Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations 14 pin 40 Figure 3 10 Infrared Connector Location 41 Figure 3 11 PCIe Power Connector Location 42 Figure 3 12 SATA Drive Connector Locations 43 Figure 3 13 Serial Connector Location 44 Figure 3 14 SPDIF Connector Location 45 Figure 3 15 SPI Flash Connector Locations 46 Figure 3 16 TPM Connector Location 47 Figure 3 17 USB Connector Locations 48 Figure 3...

Page 10: ...re 4 17 Audio Connectors 79 Figure 4 18 LAN Connection 80 Figure 4 19 Parallel Device Connector 81 Figure 4 20 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 82 Figure 4 21 Serial Device Connector 83 Figure 4 22 USB Device Connection 84 Figure 4 23 VGA Connector 85 Figure 6 1 Introduction Screen 133 Figure 6 2 Available Drivers 133 Figure 6 3 Intel Chipset Driver Directory 134 Figure 6 4 Intel Chipset Driver Setup...

Page 11: ...573 Driver Directory Icon 150 Figure 6 30 Intel 82573 Operating System 151 Figure 6 31 Select Operating System Type 151 Figure 6 32 Driver Directory 152 Figure 6 33 Intel 82573 Driver Startup Icon 152 Figure 6 34 Intel 82573 License Agreement 153 Figure 6 35 Intel 82573 File Location Select 154 Figure 6 36 Intel 82573 Installation Files Extraction 154 Figure 6 37 Intel PRO Network Connections wind...

Page 12: ...167 Figure 6 60 IAMT License Agreement 168 Figure 6 61 IAMT Readme File 168 Figure 6 62 IAMT Setup Operations 169 Figure 6 63 Completed Installation 169 Figure 6 64 IAMT Driver Directory 170 Figure 6 65 HECI Driver Installation Icon 170 Figure 7 1 Intel Active Management Technology Status Dialog 172 Figure 7 2 Intel Current ME Password 173 Figure 7 3 Change Intel ME Password 174 Figure 7 4 Verify ...

Page 13: ...Pinouts 39 Table 3 10 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 14 pin 41 Table 3 11 Infrared Connector Pinouts 42 Table 3 12 PCIe Power Connector Pinouts 42 Table 3 13 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 44 Table 3 14 Serial Connector Pinouts 45 Table 3 15 SPDIF Connector Pinouts 45 Table 3 16 SPI Flash Connector Pinouts 46 Table 3 17 TPM Connector Pinouts 47 Table 3 18 USB Port Connector Pinouts 48 Table 3 19 PS 2...

Page 14: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 14 Table 4 3 COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumper Settings 71 Table 4 4 COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumper Settings 72 Table 5 1 BIOS Navigation Keys 88 ...

Page 15: ...r Configuration 106 Menu 12 AHCI Configuration 108 Menu 13 AHCI Port n Configuration Menu 109 Menu 14 Intel AMT Configuration 110 Menu 15 Me Subsystem Configuration 111 Menu 16 Intel VT d Configuration 113 Menu 17 Remote Access Configuration Advanced 114 Menu 18 Trusted Computing 115 Menu 19 USB Configuration 116 Menu 20 IEI Feature 118 Menu 21 PCI PnP Configuration 119 Menu 22 Boot 121 Menu 23 Bo...

Page 16: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 16 1 Introduction Chapter 1 ...

Page 17: ...2 SDRAM DIMM are supported by the Intel Q35 graphics memory controller hub GMCH The Intel Q35 GMCH also has a single PCI Express x16 PCIe x16 expansion lane for a PCIe x16 graphics card The integrated Intel ICH9DO I O controller hub ICH supports six SATA 3Gb s drives with data transfer speeds of 3 0 Gbps with SATA RAID configuration support Twelve USB 2 0 channels one expansion PCIe x4 channel and...

Page 18: ... Duo 45nm and 65nm o Intel Core 2 Quad 45nm and 65nm o Intel Celeron 65nm Supports four 240 pin 2 GB 667 MHz or 800 MHz DDR2 DIMMs Six SATA 3Gb s drives with transfer rates of 3 0 Gbps supported Twelve USB 2 0 devices supported eight onboard and four on the rear panel Dual GbE Ethernet connectors microATX form factor RoHS compliant Supports ATX power supplies ...

Page 19: ...X Motherboard Page 19 1 3 Connectors The IMB Q354 has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors Figure 1 2 is a labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the IMB Q354 Figure 1 2 IMB Q354 Overview ...

Page 20: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 20 1 4 Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below Length 243 84mm Width 243 84mm Figure 1 3 IMB Q354 Dimensions mm ...

Page 21: ...d Page 21 1 5 Data Flow Figure 1 4 shows the data flow between the two on board chipsets and other components installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter Figure 1 4 Data Flow Block Diagram ...

Page 22: ...set Intel ICH9DO Controller Hub Memory Four 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets support 2 0 GB 667 MHz or 800 MHz DDR2 DIMMs system max 8 GB Super I O ITE IT8712F Rev I Display Analog VGA display through external DB 15 connector BIOS AMI BIOS label SPI EEPROM 4 0 MB Audio Realtek ALC662 codec LAN LAN1 Intel 82573L MAC and PHY PCIe GbE controller LAN2 Intel 82566DM PHY with Intel AMT support COM Four RS 232 ...

Page 23: ... sec through the ITE IT8712F super I O Infrared One infrared connector through the ITE IT8712F super I O Power Supply ATX power supply TPM Supports TPM v1 2 with 20 pin onboard pin header Fan Connector One system fan 3 pin header One CPU fan 4 pin header Buzzer Yes Power Consumption 3 3V 2 41A 5V 5 71A 12V 3 69A 3Dmark 2001 and 5VSB 0 13A 3 0 GHz E6850 Intel Core 2 Duo CPU with four 2 0 GB 800 MHz...

Page 24: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 24 2 Unpacking Chapter 2 ...

Page 25: ...e anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground Use an anti static pad When configuring the IMB Q354 place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the IM...

Page 26: ...er or vendor you purchased the IMB Q354 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly To contact an IEI sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw The IMB Q354 is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number Image 1 IMB Q354 motherboard 1 Dual RS 232 cable P N 19800 000051 RS 6 SATA cables P N 32000 062800 RS 3 SATA power cables P N 32100 088600 RS ...

Page 27: ...N CB USB02 RS 1 Mini jumper Pack 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 Utility CD Table 2 1 Package List Contents 2 4 Optional Items CPU cooling kit P N CF 520 RS CPU cooling kit P N CF 775A RS Infineon TPM module P N TPM IN01 R11 Table 2 2 Package List Contents ...

Page 28: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 28 3 Connector Pinouts Chapter 3 ...

Page 29: ...s peripheral interface connector locations Section 3 1 2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 3 1 1 3 1 1 IMB Q354 Layout Figure 3 1 shows the on board peripheral connectors rear panel peripheral connectors and on board jumpers Figure 3 1 Connector and Jumper Locations ...

Page 30: ...igital input output connector 10 pin header DIO1 DIMM socket 240 pin socket DIMM1 DIMM socket 240 pin socket DIMM2 DIMM socket 240 pin socket DIMM3 DIMM socket 240 pin socket DIMM4 Floppy drive connector 34 pin box header FDD1 Front audio connector 10 pin header FRONT PANEL1 Front panel connector 14 pin header F_PANEL1 Infrared IrDA connector 5 pin header IR1 PCI socket 120 pin slot PCI1 PCI socke...

Page 31: ...n header JSPI1 TPM connector 20 pin header TPM1 USB connector 8 pin header USB45 USB connector 8 pin header USB67 USB connector 8 pin header USB89 USB connector 8 pin header USB1011 Table 3 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors 3 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors Table 3 2 lists the rear panel connectors on the IMB Q354 Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 3 3 Connec...

Page 32: ...y accessible when the motherboard is outside of the chassis This section has complete descriptions of all the internal peripheral connectors on the IMB Q354 3 2 1 ATX Power Connector CN Label ATX1 CN Type 24 pin ATX 2x12 CN Location See Figure 3 2 CN Pinouts See Table 3 3 The ATX connector is connected to an external ATX power supply Power is provided to the system from the power supply through th...

Page 33: ... 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power good 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND Table 3 3 ATX Power Connector Pinouts 3 2 2 CPU Power Connector CN Label CPU12V1 CN Type 4 pin power connector 2x2 CN Location See Figure 3 3 CN Pinouts See Table 3 4 The 4 pin CPU power connector is connected to an ATX power supply and powers the CPU ...

Page 34: ...r Connector Pinouts 3 2 3 Digital Input Output DIO Connector CN Label DIO1 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 3 4 CN Pinouts See Table 3 5 The digital input output connector is managed through a Super I O chip The DIO connector pins are user programmable To see details on how to program the DIO chip please refer to Appendix C ...

Page 35: ...nnector Pinouts 3 2 4 Fan Connector CPU 12V 4 pin CN Label CPU_FAN1 CN Type 4 pin header 1x4 CN Location See Figure 3 5 CN Pinouts See Table 3 6 The CPU cooling fan connector provides a 12V 500mA current to a CPU cooling fan The connector has a rotation pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note that only specified fans ca...

Page 36: ...tem 12V 3 pin CN Label SYS_FAN1 CN Type 3 pin header 1x3 CN Location See Figure 3 6 CN Pinouts See Table 3 7 The system cooling fan connector provides a 12V 500mA current to a system cooling fan The connector has a rotation pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note that only specified fans can issue the rotation signals ...

Page 37: ...n PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 12V 3 Rotation Signal Table 3 7 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 3 2 6 Floppy Disk Connector 34 pin CN Label FDD1 CN Type 34 pin header 2x17 CN Location See Figure 3 7 CN Pinouts See Table 3 8 The floppy disk connector is connected to a floppy disk drive ...

Page 38: ... C 5 N C 6 N C 7 GND 8 INDEX 9 GND 10 MOTOR ENABLE A 11 GND 12 DRIVE ENABLE B 13 GND 14 DRIVE ENABLE A 15 GND 16 MOTOR ENABLE B 17 GND 18 DIRECTION 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 WRITE DATA 23 GND 24 WRITE GATE 25 GND 26 TRACK 0 27 GND 28 WRITE PROTECT 29 GND 30 READ DATA 31 GND 32 SIDE 1 SELECT 33 GND 34 DISK CHANGE Table 3 8 34 pin FDD Connector Pinouts ...

Page 39: ...ype 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 3 8 CN Pinouts See Table 3 9 Figure 3 8 Front Audio Connector Location 10 pin PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 MIC_L 2 GND 3 MIC_R 4 Audio Detect 5 LINE2 R 6 GND 7 Jack Detection 8 N C 9 LINE2 L 10 GND Table 3 9 Front Audio Connector Pinouts ...

Page 40: ...3 10 The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and controls the motherboard These indicators and switches include Power LED Speaker Power button Reset HDD LED Figure 3 9 Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations 14 pin FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 5V 2 5V 3 N C 4 N C Power LED 5 GROUND Speaker 6 N C ...

Page 41: ...nel Connector Pinouts 14 pin 3 2 9 Infrared Interface Connector CN Label IR1 CN Type 5 pin header 1x5 CN Location See Figure 3 10 CN Pinouts See Table 3 11 The infrared interface connector supports both Serial Infrared SIR and Amplitude Shift Key Infrared ASKIR interfaces Figure 3 10 Infrared Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 NC 3 IR RX 4 GND ...

Page 42: ...N Label PCIE_12V1 CN Type 4 pin wafer 1x4 CN Location See Figure 3 11 CN Pinouts See Table 3 12 The 4 pin PCIe power connector is connected to a power supply to power the PCIe expansion card Figure 3 11 PCIe Power Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 12V 2 GND 3 GND 4 5V Table 3 12 PCIe Power Connector Pinouts ...

Page 43: ... CN Location See Figure 3 12 CN Pinouts See Table 3 13 The six SATA drive connectors are each connected to second generation SATA drives Second generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 3 0 Gbps The SATA drives can be configured in a RAID configuration Figure 3 12 SATA Drive Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 TX 3 TX 4 GND 5 RX ...

Page 44: ...igure 3 13 CN Pinouts See Table 3 14 The 10 pin serial port connector provides a second RS 232 serial communications channel The serial port connectors can be connected to external RS 232 serial port devices Figure 3 13 Serial Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 Data Carrier Direct DCD 6 Data Set Ready DSR 2 Receive Data RXD 7 Request To Send RTS 3 Transmit Data TXD 8 Clear ...

Page 45: ...ctor Pinouts 3 2 13 SPDIF Connector CN Label SPDIF1 CN Type 5 pin header 1x5 CN Location See Figure 3 14 CN Pinouts See Table 3 15 Use the SPDIF connector to connect digital audio devices to the system Figure 3 14 SPDIF Connector Location PIN DESCRIPTION 1 5V 2 NC 3 SPDIF OUT 4 GND 5 SPDIF IN Table 3 15 SPDIF Connector Pinouts ...

Page 46: ...8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 3 17 CN Pinouts See Table 3 18 The 8 pin SPI Flash connector is used to flash the BIOS Figure 3 15 SPI Flash Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 GND 3 CS 4 CLOCK 5 SO 6 SI 7 NC 8 NC Table 3 16 SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ...

Page 47: ...dule TPM connector secures the system on bootup An optional TPM see packing list in Chapter 3 can be connected to the TPM connector Figure 3 16 TPM Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 FWHPCLK 2 GND 3 LFRAME 4 KEY 5 PCIRST 6 VCC 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 9 VCC3 10 LAD1 11 LAD0 12 GND 13 SMBCLK 14 SMBDATA 15 3VDUAL 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ Table 3 17 TPM Connector Pinou...

Page 48: ... USB pin connectors each provide connectivity to two USB 1 1 or two USB 2 0 ports Each USB connector can support two USB devices Additional external USB ports are found on the rear panel The USB ports are used for I O bus expansion Figure 3 17 USB Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 GND 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 GND 8 VCC Table 3 18 USB Port Connector Pinouts ...

Page 49: ...d mouse connectors 2 x RJ 45 LAN connectors 1 x Serial port connector 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x VGA connector Figure 3 18 IMB Q354 External Peripheral Interface Connector 3 3 1 Audio Connectors CN Label AUDIO_CV1 CN Type 3 x audio jacks CN Location See Figure 3 18 The three audio jacks on the external audio connector enable the IMB Q354 to be connected to external audio devices as specified below Line...

Page 50: ...ort can also connect to front speakers Microphone Pink Connects a microphone Figure 3 19 Audio Connector 3 3 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label KB_MS1 CN Type Dual PS 2 CN Location See Figure 3 18 CN Pinouts See Figure 3 20 and Table 3 19 The IMB Q354 keyboard and mouse connectors are standard PS 2 connectors Figure 3 20 PS 2 Pinouts ...

Page 51: ...CN Pinouts See Table 3 20 The IMB Q354 is equipped with two built in RJ 45 Ethernet controllers The controllers can connect to the LAN through two RJ 45 LAN connectors There are two LEDs on the connector indicating the status of LAN The pin assignments are listed in the following table PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 MDIA3 5 MDIA1 2 MDIA3 6 MDIA2 3 MDIA2 7 MDIA0 4 MDIA1 8 MDIA0 Table 3 20 LAN Pi...

Page 52: ...nector LEDs The IMB Q354 has four external USB 2 0 ports The ports are integrated into two dual USB and LAN combo connectors The ports connect to both USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 devices PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 DATA 4 DATA 4 GROUND Table 3 22 USB Port Pinouts 3 3 4 Parallel Port Serial Port and VGA Combo Connector CN Label 3IN1_DSUB1 CN Type DB 25 DB 9 and DB 15 CN Location See Figure 3 18 CN Pinouts S...

Page 53: ... Locations PIN Description PIN Description 1 STROBE 2 DATA 0 3 DATA 1 4 DATA 2 5 DATA 3 6 DATA 4 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 6 9 DATA 7 10 ACKNOWLEDGE 11 BUSY 12 PAPER EMPTY 13 PRINTER SELECT 14 AUTO FORM FEED 15 ERROR 16 INITIALIZE 17 PRINTER SELECT LN 18 GND 19 GND 20 GND 21 GND 22 GND 23 GND 24 GND 25 GND Table 3 23 Parallel Port Connector Pinouts The male DB 9 COM 1 serial port connector is connected to R...

Page 54: ...S 232 Serial Port COM 1 Pinouts The female DB 15 VGA connector connects to standard VGA displays The connector is show in Figure 3 24 and the pinouts are shown in Table 3 25 Figure 3 24 VGA Connector PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 NC 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 VCC NC 10 GND 11 NC 12 DDC DAT 13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC 15 DDCCLK Table 3 25 VGA Connector Pinouts ...

Page 55: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 55 4 Installation Chapter 4 ...

Page 56: ...other electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to th...

Page 57: ...ns described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the IMB Q354 IMB Q354 components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following Read the user manual o The user manual provides a complete description of the IMB Q354 installation instructions and configuration options Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff ESD o Electronic compo...

Page 58: ...or pins or its components 4 2 2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the IMB Q354 is properly installed All the items in the packing list are present The CPU is installed The CPU cooling kit is properly installed A compatible memory module is properly inserted into the slot The jumpers have been properly configured The IMB Q354 is inserted into a chassis with adequa...

Page 59: ...r you purchased the IMB Q354 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly To contact an IEI sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw 4 4 CPU CPU Cooling Kit and DIMM Installation WARNING A CPU should never be turned on without the specified cooling kit being installed If the cooling kit heat sink and fan is not properly installed and the system turned on permanent dama...

Page 60: ...t supports HT Technology that has been met by the IMB Q354 OS An operating system that has optimizations for HT Technology WARNING CPUs are expensive and sensitive components When installing the CPU please be careful not to damage it in anyway Make sure the CPU is installed properly and ensure the correct cooling kit is properly installed The LGA775 socket is shown in Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 Intel L...

Page 61: ...e load plate To remove the protective cover locate the REMOVE sign and use your fingernail to pry the protective cover off See Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2 Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield Step 2 Open the socket Disengage the load lever by pressing the lever down and slightly outward to clear the retention tab Rotate the load lever to a fully open position Then rotate the load plate towards the op...

Page 62: ...operly Make sure the IHS Integrated Heat Sink side is facing upward Step 5 Correctly position the CPU Match the Pin 1 mark with the cut edge on the CPU socket Step 6 Align the CPU pins Locate pin 1 and the two orientation notches on the CPU Carefully match the two orientation notches on the CPU with the socket alignment keys Step 7 Insert the CPU Gently insert the CPU into the socket If the CPU pi...

Page 63: ...nnect the CPU 12V cable to the 12V power After the cooling kit is installed connect the CPU cable to the CPU 12V power connector Step 0 4 4 2 Socket LGA775 CF 520 Cooling Kit Installation WARNING It is strongly recommended that you DO NOT use the original heat sink and cooler provided by Intel on the IMB Q354 IEI s cooling kit CF 520 includes a support bracket that is combined with the heat sink m...

Page 64: ... instructions below Step 1 Place the cooling kit onto the socket LGA775 CPU Make sure the CPU cable can be properly routed when the cooling kit is installed Step 2 Properly align the cooling kit Make sure the four spring screw fasteners can pass through the pre drilled holes on the PCB Step 3 Mount the cooling kit Gently place the cooling kit on top of the CPU Make sure the four threaded screws on...

Page 65: ...Connect the fan cable Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the IMB Q354 Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades Step 0 4 4 3 DIMM Installation WARNING Using incorrectly specified DIMM may cause permanently damage the IMB Q354 Please make sure the purchased DIMM complies with the memory specifications of the IMB Q354 DIMM specifications complian...

Page 66: ...chase DDR2 DIMM Have a frequency of 667 MHz or 800 MHz Have a maximum capacity of 2 0 GB If more than one DDR2 DIMM is being installed in the system please purchase DIMM that have the same capacity and operating frequency 4 4 3 2 DIMM Installation Order There are two 64 bit wide DDR2 channels on the Intel Q35 Northbridge Channel A and Channel B DDR2 Channel A and DDR2 Channel B are shown in Figure...

Page 67: ...Step 3 DIMM2 Install the third DDR2 DIMM into the DIMM2 DDR2 DIMM socket Step 4 DIMM4 Install the fourth DDR2 DIMM into the DIMM4 DDR2 DIMM socket Step 0 4 4 3 3 DIMM Installation Guidelines To install a DIMM into a DIMM socket please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 4 8 Step 1 Open the DIMM socket handles The DIMM socket has two handles that secure the DIMM into the socket Before the DI...

Page 68: ...oving a DIMM To remove a DIMM push both handles outward The memory module is ejected by a mechanism in the socket Step 0 4 5 Jumper Settings NOTE A jumper is a metal bridge that is used to close an electrical circuit It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To CLOSE SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of ...

Page 69: ...M4 pin 9 voltage setting J_COM_V4 3 pin header Table 4 1 Jumpers 4 5 1 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label J_CMOS1 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 4 2 Jumper Location See Figure 4 9 If the IMB Q354 fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information To do this use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few ...

Page 70: ...er Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in Figure 4 9 below Figure 4 9 Clear CMOS Jumper 4 5 2 COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumpers Jumper Label J_COM_F2 J_COM_F3 and J_COM_F4 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 4 3 Jumper Location See Figure 4 10 The COM Port Pin 9 Setting jumpers configure pin 9 on COM 2 COM 3 COM 4 as either a 5V 12V power source see Section 4 5 3 to...

Page 71: ...Description Short 1 2 COM 4 RI Pin use voltage Short 2 3 COM 4 RI Pin use RI Default Table 4 3 COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumper Settings The COM Port Pin 9 Setting jumper locations are shown in Figure 4 10 below Figure 4 10 COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumper Locations 4 5 3 COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumpers Jumper Label J_COM_V2 J_COM_V3 and J_COM_V4 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table...

Page 72: ...ption Short 1 2 COM 2 RI Pin use 5V Default Short 2 3 COM 2 RI Pin use 12V J_COM_V3 Description Short 1 2 COM 3 RI Pin use 5V Default Short 2 3 COM 3 RI Pin use 12V J_COM_V4 Description Short 1 2 COM 4 RI Pin use 5V Default Short 2 3 COM 4 RI Pin use 12V Table 4 4 COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumper Settings The COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting jumper locations are shown in Figure 4 10 below Figur...

Page 73: ... IMB Q354 motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis 4 7 Internal Peripheral Device Connections This section outlines the installation of peripheral devices to the onboard connectors 4 7 1 Dual RS 232 Cable Connection The dual RS 232 cable consists of two connectors attached to two independent cables Each cable is then attached to a D sub 9 male ...

Page 74: ... the chassisStep 0 4 7 2 SATA Drive Connection The IMB Q354 is shipped with two SATA drive cables and one SATA drive power cable To connect the SATA drives to the connectors please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the SATA drive connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connector Press the clip on the connector at the end of the SATA cable and in...

Page 75: ...he cable to the SATA disk Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive See Figure 4 14 Step 4 Connect the SATA power cable Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive See Figure 4 14 Figure 4 14 SATA Power Drive Connection ...

Page 76: ...n Chapter 3 WARNING If the USB pins are not properly aligned the USB device can burn out Step 2 Align the connectors The cable has two connectors Correctly align pin 1on each cable connector with pin 1 on the IMB Q354 USB connector Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the IMB Q354 connect the cable connectors to the onboard co...

Page 77: ...54 using the PCIe x16 expansion slot To install a PCIe expansion card into the PCIe socket please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 4 16 Figure 4 16 PCIe x16 Installation Step 1 Locate the PCIe x16 socket Place the IMB Q354 on an anti static pad with the solder side facing up Step 2 Align the PCIe x16 card with the socket The PCIe x16 card must be aligned so the notch on the PCIe x16 card...

Page 78: ...s connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding IMB Q354 external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned 4 8 1 Audio Connection Audio signals are interfaced through three phone jack connections The red phone jack is for Mic In blue is for Line In and green is for Speaker Out Follow the steps below to connect audio devices to...

Page 79: ...nnectors enable connection to an external network To connect a LAN cable with an RJ 45 connector please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the RJ 45 connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Align the RJ 45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ 45 connectors on the IMB Q354 See Figure 4 18 ...

Page 80: ...ion The IMB Q354 has a single female DB 25 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for parallel devices Follow the steps below to connect a parallel device to the IMB Q354 Step 1 Locate the DB 25 connector The location of the DB 25 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the DB 25 connector Insert the DB 25 connector of a parallel device into the DB 25 connector on the external ...

Page 81: ...ual PS 2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel The dual PS 2 connector is used to connect to a keyboard and mouse to the system Follow the steps below to connect a keyboard and mouse to the IMB Q354 Step 1 Locate the dual PS 2 connector The location of the dual PS 2 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the keyboard mouse connector Insert a PS 2 keyboard or mouse connector i...

Page 82: ...xternal peripheral interface panel for a serial device Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the IMB Q354 Step 1 Locate the DB 9 connector The location of the DB 9 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the serial connector Insert the DB 9 connector of a serial device into the DB 9 connector on the external peripheral interface See Figure 4 21 ...

Page 83: ...ews on either side of the connector Step 0 4 8 6 USB Device Connection There are four external USB 2 0 connectors To connect a USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 device please follow the instructions below Step 1 Located the USB connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Align the USB device connector with one of the connectors on the IMB Q354 See Figure 4 22...

Page 84: ...d to a CRT or VGA monitor To connect a monitor to the IMB Q354 please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the female DB 15 connector The location of the female DB 15 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align the VGA connector Align the male DB 15 connector on the VGA screen cable with the female DB 15 connector on the external peripheral interface Step 3 Insert the VGA connector Once th...

Page 85: ...rboard Page 85 Figure 4 23 VGA Connector Step 4 Secure the connector Secure the DB 15 VGA connector from the VGA monitor to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector Step 0 ...

Page 86: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 86 5 AMI BIOS Chapter 5 ...

Page 87: ... message appears on the screen 0 If the message disappears before the DELETE key is pressed restart the computer and try again 5 1 2 Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items press ENTER to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press F1 for help and press ESC to quit Navigation keys are shown in Key Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Le...

Page 88: ...oot After Configuration Changes If the computer cannot boot after changes to the system configuration is made CMOS defaults Use the jumper described in Chapter 4 5 1 5 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar on top of the BIOS screen has the following main items Main Changes the basic system configuration Advanced Changes the advanced system settings PCIPnP Changes the advanced PCI PnP Settings Boot Change...

Page 89: ...creen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 1 Main System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components The fields in System Overview cannot be changed The items shown in the system overview include AMI BIOS Displays auto detected BIOS information o Versio...

Page 90: ...tting the wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to malfunction Make sure that the settings made are compatible with the hardware CPU Configuration see Section 5 3 1 IDE Configuration see Section 5 3 2 Floppy Configuration see Section 5 3 3 Super IO Configuration see Section 5 3 4 Hardware Health Configuration see Section 5 3 5 ICP Power Configuration see Section 5 3 6 AHCI Config...

Page 91: ...een Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 2 Advanced 5 3 1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu BIOS Menu 3 to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure Advanced CPU Settings Module Version ...

Page 92: ...nhanced Intel Virtualization Technology is activated 5 3 2 IDE Configuration Use the IDE Configuration menu BIOS Menu 4 to change and or set the configuration of the IDE devices installed in the system BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit IDE Configuration SATA 1 Configuration Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as IDE SATA 2 Configuration Enhanced Primary IDE Master Not Detect...

Page 93: ...sence of IDE devices BIOS displays the status of the auto detected IDE devices The following IDE devices are detected and are shown in the IDE Configuration menu Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master The IDE Configuration menu BIOS Menu 4 allows changes to the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system If an...

Page 94: ...rive parameters are listed as follows Device Lists the device type e g hard disk CD ROM etc Type Indicates the type of devices a user can manually select Vendor Lists the device manufacturer Size List the storage capacity of the device LBA Mode Indicates whether the LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not Block Mode Block mode boosts IDE driv...

Page 95: ...ed channel CD DVD The CD DVD option specifies that an IDE CD ROM drive is attached to the specified IDE channel The BIOS does not attempt to search for other types of IDE disk drives on the specified channel ARMD This option specifies an ATAPI Removable Media Device These include but are not limited to ZIP LS 120 LBA Large Mode Auto Use the LBA Large Mode option to disable or enable BIOS to auto d...

Page 96: ... O mode program timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined 0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3 3MBps 1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5 2MBps 2 PIO mode 2 selected with ...

Page 97: ...OS option enables or disables this function Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects HDD SMART support Disabled Prevents BIOS from using the HDD SMART feature Enabled Allows BIOS to use the HDD SMART feature 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use the 32Bit Data Transfer BIOS option to enables or disable 32 bit data transfers Disabled Prevents the BIOS from using 32 bit data transfers Enabled DEFAULT Allows BIOS to...

Page 98: ...Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 6 Floppy Configuration Floppy A Use the Floppy A option to configure the floppy disk drive Options are listed below Disabled DEFAULT 1 44 MB 31 2 5 3 4 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu BIOS Menu 7 to set or change the configurations for the FDD co...

Page 99: ...Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 7 Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 DEFAULT Serial Port 1 I O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 3E8 ...

Page 100: ...i directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the Normal mode ECP The parallel port operates in the extended capabilities port ECP mode The ECP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the Nor...

Page 101: ... I O port address is 2E8 2E0 Serial Port 2 I O port address is 2E0 Serial Port2 IRQ 10 Use the Serial Port2 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 2 10 DEFAULT Serial port 2 IRQ address is 10 11 Serial port 2 IRQ address is 11 Serial Port3 Address 2E8 Use the Serial Port3 Address option to select the base addresses for serial port 3 Disabled No base address is assigned to seria...

Page 102: ... port 3 3E8 Serial port 4 I O port address is 3E8 2E8 Serial port 4 I O port address is 2E8 2E0 DEFAULT Serial port 4 I O port address is 2E0 Serial Port4 IRQ 10 Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4 10 DEFAULT Serial port 4 IRQ address is 10 11 Serial port 4 IRQ address is 11 5 3 5 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu BIO...

Page 103: ... Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 8 Hardware Health Configuration CPU_FAN1 Mode Setting Full On Mode Use the CPU_FAN1 Mode Setting option to configure the second fan Full On Mode Fan is on all the time Automatic mode DEFAULT Fan is off when the temperature is low enough Parameters must be set ...

Page 104: ... 3 6 ICP Power Configuration Use the ICP Power Configuration menu BIOS Menu 9 to configure advanced ACPI configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit ACPI Configuration Power Configuration Section for Advanced ACPI Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 A...

Page 105: ... F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 10 ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode S1 POS Use the Suspend Mode option to specify the sleep state the system enters when it is not being used S1 POS DEFAULT The system enters S1 POS sleep state The system appears off The CPU is stopped RAM is refreshed the system is running in a low power mode S...

Page 106: ...Power Loss Power On Use the Restore on AC Power Loss BIOS option to specify what state the system returns to if there is a sudden loss of power to the system Power Off The system remains turned off Power On DEFAULT The system turns on Resume on KeyBoard Mouse Disabled The Resume on KeyBoard Mouse BIOS option specifies if the system is roused from a suspended or standby state when there is activity...

Page 107: ...n modem line to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state That is the system will be roused by an incoming call on a modem Disabled DEFAULT Wake event not generated by an incoming call Enabled Wake event generated by an incoming call 5 3 7 AHCI Configuration NOTE Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is a new programming interface for SATA host controllers AHCI systems do not have master ...

Page 108: ... of IDE devices Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 12 AHCI Configuration AHCI Port n Not Detected Use the AHCI Port n BIOS option to check what AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface devices are detected to a specified SATA drive connector If a device is detected selecting ...

Page 109: ...Port n Auto Use the SATA Port n option to enable the system to auto detect the type of drive connected to SATA drive connector n S M A R T Enabled Use the S M A R T option to enable S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology on the drive connected to SATA drive connector n Disabled S M A R T is disabled on the drive connected to SATA drive connector n on the system Enabled DEFAULT...

Page 110: ...ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 14 Intel AMT Configuration Intel AMT Support Disabled Use the Intel AMT Support option to enable or disable the Intel AMT support Disabled DEFAULT The Intel AMT function is disabled Enabled The Intel AMT function is enabled 5 3 8 1 ME Subsystem Configuration The ME Subsystem Configuration menu BIOS Menu 15 allows the AMT subsyst...

Page 111: ...can Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 15 Me Subsystem Configuration BootBlock HECI Message Enabled Use the BootBlock HECI Message option to enable or disable HECI message when booting up the system Disabled The HECI message is disabled when booting up the system Enabled DEFAULT The HECI message is enabled when booting up the system HECI Message Enabled Use the HECI Message BIOS option to enable or disable ...

Page 112: ...d load OS from a management system When an IDE R session is established the virtual drives are shown in the system ME KT Disabled Use the ME KT option to enable or disable the Keyboard and Text redirection KT function on an AMT capable system KT is also known as Serial Over Lan SOL Disabled DEFAULT The KT function of the ME is disabled Enabled The KT function allows a management system to control ...

Page 113: ...merican Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 16 Intel VT d Configuration VT d Disabled Use the VT d option to enable or disable VT d support Disabled DEFAULT Disables VT d support Enabled Enables VT d support 5 3 10 Remote Access Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu BIOS Menu 17 to configure remote access parameters The Remote Access Configuration is an AMIBIOS feature and allows a remote ho...

Page 114: ...nc BIOS Menu 17 Remote Access Configuration Advanced Remote Access Disabled Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system Disabled DEFAULT Remote access is disabled Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below appear Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode Redirection after BIOS POST Terminal Type 5 3 11 Trusted Computing Use the Truste...

Page 115: ...General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 18 Trusted Computing TCG TPM Support No Use the TCG TPM Support option to configure support for the TPM No DEFAULT TPM support is disabled Yes TPM support is enabled 5 3 12 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu BIOS Menu 19 to read USB configuration information and configure the USB sett...

Page 116: ... v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 19 USB Configuration USB Configuration The USB Configuration field shows the system USB configuration The items listed are Module Version x xxxxx xxxxx USB Devices Enabled The USB Devices Enabled field lists the USB devices that are enabled on the system USB Functions Enabled Use the USB Functions BIOS option to enable or disable USB fu...

Page 117: ...USB mouse or USB keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB driver loaded onto the system Disabled Legacy USB support disabled Enabled DEFAULT Legacy USB support enabled Auto Legacy USB support disabled if no USB devices are connected USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Use the USB2 0 Controller Mode option to set the speed of the USB2 0 controller FullSpeed The controller is capable of ...

Page 118: ...an Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 20 IEI Feature Auto Recovery Function Disabled Use the Auto Recovery Function BIOS option to enable or disable the auto recovery function of the IEI One Key Recovery Disabled DEFAULT Auto recovery function disabled Enabled Auto recovery function enabled 5 4 PCI PnP Use the PCI PnP menu BIOS Menu 21 to configure advanced PCI and PnP settings WARNING Setting wrong values ...

Page 119: ...MA Channel 7 Available Reserved Memory Size Disabled Available Specified IRQ is available to be use the PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 21 PCI PnP Configuration IRQ Available Use the IRQ addr...

Page 120: ...DMA is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available DMA Channels are DM Channel 0 DM Channel 1 DM Channel 3 DM Channel 5 DM Channel 6 DM Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size Disabled Use the Reserved Memory Size BIOS option to specify the amount of memory that should be reserved for legacy ISA devices Disabled DEFAULT No memory block reserved for legacy ISA devices 16K 16KB reserved for legacy ISA d...

Page 121: ...figuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu BIOS Menu 23 to configure advanced system boot options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Quiet Boot Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Bootup Num Lock On GbE LAN Boot 82566 Disabled Boot From LAN Support 82573L Disabled Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while b...

Page 122: ...se the AddOn ROM Display Mode option to allow add on ROM read only memory messages to be displayed Force BIOS DEFAULT The system forces third party BIOS to display during system boot Keep Current The system displays normal information during system boot Bootup Num Lock On Use the Bootup Num Lock BIOS option to specify if the number lock setting must be modified during boot up Off Does not enable t...

Page 123: ... DEFAULT Cannot be booted from a remote system through the Intel 82566 GbE controller Enabled Can be booted from a remote system through the Intel 82566 GbE controller Boot From LAN Support 82573L Disabled Use the BOOT From LAN Support 82573L option to enable the Intel 82573L PCIe GbE controller to boot the system Disabled DEFAULT Cannot be booted from a remote system through the Intel 82573L PCIe...

Page 124: ...or Password to set or change a supervisor password The default for this option is Not Installed If a supervisor password must be installed select this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Use the Change User Password to set or change a user password The default for this option is Not Installed If a us...

Page 125: ...Chipset Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below section may cause system to malfunction North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 25 Chipset 5 7 1 North Bridge Configuration Use the North Bridge Configuration menu BIOS Me...

Page 126: ...ap Feature Enabled Use the Memory Remap Feature option to allow the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory to be remapped Disabled Overlapped PCI memory cannor be remapped Enabled DEFAULT Overlapped PCI memory can be remapped Memory Hole Disabled Use the Memory Hole option to reserve memory space between 15MB and 16MB for ISA expansion cards that require a specified area of memory t...

Page 127: ...n IGD Configuration options are listed below IGD PCI IGD PCI PEG PEG IGD PEG PCI DEFAULT Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 8MB Use the Internal Graphic Mode Select option to specify the amount of system memory that can be used by the Internal graphics device Enable 1MB 1MB of memory used by internal graphics device Enable 8MB DEFAULT 8MB of memory used by internal graphics device 5 7 2 South Br...

Page 128: ...th Bridge Chipset Configuration HDA Controller Enabled Use the HDA Controller option to enable or disable the High Definition audio codec Enabled DEFAULT The onboard High Definition audio codec automatically detected and enabled Disabled The onboard High Definition audio codec is disabled ASF Support Enabled Use the ASF Support BIOS option to control the system s ability to connect to a remote man...

Page 129: ... the Exit menu BIOS Menu 28 to load default BIOS values optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Exit system setup after saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation Select Screen Se...

Page 130: ... option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program Load Optimal Defaults Use the Load Optimal Defaults option to load the optimal default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F9 key can be used for this operation Load Failsafe Defaults Use the Load Failsafe Defaults option to load failsafe default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F...

Page 131: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 131 6 Software Drivers Chapter 6 ...

Page 132: ...river LAN driver Audio driver Installation instructions are given below 6 2 Driver CD Auto run All the drivers for the IMB Q354 are on the CD that came with the system To install the drivers please follow the steps below Step 1 Insert the CD into a CD drive connected to the system NOTE If the system does not initiate the autorun program when the CD is inserted click the Start button select Run the...

Page 133: ...duction Screen Step 3 Click IMB Q354 Step 4 A new screen with a list of available drivers appears Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 Available Drivers Step 5 Select the driver to install from the list in Figure 6 2 Detailed driver installation instructions follow below ...

Page 134: ...lease follow the steps below Step 1 Select IMB Q354 from the list in Figure 6 1 Step 2 Select INF from the list in Figure 6 2 Step 3 The window shown in Figure 6 3 appears Figure 6 3 Intel Chipset Driver Directory Step 4 Click on the directory icon in Figure 6 3 Step 5 The window in Figure 6 4 appears ...

Page 135: ...ATX Motherboard Page 135 Figure 6 4 Intel Chipset Driver Setup Icon Step 6 Click on the infinst_autol setup icon in Figure 6 4 Step 7 The Intel Package Manager begins to extract the installation files See Figure 6 5 ...

Page 136: ...otherboard Page 136 Figure 6 5 Intel Package Manager Step 8 The Intel Setup Welcome screen See Figure 6 6 Figure 6 6 Intel Setup Welcome Screen Step 9 Click NEXT to continue Step 10 The Intel license agreement in appears ...

Page 137: ...Step 11 Accept the terms and conditions by clicking YES Step 12 The Readme file in Figure 6 8 appears Figure 6 8 Readme File Step 13 Click NEXT to continue Step 14 The driver is then installed Step 15 When the installation process is complete the Setup Complete screen appears See Figure 6 9 ...

Page 138: ...lation Screen Step 16 To complete the chipset driver installation click FINISH Step 0 6 4 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver To install the chipset driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Select the VGA driver from the list in Figure 6 2 Step 2 A new window opens See Figure 6 10 ...

Page 139: ...croATX Motherboard Page 139 Figure 6 10 Select the Operating System Step 3 Select the operating system from those shown in Figure 6 10 Step 4 A new window appears See Figure 6 11 Figure 6 11 Intel Driver Directory ...

Page 140: ...k the directory icon in Figure 6 11 Step 6 A new window appears See Figure 6 12 Figure 6 12 Intel VGA Driver Setup Icon Step 7 Click on the VGA driver installation icon in See Figure 6 12 Step 8 The Readme information file shown in Figure 6 13 appears ...

Page 141: ...ile Step 9 Click NEXT to extract the GMA driver files See Figure 6 14 Figure 6 14 GMA Driver File Extraction Step 10 The welcome screen shown in Figure 6 15 appears Figure 6 15 GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 11 To continue the installation process click NEXT ...

Page 142: ...n Figure 6 16 appears Figure 6 16 GMA Driver License Agreement Step 13 Click the YES in Figure 6 16 to continue Step 14 The installation notice shown in Figure 6 17 appears Figure 6 17 GMA Driver Installing Notice Step 15 A confirmation screen shown in Figure 6 18 appears ...

Page 143: ... selecting when to restart the computer in Figure 6 18 click FINISH 6 5 Intel 82566DM Gigabit LAN Connect Device Driver To install the Intel 82566DM Gigabit LAN connect device driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Select LAN from the list in Figure 6 2 Step 2 The window in Figure 6 19 appears ...

Page 144: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 144 Figure 6 19 Intel 82566DM Driver Directory Icon Step 3 Click on the Intel 82566DM directory icon in Figure 6 19 Step 4 The window in Figure 6 20 appears ...

Page 145: ...Operating System Step 5 Select the Operating System in Figure 6 20 Step 6 The window in Figure 6 21appears Step 7 In Figure 6 21 select the operating system type installed on the system Figure 6 21 Select Operating System Type Step 8 The window in Figure 6 22 appears ...

Page 146: ...y Step 9 Click on the directory icon in Figure 6 22 Step 10 A window containing the Intel 82566DM driver startup icon appears See Figure 6 23 Figure 6 23 Intel 82566DM Device Driver Startup Icon Step 11 Double click the Intel 82566DM driver startup icon in Figure 6 23 ...

Page 147: ... to extract the installation files Step 13 The Welcome screen in Figure 6 24 appears next Step 14 Click NEXT to continue Figure 6 24 Intel 82566DM Welcome Screen Step 15 The license agreement in Figure 6 25 appears Figure 6 25 Intel 82566DM Driver License Agreement ...

Page 148: ...7 The Setup Options screen in Figure 6 26 appears next Figure 6 26 Intel 82566DM Driver Setup Options Step 18 Select the required installation configuration in Figure 6 26 and click NEXT to continue Step 19 The Ready to Install the Program window in Figure 6 27 appears Figure 6 27 Intel 82566DM Driver Installation Ready Window ...

Page 149: ...8 Intel 82566DM Driver Installation Progress Step 22 When the installation is finished Click FINISH in the termination screen Step 0 6 6 Intel 82573 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller Driver To install the Intel 82573 PCIe GbE controller please follow the steps below Step 1 Select LAN from the list in Figure 6 2 Step 2 The window in Figure 6 29 appears ...

Page 150: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 150 Figure 6 29 Intel 82573 Driver Directory Icon Step 3 Click on the Intel 82573L directory icon in Figure 6 29 Step 4 The window in Figure 6 30 appears ...

Page 151: ...erating System Step 5 Select the Operating System in Figure 6 30 Step 6 The window in Figure 6 31 appears Step 7 In Figure 6 31 select the operating system type installed on the system Figure 6 31 Select Operating System Type Step 8 The window in Figure 6 32 appears ...

Page 152: ... 32 Driver Directory Step 9 Click on the directory icon in Figure 6 22 Step 10 A window containing the Intel 82573 driver startup icon appears See Figure 6 32 Figure 6 33 Intel 82573 Driver Startup Icon Step 11 Click the startup icon in Figure 6 33 ...

Page 153: ...e Agreement for the Intel 82573 appears See Figure 6 34 Figure 6 34 Intel 82573 License Agreement Step 13 Accept the license terms and agreements in and click NEXT to continue Step 14 Next select the directory in which the files must be saved See Figure 6 35 ...

Page 154: ...2573 File Location Select Step 15 Click NEXT to continue Step 16 The driver begins to extract the installation files See Figure 6 36 Figure 6 36 Intel 82573 Installation Files Extraction Step 17 The Intel PRO Network Connections window appears See Figure 6 37 ...

Page 155: ...ctions window Step 18 Click INSTALL DRIVERS in Figure 6 37 Step 19 The Intel PRO Network Connections Welcome screen in Figure 6 38 appears Figure 6 38 Intel PRO Network Connections Welcome Step 20 Click NEXT to continue Step 21 A new License Agreement appears See Figure 6 39 ...

Page 156: ... 22 Accept the terms and conditions in Figure 6 39 and click NEXT to continue Step 23 The Setup Type window in Figure 6 40 appears Figure 6 40 Setup Type Step 24 Select the setup type in Figure 6 40 and click NEXT to continue Step 25 The drivers are installed See Figure 6 41 ...

Page 157: ...igh Definition HD Audio driver please follow the steps below NOTE This driver only needs to be installed if an external audio kit with a Realtek ALC662 codec is installed 6 7 1 BIOS Setup Step 1 Enter the BIOS setup To do this reboot the system and press DEL during POST Step 2 Go to the Southbridge Configuration menu Enable the High Definition Audio controller Step 3 Press F10 to save the changes ...

Page 158: ... ALC662 folder Step 3 Locate the Setup exe program icon and double click it Step 4 The InstallShield Wizard starts Figure 6 42 Figure 6 42 The InstallShield Wizard Starts Step 5 The InstallShield Wizard is prepared to guide the user through the rest of the process Figure 6 43 Figure 6 43 Preparing Setup Screen Step 6 Once initialized the InstallShield Wizard welcome screen appears Figure 6 44 ...

Page 159: ...zard Welcome Screen Step 7 Click NEXT to continue the installation Step 8 InstallShield starts to install the new software as shown in Figure 6 45 Figure 6 45 Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 9 The Installation Wizard updates the system as shown in Figure 6 46 ...

Page 160: ...river installation process is complete a confirmation screen appears Figure 6 47 Figure 6 47 Restart the Computer Step 11 The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted Click FINISH to restart the computer Step 0 ...

Page 161: ...he Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Select SATA from the list in Figure 6 2 Step 2 A new window opens Figure 6 48 Figure 6 48 SATA RAID Driver Installation Program Step 3 Double click the INTEL folder Step 4 Double click the iata62_cd exe program icon in Figure 6 49 ...

Page 162: ... Motherboard Page 162 Figure 6 49 SATA RAID Setup Program Icon Step 5 Figure 6 50 shows the InstallShield Wizard preparing to guide the user through the rest of the process Figure 6 50 InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen ...

Page 163: ...llation process Figure 6 51 Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen Step 7 Figure 6 52 shows the Matrix Storage Manager welcome screen Figure 6 52 Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen Step 8 Click NEXT and a warning appears Figure 6 53 Read the warning carefully and decide whether or not to continue the installation process ...

Page 164: ...p 9 Click NEXT and a license agreement appears Figure 6 54 Figure 6 54 Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement Step 10 Read the license agreement To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the license agreement shown click YES and the Readme information file shown in Figure 6 55 appears ...

Page 165: ... 6 55 Matrix Storage Manager Readme File Step 11 Read the Readme file information and click NEXT Step 12 After the driver installation process is complete a confirmation screen appears Figure 6 56 Figure 6 56 Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete ...

Page 166: ...INISH to restart the computer Step 0 6 9 Intel Active Management Technology Driver Installation To install the Intel Active Management Technology IAMT driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Select iAMT and Utilities from the list in Figure 6 2 Step 2 The screen in Figure 6 57 appears Figure 6 57 IAMT Driver Directory Step 3 Click on the LMS_SOL directory icon The window in Figure 6 58 appears...

Page 167: ... Figure 6 58 IAMT Driver Installation Icon Step 4 Double click the setup icon in Figure 6 58 Step 5 The window in Figure 6 59 appears Figure 6 59 IAMT Welcome Screen Step 6 Click NEXT to continue The License Agreement in Figure 6 60 appears ...

Page 168: ...ense Agreement Step 7 Agree to the terms and conditions in the license agreement by clicking YES Step 8 The IAMT Readme file in Figure 6 61 appears Figure 6 61 IAMT Readme File Step 9 Click NEXT to continue Step 10 Setup operations are performed See Figure 6 62 ...

Page 169: ...tup Operations Step 11 When the Setup Operations in Figure 6 62 are complete the window in Figure 6 63 appears Figure 6 63 Completed Installation Step 12 Click FINISH to complete the IAMT installation Step 13 Go back to iAMT and Utilities directory Figure 6 64 ...

Page 170: ...Directory Step 14 Click on the HECI directory icon The window in Figure 6 65 appears Figure 6 65 HECI Driver Installation Icon Step 15 Double click the setup icon in Figure 6 65 Step 16 Follow the step by step installation process to install the HECI driver Step 0 ...

Page 171: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 171 7 Intel AMT Configuration Chapter 7 ...

Page 172: ...r Intel AMT must be enabled including Intel AMT Configuration Advanced see Section 5 3 8 ME Subsystem Configuration Advanced see Section 5 3 8 1 Step 4 Configure the Intel Management Engine BIOS extension MEBx see Section 7 2 below Step 5 Properly install the Intel AMT drives Make sure to install both HECI and LMS_SOL drivers from the iAMT Driver Utility directory in the driver CD see Section 6 9 ...

Page 173: ...he IEI factory ME password Abab12 the Intel default password is admin NOTE The default Intel ME password is admin The IEI has reset the password to Abab12 in quality control process After clearing the CMOS the ME password bound to Intel default password admin Use Intel default password to enter the Intel ME BIOS and change the password refer to Step 3 below to be able to configure the Intel AMT an...

Page 174: ...east eight characters Figure 7 3 Figure 7 3 Change Intel ME Password Step 4 Verify the new password by entering again Figure 7 4 Figure 7 4 Verify New Password Step 5 Select Intel AMT Configuration and press Enter Figure 7 5 Figure 7 5 Intel AMT Configuration Step 6 Select Provision Model and press Enter Figure 7 6 ...

Page 175: ...age 175 Figure 7 6 Provision Model Step 7 When the screen in Figure 7 7 prompts enter N and press Enter Figure 7 7 Intel AMT 3 0 Mode Step 8 A message prompts to confirm to Change to Small Business Figure 7 8 Enter Y and press Enter ...

Page 176: ...IP in Intel AMT Configuration and press Enter A message prompts for disabling network interface Enter N to enable network interface Figure 7 9 Enable Network Interface Step 10 Enable or disable DHCP DHCP is enabled by default If DHCP is disabled enter the following TCP IP settings ...

Page 177: ...lternate DNS server address optional Domain name optional Step 11 Make other necessary settings in the Intel MEBx depending on users need Step 12 To exit the Intel MEBx return to the main menu and select Exit Figure 7 10 Step 0 Figure 7 10 Exit 7 3 Using the Intel AMT Web Interface NOTE Prior to use the Intel AMT web interface please make sure the Intel AMT drivers are properly installed in the IM...

Page 178: ...tep 10 get the client system IP address in the MS DOS Enter the client system IP address and the port number in the web browser http ip_address 16992 Example http 192 168 1 7 16992 Figure 7 11 Or simply enter the defined host name http host_name 16992 Example http AMTsystem 16992 Figure 7 11 Intel AMT Web Address Step 4 If a static IP address is defined for the Intel AMT client system enter the de...

Page 179: ...ogin Dialog Step 6 Enter admin as the user name Figure 7 12 Step 7 Enter the password changed in the Intel MEBx configuration Section 7 2 Step 3 If the password remained as default enter Abab12 Step 8 Press OK and the Intel AMT web interface appears Figure 7 13 Step 0 ...

Page 180: ...otherboard Page 180 Figure 7 13 Intel AMT Web Interface NOTE To enhance the platform manageability of the IMB Q354 work with the Independent Software Vendors ISV to implement the Intel AMT management utility on the system ...

Page 181: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 181 A BIOS Options Appendix A ...

Page 182: ...6 PIO Mode Auto 96 DMA Mode Auto 96 S M A R T Auto 97 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled 97 Floppy A 98 Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 99 IR Mode IrDA 99 IR Duplex Mode Half Duplex 100 Parallel Port Address 378 100 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 100 Serial Port5 IRQ 10 101 Serial Port2 Address 3E8 101 Serial Port2 IRQ 10 101 Serial Port3 Address 2E8 101 Serial Port3 IRQ 10 101 Serial Port4 Address 2E0 102 Serial ...

Page 183: ...isabled 114 Serial Port Number 114 Serial Port Mode 114 Redirection after BIOS POST 114 Terminal Type 114 TCG TPM Support No 115 USB Configuration 116 USB Devices Enabled 116 USB Functions Enabled 116 USB 2 0 Controller Enabled 116 Legacy USB Support Enabled 117 USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed 117 Auto Recovery Function Disabled 118 IRQ Available 119 DMA Channel Available 120 Reserved Memory Size D...

Page 184: ...led 126 Memory Hole Disabled 126 Initiate Graphic Adapter PEG PCI 127 Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 8MB 127 HDA Controller Enabled 128 ASF Support Enabled 128 Spread Spectrum Disabled 129 Save Changes and Exit 129 Discard Changes and Exit 130 Discard Changes 130 Load Optimal Defaults 130 Load Failsafe Defaults 130 ...

Page 185: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 185 B Terminology Appendix B ...

Page 186: ...d ASKIR is a form of modulation that represents a digital signal by varying the amplitude volume of the signal A low amplitude signal represents a binary 0 while a high amplitude signal represents a binary 1 BIOS The Basic Input Output System BIOS is firmware that is first run when the computer is turned on and can be configured by the end user CODEC The Compressor Decompressor CODEC encodes and d...

Page 187: ...ce description for USB 2 0 Host Controllers EIDE Enhanced IDE EIDE is a newer IDE interface standard that has data transfer rates between 4 0 MBps and 16 6 MBps FSB The Front Side Bus FSB is the bi directional communication channel between the processor and the Northbridge chipset GbE Gigabit Ethernet GbE is an Ethernet version that transfers data at 1 0 Gbps and complies with the IEEE 802 3 2005 ...

Page 188: ...hen the system is turned on RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAID refers to redundantly backing up data on multiple disks to ensure that if one disk fails the data is not lost and can be restored from the remaining disks in the array RAM Random Access Memory RAM is volatile memory that loses data when power is lost RAM has very fast data transfer rates compared to other storage like hard ...

Page 189: ...r level interface description for USB 1 1 Host Controllers USB The Universal Serial Bus USB is an external bus standard for interfacing devices USB 1 1 supports 12Mbps data transfer rates while USB 2 0 supports 480Mbps data transfer rates VGA The Video Graphics Array VGA is a graphics display system developed by IBM ...

Page 190: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 190 C DIO Interface Appendix C ...

Page 191: ...tion please refer to the datasheet for the ITE IT8712F Super I O chipset C 2 DIO Connector Pinouts The following table describes how the DIO connector pins are connected to the Super I O GPIO port 1 Pin Description Super I O Pin Super I O Pin Description 1 Ground N A N A 2 VCC N A N A 3 Output 3 GP27 General purpose I O port 2 bit 7 4 Output 2 GP26 General purpose I O port 2 bit 6 5 Output 1 GP25 ...

Page 192: ... digital I O input functions is listed below MOV AX 6F08H Sets the digital port as input INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call C 3 2 Enable the DIO Output Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I O An assembly program to enable digital I O output functions is listed below MOV AX 6F09H Sets the digital port as output MOV BL 09H INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call ...

Page 193: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 193 D Watchdog Timer Appendix D ...

Page 194: ... A BIOS function call INT 15H is used to control the Watchdog Timer INT 15H AH 6FH Sub function AL 2 Sets the Watchdog Timer s period BL Time out value Its unit second is dependent on the item Watchdog Timer unit select in CMOS setup Table D 1 AH 6FH Sub function Call sub function 2 to set the time out period of Watchdog Timer first If the time out value is not zero the Watchdog Timer starts count...

Page 195: ... the system resets Example program INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP MOV AX 6F02H setting the time out value MOV BL 30 time out value is 48 seconds INT 15H ADD THE APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE CMP EXIT_AP 1 is the application over JNE W_LOOP No restart the application MOV AX 6F02H disable Watchdog Timer MOV BL 0 INT 15H EXIT ...

Page 196: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 196 E Compatibility Appendix E ...

Page 197: ...soft Windows XP SP2 Fedora Core 7 E 2 Compatible Processors The following Intel LGA775 processors have been successfully tested on the IMB Q354 CPU Model Number Frequency FSB 65nm Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3 0 GHz 1333 MHz 65nm Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2 66 GHz 1333 MHz E 3 Compatible Memory Modules NOTE The memory modules listed below have been tested on the IMB Q354 other memory modules that comply w...

Page 198: ...microATX Motherboard Page 198 The following memory modules have been successfully tested on the IMB Q354 Manufacturer Model No Capacity Speed Twinmos 8D25JK TT 512 MB 800 MHz UMAX RMUMX 512DDR667C 512 MB 667 MHz ...

Page 199: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 199 F Intel Matrix Storage Manager Appendix F ...

Page 200: ...multiple hard drives appears to an operating system as a contingent storage space The operating system will not be able to distinguish the physical disk drives contained in a RAID configuration F 1 1 Precautions One key benefit a RAID configuration brings is that a single hard drive can fail within a RAID array without damaging data With RAID1 array a failed drive can be replaced and the RAID conf...

Page 201: ... Intel Matrix Storage Manager please follow the steps below Step 1 Connect SATA drives to the system Connect two or more SATA drives to the system Make sure the drives have the same capacity are the same type and have the same speed NOTE Make sure the SATA drives are EXACTLY the same when they are configured in a RAID configuration If they are not the same size disk drive capacity is sacrificed an...

Page 202: ...ons of configuration options are given below Step 7 Install the OS After the RAID array has been configured install the OS To do this please refer to the documentation that came with the OS Step 0 F 4 RAID Configuration F 4 1 Creating a RAID Volume WARNING All data previously stored on the member drives of a RAID configuration are destroyed during the RAID initialization process If used drives are...

Page 203: ... volume or press ENTER to accept the default volume name Upper and lower case alphabetic numeric space and underscore characters are all applicable for naming an array See Figure F 2 Figure F 2 Create RAID Volume Name Step 3 Choose the RAID level Select a RAID level from the list RAID levels include RAID 0 1 5 and 10 See Figure F 3 NOTE ...

Page 204: ...evels require a minimum of two hard drives RAID5 level requires a minimum of three hard drives RAID10 level requires a minimum of four hard drives Figure F 3 Choose the Raid Level Step 4 Select the Stripe Size Select a stripe size from the list See Figure F 4 ...

Page 205: ...tripe Size Step 5 Enter the Volume Capacity Enter the volume capacity or press ENTER to accept the default capacity See Figure F 5 Figure F 5 Enter the Volume Capacity Step 6 Create the RAID Volume Press ENTER to create the RAID volume as specified See Figure F 6 ...

Page 206: ...e the RAID Volume Step 7 Create RAID Volume Verification After reading the warning press Y to create the RAID volume as specified or N to return to the Create RAID Volume menu See Figure F 7 Step 7 Figure F 7 Create RAID Volume Verification Formatted Bullet ...

Page 207: ...rives of a RAID volume are destroyed during the RAID deletion process Make sure any data to be saved has been moved or backed up before deleting a RAID volume Step 8 Select Delete RAID Volume Use the arrow keys to highlight Delete RAID Volume and press ENTER See Figure F 8 Figure F 8 Delete RAID Volume Menu ...

Page 208: ...t RAID Volume to be Deleted Step 10 Delete Volume Verification After reading the warning press Y to delete the specified RAID volume or N to return to the Delete Volume menu See Figure F 10 Figure F 10 Delete Volume Verification Step 11 Non RAID Disks After deleting the RAID volume the disks belonging to the volume will be shown as non RAID disks See Figure F 11 Step 11 Formatted Bullet ...

Page 209: ...ll data stored on the disk drive of a RAID volume is destroyed when resetting it to non RAID Make sure any data to be saved has been moved or backed up before resetting a disk to non RAID Step 12 Select Reset Disk to Non RAID Use the arrow keys to highlight Reset Disk to Non RAID and press ENTER See Figure F 12 ...

Page 210: ...isk drives and press SPACE to select which drives are to be reset as non RAID After all the disks to be reset have been chosen press ENTER See Figure F 13 Figure F 13 Select Disk to Reset Step 14 Reset Disk Verification After reading the warning press Y to reset the selected disks as non RAID or N to return to the Reset RAID Data menu See Figure F 14 ...

Page 211: ...s have been reset the Matrix Storage Manager Main menu is shown indicating the status of the RAID volumes and disk drives See Figure F 15 Step 15 Figure F 15 Disk Drive and RAID Volume Status F 4 4 Exiting the Matrix Storage Manager Step 16 Select Exit Use the arrow keys to highlight Exit and press ENTER See Figure F 16 Formatted Bullet ...

Page 212: ...54 microATX Motherboard Page 212 Figure F 16 Exit Menu Step 17 Exit Verification Press Y to exit the Matrix Storage Manager or N to return to the Main menu See Figure F 17 Step 0 Figure F 17 Exit Verification ...

Page 213: ...IMB Q354 microATX Motherboard Page 213 G Hazardous Materials Disclosure Appendix G ...

Page 214: ... the presences of small quantities of certain materials in the product and is applicable to China RoHS only A label will be placed on each product to indicate the estimated Environmentally Friendly Use Period EFUP This is an estimate of the number of years that these substances would not leak out or undergo abrupt change This product may contain replaceable sub assemblies components which have a s...

Page 215: ...ircuit Board X O O O O X Metal Fasteners X O O O O O Cable Assembly X O O O O X Fan Assembly X O O O O X Power Supply Assemblies X O O O O X Battery O O O O O O O This toxic or hazardous substance is contained in all of the homogeneous materials for the part is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 X This toxic or hazardous substance is contained in at least one of the homogeneous material...

Page 216: ...产品可能包含有较短的环境友好使用期限的可替换元件像是电池或灯管这些元件将会单独标示出来有毒有害物质或元素部件名称铅 Pb 汞 Hg 镉 Cd 六价铬 CR VI 多溴联苯 PBB 多溴二苯醚 PBDE 壳体 X O O O O X 显示 X O O O O X 印刷电路板 X O O O O X 金属螺帽 X O O O O O 电缆组装 X O O O O X 风扇组装 X O O O O X 电力供应组装 X O O O O X 电池 O O O O O O O 表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有物质材料中的含量均在 SJ T11363 2006 标准规定的限量要求以下 X 表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ T11363 2006 标准规定的限量要求 ...

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