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Summary of Contents for IMBA-Q170-i2

Page 1: ...l MODEL IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Supports 6th Generation LGA1151 Intel Core i7 i5 i3 Pentium or Celeron CPU Intel Q170 Chipset DDR4 HDMI 2 0 DVI D VGA Dual Intel PCIe GbE SATA 6Gb s USB 3 0 HD Aud...

Page 2: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page ii Revision Date Version Changes October 24 2016 1 01 Modified the display output spec of the DVI D HDMI and iDP connectors page 7 May 24 2016 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 Al...

Page 4: ...UTION Cautionary messages should be heeded to help reduce the chance of losing data or damaging the product NOTE These messages inform the reader of essential but non critical information These messag...

Page 5: ...ONNECTORS 16 3 1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS 17 3 1 1 IMBA Q170 i2 Layout 17 3 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 18 3 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors 19 3 2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTOR...

Page 6: ...al Port Connectors RS 232 43 3 2 26 Serial Port Connectors RS 232 422 485 44 3 2 27 SMBus Connector 46 3 2 28 SPI Flash Connector 47 3 2 29 SPI Flash Connector EC 48 3 2 30 TPM Connector 49 3 2 31 USB...

Page 7: ...Setup 79 4 11 7 USB Power Selection 80 4 12 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS 80 4 12 1 SATA Drive Connection 80 4 13 ADDING USB 3 0 DRIVERS TO A WINDOWS 7 INSTALLATION IMAGE 82 4 14 INTEL AMT S...

Page 8: ...guration 116 5 3 10 NVMe Configuration 117 5 3 11 USB Configuration 118 5 3 12 iEi Feature 119 5 4 CHIPSET 120 5 4 1 System Agent SA Configuration 121 5 4 1 1 Graphics Configuration 122 5 4 1 2 PEG Po...

Page 9: ...Y LANGUAGE SAMPLE 1 156 E 3 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLE 2 156 F WATCHDOG TIMER 157 G INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER 160 G 1 INTRODUCTION 161 G 1 1 Precautions 161 G 2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS 162 G 3 ACCESSIN...

Page 10: ...r Location 27 Figure 3 10 CPU Fan Connector Location 28 Figure 3 11 System Fan Connector Locations 29 Figure 3 12 Front Panel Audio Connector Location 30 Figure 3 13 Front Panel Connector Location 31...

Page 11: ...ule Installation 67 Figure 4 8 Removing the Retention Screw 68 Figure 4 9 Inserting the Full size PCIe Mini Card into the Slot at an Angle 69 Figure 4 10 Securing the Full size PCIe Mini Card 69 Figur...

Page 12: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page xii Figure 4 26 IEI iMAN Web GUI 87 Figure 6 1 Introduction Screen 141 Figure 6 2 Available Drivers 141...

Page 13: ...Table 3 11 System Fan SYS_FAN2 Connector Pinouts 29 Table 3 12 Front Panel Audio Connector Pinouts 30 Table 3 13 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 31 Table 3 14 I2 C Connector Pinouts 32 Table 3 15 Inter...

Page 14: ...DVI D Connector Pinouts 56 Table 3 37 VGA Connector Pinouts 57 Table 4 1 AT ATX Power Mode Switch Settings 74 Table 4 2 BIOS1 BIOS2 Switch Settings 76 Table 4 3 Flexible I O Configuration 77 Table 4...

Page 15: ...Legacy Console Redirection Settings 113 BIOS Menu 14 CPU Configuration 114 BIOS Menu 15 SATA Configuration 116 BIOS Menu 16 NVMe Configuration 117 BIOS Menu 17 USB Configuration 118 BIOS Menu 18 iEi...

Page 16: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page xvi BIOS Menu 31 Save Exit 134 BIOS Menu 32 Server Mgmt 135 BIOS Menu 33 System Event Log 135 BIOS Menu 34 System Event Log 137...

Page 17: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 1 Chapter 1 1 Introduction...

Page 18: ...2 features Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI that helps lower the overall costs of server management by enabling users to maximize IT resource save time and manage multiple systems The IM...

Page 19: ...ith Intel AMT 11 0 support Supports PCI Express Generation 3 0 Triple independent display by HDMI 2 0 DVI D and VGA interfaces Supports IPMI 2 0 via iRIS 2400 module Six SATA 6Gb s connectors support...

Page 20: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 4 1 3 Connectors The connectors on the IMBA Q170 i2 are shown in the figure below Figure 1 2 Connectors...

Page 21: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 5 1 4 Dimensions The main dimensions of the IMBA Q170 i2 are shown in the diagram below Figure 1 3 IMBA Q170 i2 Dimensions mm...

Page 22: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 6 1 5 Data Flow Figure 1 4 shows the data flow between the system chipset the CPU and other components installed on the motherboard Figure 1 4 Data Flow Diagram...

Page 23: ...ow power execution units supporting DirectX 11 12 OpenGL 4 3 4 4 OpenCL 2 x and ES 2 0 Display Output Triple independent display One VGA up to 1920x1200 60 Hz One DVI D up to 1920x1200 60 Hz One HDMI...

Page 24: ...or One 3 pin system smart fan connector SYS_FAN1 One 3 pin system fan connector Front Panel One 14 pin header power LED HDD LED IPMI LED speaker power button reset button I2 C One 4 pin wafer connecto...

Page 25: ...the user has to update the Windows 7 installation image so that it contains USB 3 0 drivers Please refer to Section 4 13 for detailed installation procedures Environmental and Power Specifications Po...

Page 26: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 10 Chapter 2 2 Packing List...

Page 27: ...ic discharge Self grounding Touch a grounded conductor every few minutes to discharge any excess static buildup Use an anti static pad When configuring any circuit board place it on an anti static mat...

Page 28: ...er or vendor the IMBA Q170 i2 was purchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to 32sales ieiworld com The IMBA Q170 i2 is shipped with the following components Q...

Page 29: ...ately purchased Item and Part Number Image iRIS 2400 module IPMI 2 0 adapter card with AST2400 BMC chip for DDR3 SO DIMM socket interface P N iRIS 2400 R10 PCIe Mini and mSATA expansion card 1 x PCIe...

Page 30: ...19800 010500 200 RS SATA power cable P N 32102 000100 200 RS Serial port cable P 2 54 230 mm P N 32205 000702 100 RS High performance LGA1155 LGA1156 cooler kit 1U chassis compatible 73W P N CF 1156A...

Page 31: ...board for IEI iDP connector P N DP DVI R10 DisplayPort to HDMI converter board for IEI iDP connector P N DP HDMI R10 DisplayPort to LVDS converter board for IEI iDP connector P N DP LVDS R10 DisplayP...

Page 32: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 16 Chapter 3 3 Connectors...

Page 33: ...17 3 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors This chapter details all the peripheral interface connectors 3 1 1 IMBA Q170 i2 Layout The figures below show all the peripheral interface connectors Figure 3 1...

Page 34: ...A_DIMM1 CHB_DIMM0 CHB_DIMM1 Digital I O connector 10 pin header DIO1 EC debug connector 18 pin header CN1 Fan connector CPU 4 pin wafer CPU_FAN1 Fan connectors system 3 pin wafer SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 Fro...

Page 35: ...22 485 10 pin box header COM5 COM6 SMBus connector 4 pin wafer SMB1 SPI flash connector 8 pin header JSPI1 SPI flash connector EC 8 pin header JSPI2 TPM connector 20 pin header TPM1 USB 2 0 connectors...

Page 36: ...Connectors The section describes all of the connectors on the IMBA Q170 i2 3 2 1 12V ATX Power Connector CN Label CPU12V1 CN Type 4 pin Molex power connector p 4 2 mm CN Location See Figure 3 2 CN Pin...

Page 37: ...ional power connector provides extra 12V and 5V power to the system Figure 3 3 Additional Power Connector Location Pin Description 1 12V 2 GND 3 GND 4 VCC Table 3 4 Additional Power Connector Pinouts...

Page 38: ...Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power good 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23...

Page 39: ...s should replace the on board battery Dispose of used batteries according to instructions and local regulations CN Label BAT1 CN Type Battery holder CN Location See Figure 3 5 A system battery is plac...

Page 40: ...ation See 6Figure 3 6 CN Pinouts See Table 3 6 The chassis intrusion connector is for a chassis intrusion detection sensor or switch that detects if a chassis component is removed or replaced Figure 3...

Page 41: ...erboard Page 25 3 2 6 DDR4 DIMM Slots CN Label CHA_DIMM0 CHA_DIMM1 CHB_DIMM0 CHB_DIMM1 CN Type DDR4 DIMM slot CN Location See 6Figure 3 7 The DIMM slots are for DDR4 DIMM memory modules Figure 3 7 DDR...

Page 42: ...re 3 8 CN Pinouts See Table 3 7 The digital I O connector provides programmable input and output for external devices Figure 3 8 Digital I O Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 GND 2...

Page 43: ...ug connector is used for EC debug Figure 3 9 EC Debug Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 EC_EPP_STB 2 EC_EPP_AFD 3 EC_EPP_PD0 4 NC 5 EC_EPP_PD1 6 EC_EPP_INIT 7 EC_EPP_PD2 8 EC_EPP_SL...

Page 44: ...Label CPU_FAN1 CN Type 4 pin wafer p 2 54 mm CN Location See Figure 3 10 CN Pinouts See Table 3 9 The fan connector attaches to a CPU cooling fan Figure 3 10 CPU Fan Connector Location Pin Descriptio...

Page 45: ...11 CN Pinouts See Table 3 10 and Table 3 11 Each fan connector attaches to a system cooling fan The SYS_FAN1 provides smart fan function Figure 3 11 System Fan Connector Locations Pin Description 1 F...

Page 46: ...ion See Figure 3 12 CN Pinouts See Table 3 12 This connector connects to speakers a microphone and an audio input Figure 3 12 Front Panel Audio Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 MIC...

Page 47: ...he indicator LEDs and buttons on the computer s front panel Figure 3 13 Front Panel Connector Location Function Pin Description Function Pin Description 1 PWR_LED QTS_LED Speaker 2 SPKR 3 NC 4 IPMI ID...

Page 48: ...CN Type 4 pin wafer p 1 25 mm CN Location See Figure 3 14 CN Pinouts See Table 3 14 The I2 C connector is used to connect I2 C bus devices to the mainboard Figure 3 14 I2 C Connector Location Pin Desc...

Page 49: ...layPort connector supports HDMI LVDS VGA DVI and DisplayPort graphics interfaces Figure 3 15 Internal DisplayPort Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 HPD 11 LANE3N 2 AUXP 12 GND 3 GND...

Page 50: ...ocation See Figure 3 16 The iRIS module slot allows installation of the iRIS 2400 module Figure 3 16 iRIS Module Slot Location WARNING The iRIS module slot is designed to install the iRIS 2400 module...

Page 51: ...igure 3 17 CN Pinouts See Table 3 16 The keyboard and mouse connector connects to a PS 2 Y cable that can be connected to a PS 2 keyboard and mouse Figure 3 17 Keyboard and Mouse Connector Location Pi...

Page 52: ...nd Table 3 18 The LAN LED connectors are used to connect to the LAN LED indicators on the chassis to indicate users the link activities of the two LAN ports Figure 3 18 LAN LED Connector Locations Pin...

Page 53: ...lel port connector connects to a parallel port connector interface or some other parallel port device such as a printer Figure 3 19 Parallel Port Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 R...

Page 54: ...t CN Location See Figure 3 20 The PCI slot enables a PCI expansion module to be connected to the board Figure 3 20 PCI Slot Locations 3 2 20 PCIe x4 Slots CN Label PCIEX4_1 PCIEX4_2 PCIEX4_3 CN Type P...

Page 55: ...ts are for PCIe x4 expansion cards Figure 3 21 PCIe x4 Slot Locations 3 2 21 PCIe x8 Slots CN Label PCIEX8_1 PCIEX8_2 CN Type PCIe x8 slot CN Location See Figure 3 22 The PCIe x8 expansion card slots...

Page 56: ...f size PCIe Mini expansion card including an mSATA card NOTE If the user shorts the mSATA setup jumper MSATA_SW1 to force the system to enable mSATA device or an mSATA device is detected the S_ATA6 co...

Page 57: ...RX 26 GND 27 GND 28 1 5V 29 GND 30 SMB_CLK 31 SATA_TX PCIE_TX 32 SMB_DATA 33 SATA_TX PCIE_TX 34 GND 35 GND 36 USB_DATA 37 GND 38 USB_DATA 39 3 3V 40 GND 41 3 3V 42 N C 43 3 3V 44 N C 45 CLINK_CLK 46 N...

Page 58: ...drives and support up to 6Gb s data transfer rate NOTE If the user shorts the mSATA setup jumper MSATA_SW1 to force the system to enable mSATA device or an mSATA device is detected the S_ATA6 connecto...

Page 59: ...2 SATA_TX 3 SATA_TX 4 GND 5 SATA_RX 6 SATA RX 7 GND Table 3 21 SATA 6Gb s Drive Connector Pinouts 3 2 25 Serial Port Connectors RS 232 CN Label COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 CN Type 10 pin box header p 2 54 mm...

Page 60: ...DSR 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 TXD 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 GND 10 GND Table 3 22 RS 232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 3 2 26 Serial Port Connectors RS 232 422 485 CN Label COM5 COM6 CN Type 10 pin box header p 2 54 mm...

Page 61: ...orts refer to Sections 5 3 4 4 2 and 5 3 4 4 3 for detailed information Figure 3 27 RS 232 422 485 Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 TXD 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 G...

Page 62: ...n wafer p 1 25 mm CN Location See Figure 3 28 CN Pinouts See Table 3 25 The SMBus System Management Bus connector provides low speed system management communications Figure 3 28 SMBus Connector Locati...

Page 63: ...eader p 2 54 mm CN Location See Figure 3 29 CN Pinouts See Table 3 26 The SPI flash connector is used to flash the SPI ROM Figure 3 29 SPI Flash Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 3...

Page 64: ...ader p 2 54 mm CN Location See Figure 3 30 CN Pinouts See Table 3 27 The SPI flash connector is used to flash the EC ROM Figure 3 30 SPI EC Flash Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 3...

Page 65: ...3 31 CN Pinouts See Table 3 28 The TPM connector connects to a TPM module Figure 3 31 TPM Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 LCLK 2 GND 3 LFRAME 4 KEY 5 LRERST 6 5V 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 9...

Page 66: ...on See Figure 3 32 CN Pinouts See Table 3 29 The USB 2 0 connectors connect to USB 2 0 devices Each pin header provides two USB 2 0 ports Figure 3 32 USB 2 0 Connector Pinout Locations Pin Description...

Page 67: ...SB 3 0 connector connects to USB 3 0 devices This connector provides two USB 3 0 ports Figure 3 33 USB 3 0 Connector Location Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC 11 USB_DATA 2 USB3_RX 12 USB_DATA 3...

Page 68: ...rnal Peripheral Interface Connector 3 3 1 Audio Connector CN Label AUDIO_CV1 CN Type Audio jack CN Location See Figure 3 34 The audio jacks connect to external audio devices Line In port Light Blue Co...

Page 69: ...ation See Figure 3 34 CN Pinouts See Table 3 31 and Table 3 32 There are four external USB 3 0 connectors on the IMBA Q170 i2 Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC 10 VCC 2 USB_DATA 11 USB_DATA 3 USB_...

Page 70: ...or CN Label HDMI1 CN Type HDMI 2 0 connector CN Location See Figure 3 34 CN Pinouts See Table 3 33 The HDMI connector connects to a display device with HDMI interface Pin Description Pin Description 1...

Page 71: ...3 35 The USB 2 0 connector can be connected to a USB 2 0 1 1 device Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC 5 VCC 2 USB_DATA 6 USB_DATA 3 USB_DATA 7 USB_DATA 4 GND 8 GND Table 3 34 USB 2 0 Port Pinouts...

Page 72: ...on 1 DVI_DATA2 2 DVI_DATA2 3 GND 4 NC 5 NC 6 DDC CLK 7 DDC DATA 8 VS 9 DVI_DATA1 10 DVI_DATA1 11 GND 12 NC 13 NC 14 5V 15 Hot Plug Detect 16 HPDET 17 DVI_DATA0 18 DVI_DATA0 19 GND 20 NC 21 NC 22 NC 23...

Page 73: ...board Page 57 Pin Description Pin Description 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 NC 5 GND 6 HOT PLUG DETECT 7 GND 8 GND 9 VCC 10 GND 11 NC 12 DDCDA 13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC 15 DDCCLK Table 3 37 VGA Connector Pinouts Fig...

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Page 75: ...ristband 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 condu...

Page 76: ...he body and helps prevent ESD damage Place the IMBA Q170 i2 on an anti static pad o When installing or configuring the motherboard place it on an anti static pad This helps to prevent potential ESD da...

Page 77: ...alled DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU When handling the CPU only hold it on the sides To install the CPU follow the steps below Step 1 Disengage the load lever by pressing the lever dow...

Page 78: ...ir Step 4 Orientate the CPU properly The contact array should be facing the CPU socket WARNING DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU When handling the CPU only hold it on the sides Step 5 Cor...

Page 79: ...hly See Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 Insert the Socket LGA1151 CPU Step 8 Close the CPU socket Close the load plate and pull the load lever back a little to have the load plate be able to secure to the knob...

Page 80: ...ding and is ONLY compatible with captive screw type cooling fans The cooling kit can be bought from IEI The cooling kit has a heat sink and fan WARNING Do not wipe off accidentally or otherwise the pr...

Page 81: ...ur threaded screws on the corners of the cooling kit properly pass through the holes of the cooling kit bracket Step 4 Tighten the screws Use a screwdriver to tighten the four screws In a diagonal pat...

Page 82: ...far as they can See Figure 4 6 Step 2 Align the DIMM with the socket Align the DIMM so the notch on the memory lines up with the notch on the memory socket See Figure 4 6 Step 3 Insert the DIMM Once a...

Page 83: ...refer to Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 iRIS Module Installation Step 1 Locate the iRIS module slot See Figure 3 16 Step 2 Open the socket handles Open the two handles outwards as far as they can See Figure 4...

Page 84: ...ish a network connection Please refer to Section 4 15 for IPMI setup procedures 4 7 Full size PCIe Mini Card Installation The PCIe Mini card slot allows installation of either a full size or half size...

Page 85: ...e the PCIe Mini card into the socket at an angle of about 20 Figure 4 9 Figure 4 9 Inserting the Full size PCIe Mini Card into the Slot at an Angle Step 4 Secure the full size PCIe Mini card Secure th...

Page 86: ...low Step 1 Locate the PCIe Mini card slot See Chapter 3 Step 2 Install the standoff to the screw hole for the half size PCIe Mini card Install the supplied standoff to the screw hole for the half size...

Page 87: ...the half size PCIe Mini card with the supplied retention screw Figure 4 13 Step 0 Figure 4 13 Securing the Half size PCIe Mini Card 4 9 USB 3 0 Expansion Card Installation IEI provides an optional US...

Page 88: ...B cables to the expansion card and motherboard Connect the two included USB cables to the USB headers USB1 and USB2 on the expansion card and motherboard Figure 4 14 Step 3 Load the BIOS2 settings To...

Page 89: ...o the motherboard and configure the BIOS settings through the BIOS menu in Chipset PCH IO Configuration PCI Express Configuration Please refer to Section 4 11 3 for details on how to switch to BIOS2 s...

Page 90: ...tem configuration must be performed before installation 4 11 1 AT ATX Power Mode Setting The AT and ATX power mode selection is made through the AT ATX power mode switch which is shown in Figure 4 16...

Page 91: ...tional clear CMOS button that can be connected to the chassis allowing users to clear CMOS without opening the system chassis The clear CMOS button and header locations are shown in Figure 4 17 NOTE A...

Page 92: ...d Step 2 Switch BIOS1 to BIOS2 or BIOS2 to BIOS1 by moving the BIOS switch to BIOS1 or BIOS2 position as shown in Figure 4 18 Step 3 Remove the on board battery and then reinstall it Step 4 Clear CMOS...

Page 93: ...o apply the BIOS2 settings to the motherboard refer to Section 4 11 3 and set the correct BIOS settings through the BIOS menu in Chipset PCH IO Configuration PCI Express Configuration The following ta...

Page 94: ...ecurity Override Jumper Settings Figure 4 19 Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Location To update the ME firmware please follow the steps below Step 1 Before turning on the system power short...

Page 95: ...ini slot MPCIE1 If the user shorts the mSATA setup jumper to force the system to enable mSATA device the S_ATA6 connector will be disabled Setting Description Open Automatically detect mSATA device de...

Page 96: ...USB3 1 internal USB 3 0 ports Table 4 6 BIOS Options and Configured USB Ports Options Description 5V DUAL 5V dual default 5V 5V Table 4 7 USB Power Source Setup Please refer to Section 5 4 2 for BIOS...

Page 97: ...tep 3 Connect the 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 22 Step 4 Connect the SATA power cable Connect...

Page 98: ...during OS installation the user has to update the Windows 7 installation image so that it contains USB 3 0 drivers Please follow the instructions below to complete the task Step 1 Prepare a USB flash...

Page 99: ...ation image to the computer Step 5 Right click on Installer_Creator exe from the extracted files and select Run as administrator Step 6 The Windows 7 USB 3 0 Creator Utility screen appears Figure 4 23...

Page 100: ...1 Make sure at least one of the memory sockets is installed with a DDR4 DIMM Step 2 Connect an Ethernet cable to the RJ 45 connector labeled LAN1_USB1 Step 3 The AMI BIOS options regarding the Intel...

Page 101: ...Managed System Hardware Setup The hardware configuration of the managed system IMBA Q170 i2 is described below Step 1 Install an iRIS 2400 module to the IPMI module socket refer to Section 4 6 Step 2...

Page 102: ...two digit hexadecimal numbers are the IP address Convert the hexadecimal numbers to decimal numbers Step 2 On the remote management console open a web browser Enter the managed system IP address in th...

Page 103: ...ge 87 Figure 4 26 IEI iMAN Web GUI NOTE To understand how to use the IEI iMAN Web GUI please refer to the iRIS 2400 Web GUI user manual in the utility CD came with the IMBA Q170 i2 The user manual des...

Page 104: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 88 Chapter 5 5 BIOS...

Page 105: ...ess the DEL or F2 key as soon as the system is turned on or 2 Press the DEL or F2 key when the Press DEL or F2 to enter SETUP message appears on the screen If the message disappears before the DEL or...

Page 106: ...up Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 Load previous values F3 Load optimized defaults F4 Save changes and Exit BIOS Table 5 1 BIOS Navigation Keys 5 1 3 Getting Help When F1 is pressed a small help wi...

Page 107: ...pervisor Passwords Boot Changes the system boot configuration Save Exit Selects exit options and loads default settings Server Mgmt Configures system event log and BMC network parameters The following...

Page 108: ...d s Microcode Revision 55 GT Info GT2 IGFX VBIOS Version 1032 Memory RC Version 1 8 0 1 Total Memory 4096 MB Memory Frequency 2133 MHz PCH Information Name SKL PCH H PCH SKU PCH H Desktop Q170 SKU Ste...

Page 109: ...w may cause the system to malfunction Make sure that the settings made are compatible with the hardware Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot...

Page 110: ...Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device O S will not show Security Device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 G...

Page 111: ...on is pressed Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 17 1255 Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends In...

Page 112: ...enabled this requires additional firmware in the SPI device Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 1...

Page 113: ...ial Port 4 Configuration Serial Port 5 Configuration Serial Port 6 Configuration Parallel Port Configuration Case Open Beep Disabled Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 COMA Select Screen Select Item Ente...

Page 114: ...lues F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 17 1255 Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 7 Serial Port n Configuration Menu 5 3 4 2 Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port...

Page 115: ...I O port address is 2D0h and the interrupt address is IRQ3 4 11 IO 2E0h IRQ 3 4 11 Serial Port I O port address is 2E0h and the interrupt address is IRQ3 4 11 5 3 4 3 Serial Port 2 Configuration Seri...

Page 116: ...ess is IRQ3 4 11 IO 2E0h IRQ 3 4 11 Serial Port I O port address is 2E0h and the interrupt address is IRQ3 4 11 5 3 4 4 Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port Enabled Use the Serial Port option to en...

Page 117: ...ss is IRQ3 4 11 5 3 4 4 1 Serial Port 4 Configuration Serial Port Enabled Use the Serial Port option to enable or disable the serial port Disabled Disable the serial port Enabled DEFAULT Enable the se...

Page 118: ...ption to enable or disable the serial port Disabled Disable the serial port Enabled DEFAULT Enable the serial port Change Settings Auto Use the Change Settings option to change the serial port IO port...

Page 119: ...rt option to enable or disable the serial port Disabled Disable the serial port Enabled DEFAULT Enable the serial port Change Settings Auto Use the Change Settings option to change the serial port IO...

Page 120: ...tion menu BIOS Menu 8 to configure the parallel port Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Parallel Port Configuration Parallel Port Enabled Device Settings IO 378h IRQ...

Page 121: ...1 12 IO 278h IRQ 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 Parallel Port I O port address is 278h and the interrupt address is IRQ5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3BCh IRQ 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 Parallel Port I O port address is 3BCh and the in...

Page 122: ...099 V 12V 12 129 V DDR 1 208 V 5VSB 5 085 V 3 3V 3 310 V 3 3VSB 3 201 V Smart Fan Mode Configuration Smart Fan Mode Select Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previou...

Page 123: ...Fan Control Auto Mode Auto mode fan start temperature 50 Auto mode fan off temperature 40 Auto mode fan start PWM 30 Auto mode fan slope PWM 1 Smart Fan Mode Select Select Screen Select Item Enter Se...

Page 124: ...ue Enter a decimal number between 1 and 64 5 3 6 RTC Wake Settings The RTC Wake Settings menu BIOS Menu 11 enables the system to wake at the specified time Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2016 America...

Page 125: ...ock RTC cannot generate a wake event Enabled If selected the Wake up every day option appears allowing you to enable to disable the system to wake every day at the specified time Besides the following...

Page 126: ...d Console Redirection Settings COM4 Console Redirection Disabled Console Redirection Settings COM5 Console Redirection Disabled Console Redirection Settings COM6 Console Redirection Disabled Console R...

Page 127: ...00 VT UTF8 The target terminal type is VT UTF8 ANSI DEFAULT The target terminal type is ANSI Bits per second 115200 Use the Bits per second option to specify the serial port transmission speed The spe...

Page 128: ...ven Odd The parity bit is 0 if the number of ones in the data bits is odd Mark The parity bit is always 1 This option does not provide error detection Space The parity bit is always 0 This option does...

Page 129: ...tem Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 17 1255 Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 13 Legacy Console Redire...

Page 130: ...B x 2 L2 Cache 256 kB x 2 L3 Cache 3 MB Hyper threading Enabled Active Processor Cores All Intel Virtualization Technology Disabled Intel R SpeedStep tm Enabled Enable for Windows XP and Linux OS opti...

Page 131: ...or disable virtualization on the system When combined with third party software Intel Virtualization technology allows several OSs to run on the same system at the same time Disabled DEFAULT Disables...

Page 132: ...mpty Hot Plug Disabled Enable or disable SATA Device Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 17 1255...

Page 133: ...VMe Configuration Use the NVMe Configuration BIOS Menu 16 menu to display the NVMe controller and device information Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc Advanced NVMe controll...

Page 134: ...General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 17 1255 Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 17 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Enabled Use th...

Page 135: ...crashes Please install Auto Recovery API service before enabling this function Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit...

Page 136: ...cause the system to malfunction Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save Exit Server Mgmt System Agent SA Configuration PCH IO Configurati...

Page 137: ...sabled Graphics Configuration PEG Port Configuration Memory Configuration VT d capability Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4...

Page 138: ...ect Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 17 1255 Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 21 Graphics Configuration Primary Dis...

Page 139: ...oots Configuration options are listed below VBIOS Default DEFAULT HDMI 2 0 CRT IDP DVI 5 4 1 2 PEG Port Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc Chipset PEG Port Conf...

Page 140: ...ink speed of the PCI Express slot The following options are available Auto Default Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 5 4 1 3 Memory Configuration Use the Memory Configuration submenu BIOS Menu 23 to view memory informat...

Page 141: ...Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 17 1255 Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 24 PCH IO Configuration Restore AC Power Loss Last State Use the Restore AC Power Loss BIO...

Page 142: ...l USB 2 0 ports LAN1_USB1 external USB 3 0 ports LAN2_USB2 external USB 3 0 ports USB Power SW2 USB1 internal USB 2 0 ports USB2 internal USB 2 0 ports USB3 1 internal USB 3 0 ports Table 5 2 BIOS Opt...

Page 143: ...Slot or SATA Port 3 4 Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 17 1255 Copyright C 2016 American Mega...

Page 144: ...Exit ESC Exit Version 2 17 1255 Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 26 PCI Express Configuration For BIOS2 PCIEX4_3 Slot Mode c PCIEX4_3 Slot 1x2 Slot SATA Port 3 4 Enabled Use the PCIE...

Page 145: ...n Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 27 PCIEX1_1 Slot and PCIEX4_1 Slot Configuration Menu PCIe Speed Auto Use this option to select the support type of the PCI Express slots The following options are available...

Page 146: ...o HDA will be enabled if present disabled otherwise Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 17 1255 C...

Page 147: ...this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password length must be Minimum length 3 Maximum length 20 Administrator Pa...

Page 148: ...Exit Version 2 17 1255 Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 30 Boot Bootup NumLock State On Use the Bootup NumLock State BIOS option to specify if the number lock setting must be modifie...

Page 149: ...or disable boot option for legacy network devices Disabled DEFAULT Ignore all PXE Option ROMs Enabled Load PXE Option ROMs Option ROM Messages Force BIOS Use the Option ROM Messages option to set the...

Page 150: ...ESC Exit Version 2 17 1255 Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 31 Save Exit Save Changes and Reset Use the Save Changes and Reset option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and...

Page 151: ...xit Version 2 17 1255 Copyright C 2016 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 32 Server Mgmt 5 8 1 System Event Log Use the System Event Log menu BIOS Menu 33 to configure system event log options Aptio Se...

Page 152: ...features enabled Erase SEL No Use the Erase SEL option to select an option for erasing SEL system event log No DEFAULT Do not erase SEL Yes On next reset Erase SEL on next reset Yes On every reset Er...

Page 153: ...lly by BIOS or BMC Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Def...

Page 154: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 138 DynamicBmcDhcp Select to configure LAN channel parameters dynamically by BMC DynamicBmcNonDhcp Select to configure LAN channel parameters dynamically by BIOS...

Page 155: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 139 6 Software Drivers Chapter 6...

Page 156: ...ipset VGA LAN Audio ME Intel AMT USB 3 0 Windows 7 OS only Kernel Mode Driver Framework Windows 7 OS only Intel Serial IO Windows 8 1 10 64 bit OS only 6 2 Software Installation All the drivers for th...

Page 157: ...age 141 Figure 6 1 Introduction Screen Step 3 Click IMBA Q170 i2 Step 4 A new screen with a list of available drivers appears Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 Available Drivers Step 5 Install all of the necessar...

Page 158: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 142 Appendix A A Regulatory Compliance...

Page 159: ...nterference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are des...

Page 160: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 144 B Product Disposal Appendix B...

Page 161: ...classified as electronic device in terms of the European Directive 2012 19 EU WEEE and must not be disposed of as domestic garbage EU wide legislation as implemented in each Member State requires that...

Page 162: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 146 Appendix C C BIOS Options...

Page 163: ...00 Change Settings Auto 100 Serial Port Enabled 101 Change Settings Auto 101 Serial Port Enabled 102 Change Settings Auto 102 Transfer Mode RS232 103 Serial Port Enabled 103 Change Settings Auto 103 T...

Page 164: ...DVMT Pre Allocated 256M 122 DVMT Total Gfx Mem MAX 123 Primary IGFX Boot Display VBIOS Default 123 Enable Root Port Auto 124 Max Link Speed Auto 124 Restore AC Power Loss Last State 125 Power Saving...

Page 165: ...133 Save Changes and Reset 134 Discard Changes and Reset 134 Restore Defaults 134 Save as User Defaults 134 Restore User Defaults 134 SEL Components Enabled 136 Erase SEL No 136 When SEL is Full Do N...

Page 166: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 150 Appendix D D Terminology...

Page 167: ...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...

Page 168: ...ation software changes the bus to core frequency ratio and the processor core voltage FSB The Front Side Bus FSB is the bi directional communication channel between the processor and the Northbridge c...

Page 169: ...us has transfer speeds up to 1 5 Gbps and the SATA II bus has data transfer speeds of up to 3 0 Gbps S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T refers to automatic status ch...

Page 170: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 154 Appendix E E Digital I O Interface...

Page 171: ...y control signals that control the on off circuit of external devices or TTL devices Data can be read or written to the selected address to enable the DIO functions NOTE For further information please...

Page 172: ...tting the digital port as input INT 15H AL low byte value AH 6FH Sub function AL 9 Set the digital port as OUTPUT BL Digital I O input value E 3 Assembly Language Sample 2 MOV AX 6F09H setting the dig...

Page 173: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 157 Appendix F F Watchdog Timer...

Page 174: ...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 i...

Page 175: ...he 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...

Page 176: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 160 Appendix G G Intel Matrix Storage Manager...

Page 177: ...ple 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 G 1 1 Preca...

Page 178: ...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 si...

Page 179: ...To install the operating system to the RAID array some extra steps are necessary during the installation process Step 1 Prepare a RAID driver floppy disk on another computer If installing on the RAID...

Page 180: ...IMBA Q170 i2 ATX Motherboard Page 164 Appendix H H Hazardous Materials Disclosure...

Page 181: ...nd lamps These components will be separately marked Please refer to the below table Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Part Name Lead Pb Mercury Hg Cadmium Cd Hexavalent Chromium CR VI Polybro...

Page 182: ...otherboard Page 166 RoHS RoHS Pb Hg Cd CR VI PBB PBDE O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O SJ T 11363 2006 GB T 26572 2011 X SJ T 11363 200...

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